WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States cut off aid to several Central American countries President Donald Trump accuses of doing nothing to stop the outflow of US-bound migrants, the State Department announced Saturday. At the instruction of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, "we are carrying out the president's direction and ending FY 2017 and FY 2018 foreign assistance programs for the Northern Triangle (of Central America)," a State Department spokesperson said. "We will be engaging Congress as part of this process," the spokesperson said. The 2018 budget year ended months ago, and the State Department did not say how much unspent money was involved in the step...
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