Congressional Hispanic Caucus Issues Statement on Trump Administration Plan to Deport Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala
January 08, 2020
January 08, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following by Chairman Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following statement after the Trump administration confirmed it will begin sending Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala as part of a bilateral agreement with the Guatemalan government:
"Right now, tens of thousands are living in tent camps and shelters along the border waiting for asylum. They have suffered the dehumanizing experience of waiting for months . . .
"Right now, tens of thousands are living in tent camps and shelters along the border waiting for asylum. They have suffered the dehumanizing experience of waiting for months . . .