U.S., Honduras Sign Accord on Asylum Seekers at Southern U.S. Border

Pact is latest the U.S. has struck with Latin American nations to curtail border crossings

The Trump administration and the government of Honduras signed an agreement allowing the U.S. to send some asylum seekers from third countries to Honduras, capping a string of deals struck with Latin American nations to stem the flow of migrants crossing the border.

The deal, signed on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, is largely identical to an agreement signed last Friday with the government of El Salvador. Both deals give the U.S. permission to send asylum seekers from third countries...

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