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Honduran President Xiomara Castro issued a strong warning to President-elect Trump earlier this week about his promise to keep. mass deportations when he returns to the White House, threatening to ban US troops from the Latin American nation.
“Faced with a hostile attitude of mass expulsion of our brothers, we should consider a change in our cooperation policies with the United States, especially in the military field,” Castro said during a televised speech on Wednesday.
US troops have been present at the Soto Cano Air Base in the town of Comayagua, located outside the capital Tegucigalpa, for at least four decades, he said. The Associated Press. Joint Task Force Bravo has occupied the area in order to stem the transnational flow of narcotics and other contraband, but has not formally purchased a space for its forces, the outlet reported.
the republicans effort to eliminate Latino immigrants in the United States would force an end to the friendly agreement, Castro said in his speech. The president-elect has argued that his plan focuses on curbing illegal immigration and closing the border, something he consistently pledged to do during his time on the campaign trail.
The two leaders received criticism about your proposals.
Trump has it been examined on procedural policies they violate citizenship by birthright clauses of the Constitution and the perceived efforts to do so detain children with legal status with their undocumented parents. Yet he has done it repeatedly promised that “On Day 1, I will launch the largest deportation program in the history of the United States.”
Castro’s political opponents argued that the removal of US troops, considered one of his most important trading partners, would put the country in a state of critical vulnerability.
Jorge Calix, presented as a potential challenger in the nation’s upcoming elections, argued that such a move would put Honduras in “grave danger,” citing personal and ideological issues. Another analyst, who has contemplated his own career, denounced his threat as unrealistic.
“She knows that we do not have the ability to threaten the United States in any way, that the damage that would be caused by Honduras would be terrible,” Olban Valladares said, according to AP. He also noted that it would make the country’s migrants more of a target for the incoming administration.
Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina has pushed back, saying Castro has the power to remove troops without congressional approval.
The Pentagon declined to comment, telling the news thread that the issue “relates to campaign statements and not policy.”
The threat also comes after Trump announced it would put new rates on products imported from Mexico, Canada and China when it opens later this month.
The Associated Press contributed to the report.
