Obama met with the presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Friday. Obama: Most kids to be sent home

President Barack Obama indicated Friday that many of the tens of thousands of children who have crossed the Texas border will eventually be sent back home.

“Children who do not have proper claims…will at some point be subject to repatriation to their home countries,” Obama said following a meeting with the presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to a pool report.


The president, whose comments come amidst the continuing crisis at the Texas border, also said that refugee status is “very narrowly defined” and “would not necessarily accommodate a large number of additional migrants.”

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“There may be some narrow circumstances in which there is humanitarian or refugee status that a family might be eligible for,” Obama said. “If that were the case, it would be better for them to apply in-country rather than take a very dangerous journey up to Texas to make those same claims.”