safe third country agreement

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Definition of safe third country agreement

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: an agreement between governments stipulating that asylum seekers are required to make a claim for asylum in the country where they first arrive If Mexico signed a safe third country agreement, Central American migrants would no longer be able to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to surrender to U.S. authorities and stay in the country while they await asylum proceedings.— Rafael Bernal

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“Safe third country agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20third%20country%20agreement. Accessed 26 May. 2022.

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