Post by Admin on Aug 23, 2019 16:28:48 GMT
ICYMI: Trump's "third-country agreement" immigration deal with Guatemala is falling apart. President-elect Alejandro Giammattei said this week that the previously pledge isn't going to work since the country has insufficient resources "to tend to its own people, let alone those from other countries," AP reported Wednesday from the capital city. Recall that Trump "pressured Guatemala to sign the deal by threatening to punish Guatemala with taxes."
We can't say we weren't warned: Here's Lawfare from mid-July on why that third-country agreement "Exceeds Statutory Authority."
What's more, Giammattei "also noted that the agreement would have to be ratified by the congresses of both nations to go into force." And that'd be a big problem for him because of "widespread criticism" among Giammattei's countrymen. Read on, here.
For the record, "More than 500 migrants have lost their lives in the Americas so far this year, about a 33% increase from a year ago," AP reports today off new data from the UN's International Organization for Migration.
New today from AP and the PBS series FRONTLINE: Alleged abuse of migrant kids separated from their parents at the border could put U.S. taxpayers "on the hook for more than $200 million in damages." And there could be much more to come: "With more than 3,000 migrant children taken from their parents at the border in recent years, many lawsuits are expected, potentially totaling in the billions." Story here.
