Eight New Arrivals Reignite Safe Third Country DebateThe arrival of eight more foreign nationals under Belize’s Safe Third Country agreement with the United States has once again put the program under public scrutiny. We asked him about the latest arrivals and how government is responding to the concerns being raised. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs“As you know, we’ve received, a number of people under that agreement. I think initially we received one individual, a Haitian individual, and then, I think last week, as you said, eight other individuals. Belize, as you know, we receive individuals seeking refuge, seeking amnesty from Central America all the time, several hundred every year.