State Department cuts aid to Northern Triangle countries

Original Date Announced
March 29, 2019
State Department, at the President's "direction," cuts off aid to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador from FY17 and FY18 appropriations as a form of punishment for the continuing flow of asylum-seekers from those countries to the United States.
[ID # 797]
Press Briefing: State Department Cuts Aid to Northern Triangle Countries
Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
- June 17, 2019
  AP - US restores some aid to El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala
  The State Department announces that it will restore $432 million in direct aid to El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala for previously approved projects and grants (out of the more than $615 million in assistance that President Trump ordered in March to be cut entirely). The remaining amount will be held in escrow pending consultations with Congress. The $432 million, which comes from the 2017 budget, is being spent on health, education and poverty alleviation programs as well as anti-crime efforts that may help reduce migrant outflows from the Northern Triangle region. View Document
- January 13, 2020
  State Department lays out criteria for resumption of 'Northern Triangle' aid
  In a January 2020 letter to the House Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, the State Department laid out vague criteria for Northern Triangle countries must meet for full resumption of aid. View Document

Fully in Effect

Status: Final/Actual

Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice

Subject Matter: Border

Agencies Affected: DOS

Commentary

Vox - Trump’s decision to cut off aid to 3 Central American countries, explained
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Politico - Democrats fume as Trump cuts Central American aid
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