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But in reaction to President Trump’s deportation plans, Honduras is doing the opposite.
By Annie Coreal
Mexico City Report
Many Latin American leaders have remained silent or reacted cautiously to President Trump’s plans to expel several immigrants, but one small Central American country has taken a stronger stance.
After Trump signed executive orders this week destined to seal the southern border of the United States, deport immigrants and cut out foreign aid, Honduran officials said such measures could bring their country closer to China, even if Trump sign executive orders this week To seal the United States Trump has criticized China’s progress in Latin America.
Enrique Reina, Minister of Honduran Foreign Affairs, said in a television interview this week that, although the United States provides significant help to their country, Honduras is developing closer to other countries, adding Chinaarray
Earlier this year, President Xiomara Castro also warned that she could expel the U. S. military from a major Honduran air base where it has operated for decades if the Trump administration carries out widespread deportations.
Honduras, like other Latin American countries, has had to respond to Trump’s threats in the absence of concrete information, since the administration has shared some main points about its expulsion plans.
But in praising its ties to China, Honduran officials are distinguishing themselves from regional leaders, who have recently been quick to distance themselves from Beijing in an obvious effort to reassure Trump about China’s influence in the region.
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