Guatemala City — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Wednesday his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States, the second deportation deal that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reached during a Central America trip that has been focused mainly on immigration.

Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Guatemala will accept 40% more deportation flights including both Guatemalan deportees and those of other nationalities.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Wednesday that his country has agreed to accept migrants from other countries after they are deported from the United States. At that point, under the

Guatemala's President Bernardo Arévalo agrees to accept migrants deported from the US under a new 'safe third country' deal with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The agreements potentially help the Trump administration address a key sticking point in immigration enforcement since not everyone in the U.S. illegally can be easily sent back home.

Guatemala on Wednesday pledged to accept 40% more deportation flights from the United States of nationals and people of other nationalities.