U.N. in talks with U.S. on Central American refugees applying for asylum from home
FEBRUARY 9, 20212:22 PMUPDATED A DAY AGO
By Oliver Griffin
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BOGOTA (Reuters) - The United Nations Refugee Agency has held initial talks with U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration about Central American asylum claimants being processed in their own countries, but it is too early to estimate how many people could benefit from the policy, agency head Filippo Grandi said on Tuesday.
The Biden administration has already said it plans to restore a program which allows certain children in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to apply for refugee status in the United States from home.
“This is a complex situation,” Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, told Reuters in an interview as he wrapped up a visit to Colombia. “It’s very early days to come to conclusions or make comments because the work is in progress.”
Investment in migrants’ home countries will be key to strengthening economies and security and diminishing incentives to leave, he said.
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