Deal could allow the US to send some asylum seekers back to El Salvador

The deal, which aims to recognize and build El Salvador's asylum system, could allow the US to send some asylum seekers back to El Salvador if they didn't first claim asylum when passing through the country, an administration official said

The deal, which aims to recognize and build El Salvador's asylum system, could allow the US to send some asylum seekers back to El Salvador if they didn't first claim asylum when passing through the country, an administration official said.It comes amid an ongoing push by the Trump administration to limit access to asylum in the US, and as the US has pushed for similar agreements with other countries in the region.

Trump expected to meet with senior officials on refugee ceiling The Trump administration moved to end temporary protected status, or TPS, for El Salvador and other countries, but late last year, a federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction stopping the government from terminating those protections. Since the injunction, protections for those countries have stayed in place.

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