U.S. Signs Refugee Aid Pact with Paraguay's Stateless Commission
Published Date: 12/23/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State teamed up with Paraguay’s National Commission to better handle requests for protection from stateless people and refugees. This new agreement, signed in August 2025, means faster, clearer cooperation to help those in need. It affects people seeking safety and aims to improve how their cases are reviewed, with no new costs announced yet.
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U.S.–Paraguay Cooperation on Protection Requests
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State and Paraguay’s National Commission agreed to cooperate in examining protection requests for stateless persons and refugees. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on August 14, 2025 and published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2025. The agreement aims for faster, clearer cooperation to help people seeking safety.
No New Costs Announced
The notice states that the new agreement was signed and published with no new costs announced. That means the document does not announce any added fees or costs tied to the cooperation agreement as of its publication on December 23, 2025.
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