Rescinding humanitarian agreements that help protect America’s southern border, which Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden plans to do if he wins the White House, would likely lead to “waves” of illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border, a top immigration official said on Dec. 29. President Donald Trump’s administration just finalized agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras that enabled American officials to take immigrants seeking asylum to one of the three countries, in some cases. “These humanitarian agreements demonstrate the Trump administration’s unwavering efforts to secure America’s borders from illegal entry by working closely with our regional partners. Without these agreements, we will likely see waves of attempted illegal entries similar to 2019,” Mark Morgan, acting chief of Customs and Border Protection, said in a statement. Biden and his advisers, who didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, have said they plan to rescind the agreements if the …Read More
