Guatemala elects right-wing president who vowed to build 'wall' to stop migration to the U.S.
Alejandro Giammattei, the conservative Guatemalan politician who once vowed to build a"wall" to prevent migration to the United States if elected president, swept to victory in the Central American country's federal election on Sunday, vowing to bring change to the nation—as well as to its relationship with the U.S.
It is unclear what toll the deal, which requires migrants passing through Guatemala to seek asylum there rather than in the United States, will have had on the country by the time Giammattei officially takes office in January. His predecessor had agreed to the measure, despite his country being ill-placed to accommodate asylum seekers given its current economic instability, after facing threats from the Trump administration of economic sanctions if he refused.
Still, Giammattei said that even if the deal stands, it is unlikely that asylum seekers will be willing to adhere to the rule.
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