This Wednesday, Guatemalan authorities reported that one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Guatemala and in the United States was arrested last Tuesday, March 11 in Mexico. The aforementioned was transferred that same night to his country of origin (Guatemala) to later be extradited to the northern country. The Minister of the Interior of … Read more
Nearly a thousand people were evacuated Monday morning in Guatemala after a new eruption of the Fuego volcano, the civil protection services said. Located about 35 kilometers southwest of the city of Guatemala, the capital, the volcano intensified its activity the day before with lava, ash and rock jets. “As a prevention, around 125 families, … Read more
Two alleged leaders of a suspicious criminal organization of take 20,000 people illegally from Guatemala to the United States They were arrested in Los Angeles, The Federal Prosecutor’s Office reported on Monday. Eduardo Domingo Rennoj Matul, known as “TURKISH“; and his second in command, Cristóbal Mejía Chaj, were arrested on Friday and have declared innocent … Read more
Guatemala will host more flights of migrants expelled by the United States, also including foreigners, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo. “We have agreed to increase the number of people expelled by 40%, both compatriots repatriated and foreigners” Who will then be sent to their countries, Arévalo said … Read more
Arrived by a special flight from the United States, Guatemah migrants were welcomed in Guatemala City with a surprising gesture: cookies and coffee, offered from their plane descent, reports CNN. If this detail may seem trivial, it symbolizes an attempt to humanize the return process. The flight, who left Alexandria, in Louisiana, did not land … Read more
The Brazilian government on Saturday demanded explanations from Washington for the “degrading treatment” illegal Brazilian migrants during their expulsion by the United States, the first episode of tension between the governments of Donald Trump and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. While the White House has been staging the anti-immigration offensive promised by the Republican since … Read more
The Administration of Donald Trump This Friday marked the beginning of its deportation strategy with a flight to Guatemala that, although does not differ in number of deportees compared to the average number of flights during the mandate of Joe Bidenstands out for being the first to use C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft. The White … Read more
To the dangers of the journey is added a new anxiety. “There is a kind of despair”: migrants on their way to the United States via Mexico fear arriving after January 20, the day of the inauguration of Donald Trump who has promised to toughen his migration policy. These migrants “wonder what will happen to … Read more
To protect its nationals in the United States in the face of promises of mass expulsions made by President-elect Donald Trump, Mexico will set up an “alert button”, Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente announced on Friday. . This system aims to provide rapid assistance to Mexicans facing situations of imminent arrest. The application, … Read more
Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, an undocumented migrant from Guatemala, aged 33, was indicted on Tuesday for first and second degree murder as well as arson, indicate American media including CNN. He is accused of setting fire to a sleeping woman on a Brooklyn subway train, causing her death. According to the New York Medical Examiner’s Office, the … Read more