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Tariff Threat on Guatemalan Goods Recedes

President Donald Trump, who had threatened a tariff on Guatemalan goods (see 1907230024), told reporters at the White House that Guatemala had agreed to let foreigners who are seeking asylum in the U.S. apply for that protection from Guatemala. The…

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deal would cover Hondurans, Cubans, Africans -- anyone who is traveling through Guatemala on their way to the southern border of the U.S. If migrants do not apply in Guatemala, but try to apply when they reach the U.S., they would automatically be denied refuge.