Central American Diplomats Join Mexico in Vow to Defend US-Based Migrants Agence France-Presse
go to original November 23, 2016

Mexico’s Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu (2nd L) and her counterparts Maria Dolores Aguero (L) of Honduras, Carlos Raul Morales of Guatemala (2nd R) and Hugo Martinez of El Salvador, attend a news conference over measures to protect migrants living in the US in Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Reuters/Luis Echeverria)

Foreign ministers from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico have vowed to "defend" migrants from those countries who live in the US, amid uncertainty following Donald Trump's election.

The US president-elect vowed to crack down on immigration during the bitter presidential campaign, promising to build a wall along the US-Mexico border and deport millions of undocumented migrants.

"We have agreed on the need to convey a message of calm and tranquility to our civilians, to reaffirm that we will be closer than ever to accompany and defend them," said Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu, speaking with her colleagues in Guatemala City this week.

The ministers said they would bolster their consular presence in various US cities and seek the support of local organizations and authorities to defend migrants' rights.

Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales said the actions are not intended to "push the panic button" - as US immigration policies have not yet changed - but rather "they are measures to be alert."

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