After Claiming New Regional Deals to Curb Migration, Psaki Concedes There Are No Formal Agreements

PSAKI Go ahead REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ you Jen Earlier this ░░░░░░░░ you said that the ░░░░░░░░ S had secured commitments ░░░░░░░░ the governments of Mexico ░░░░░░░░ and Honduras to bolster ░░░░░░░░ forces at their border ░░░░░░░░ yesterday the Special Envoy ░░░░░░░░ the Northern Triangle testified ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill that there ░░░░░░░░ no agreements Can you ░░░░░░░░ the discrepancy PSAKI I ░░░░░░░░ have to look back ░░░░░░░░ his testimony Kristen REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ have it right here ░░░░░░░░ said he was asked ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Castro He said ░░░░░░░░ Castro asked him I ░░░░░░░░ want to confirm were ░░░░░░░░ any agreements reached in ░░░░░░░░ to increasing border security ░░░░░░░░ these countries The Special ░░░░░░░░ said No there were ░░░░░░░░ agreements concluded with governments ░░░░░░░░ border security PSAKI Well ░░░░░░░░ or not it was ░░░░░░░░ formal agreement which it ░░░░░░░░ not and I never ░░░░░░░░ that it was these ░░░░░░░░ steps that these countries ░░░░░░░░ they plan to take ░░░░░░░░ increase personnel and security ░░░░░░░░ reduce the number of ░░░░░░░░ coming across the border ░░░░░░░░ are steps they ve ░░░░░░░░ on the ground REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ to be clear are ░░░░░░░░ new commitments that the ░░░░░░░░ Administration has secured or ░░░░░░░░ were they already in ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI We never described ░░░░░░░░ as a formal declaration ░░░░░░░░ a formal agreement.”