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An EU-wide deal would be likely to face resistance from some European countries, such as Hungary, which has taken a hard line on migrants entering the country.

They took a hard line and refused to even disclose the flight times for airplanes that flew to El Salvador.

The Trump administration has touted a hard line on immigration, vowing mass deportations, opening Guantanamo Bay to detainees, and adding military along the southern border.

But this hard line merely strengthened the resolve of the three juntas.

They had taken a hard line since the operation intensified.