Guatemala’s President-elect Alejandro Giammattei has paid his first visit to the US since winning the August run-off election. His trip attracted particular scrutiny given his declared opposition to the controversial migration deal signed with the US by the incumbent government led by President Jimmy Morales in July [WR-19-30] which caused outrage amid doubts that Guatemala would be able to act as a ‘safe country’ for asylum seekers. With speculation mounting that Honduras could be poised to sign a similar deal, uncertainty continues to surround the agreement in Guatemala after the constitutional court (CC) revealed that it had admitted a request by Morales to revoke appeals temporarily suspending it.End of preview - This article contains approximately 615 words.
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