US EditionGuatemala’s President Denies New Asylum Deal with US
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA, JUN 27 – Guatemala denies signing a new asylum agreement with the U.S. despite a joint security deal, maintaining reliance on a February pact covering deportations and asylum for Nicaraguans.
- In June 2025, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo denied having signed any new immigration deals with the United States during his discussions with the U.S. official responsible for homeland security.
- This denial followed Noem's claim that Guatemala and Honduras had signed agreements to take asylum seekers, while both governments stated no immigration-related accords were signed, continuing prior agreements from early 2023.
- The U.S. and Guatemala signed safe third-country agreements during the Trump administration that allow the U.S. to send migrants to Guatemala, which also provides asylum to Nicaraguans unable to return home due to political unrest.
- Noem stated that following recent agreements, Honduras and Guatemala will now serve as destinations where migrants can be granted refugee status, providing asylum alternatives beyond the United States.
- The conflicting statements highlight ongoing complexity in U.S.-Central America migration policies and suggest Guatemala maintains its existing commitments without new third-country asylum agreements.
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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Friday refuted U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's claim that Guatemala had signed a safe third country agreement, allowing it to accept some asylum seekers.
Guatemala’s president denies new asylum deal with U.S.
Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said Friday he has not signed an agreement with the United States to take asylum seekers from other countries, pushing back against comments from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Washington TimesGuatemala's president denies new asylum deal with U.S.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo met Thursday in Guatemala and the two governments publicly signed a joint security agreement.
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