Nation Nov 21 First Honduran returned to Guatemala under U.S. asylum accord The United States has begun carrying out a landmark policy shift on asylum that’s a top priority of President Donald Trump, returning a Honduran immigrant to Guatemala to pursue his asylum case.
World Aug 12 Guatemela elects conservative Giamattei as president Turnout as low as 45% appeared to suggest widespread disillusionment with the political status quo in general.
World Jul 23 Trump threatens Guatemala after its court blocks asylum deal with U.S. Negotiations over a potential deal ended when Guatemala's Constitutional Court granted three injunctions preventing that country's president from entering into a deal.
World Jun 17 Former first lady leads vote count in Guatemala presidential election Sandra Torres has 24 percent of the vote, but a runoff ballot appears likely.
Nation May 09 U.S. leaves questions about migrant teen’s death unanswered Almost a week after the 16-year-old's death, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has not said why Juan de León Gutiérrez was first taken to the hospital and released, only to return one day later.
World Apr 25 Mexico’s crackdown forces migrants to more dangerous routes For months, Central Americans have banded together in caravans and employed a 'safety in numbers' strategy, although efforts to discourage the large groups now have migrants wandering woods, swamps and rail lines in small bands of one or two dozen,…
Nation Apr 23 Migrants anxious after Mexican authorities raid caravan Central American migrants hoping to reach the U.S. are finding a much tougher trek than those in previous caravans, meeting unwelcoming townsfolk and a surprise raid by Mexican police and immigration agents who detained hundreds in Mexico's south.
World Apr 22 Mexican police detain hundreds of Central American migrants As migrants gathered under spots of shade in the burning heat outside the city of Pijijiapan, federal police and agents passed by in patrol trucks and vans and forcibly wrestled women, men and children into the vehicles.
World Dec 31 Guatemala village mourns child who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody On Christmas Eve, Felipe Gomez Alonzo became the second Guatemalan child this month to die while in U.S. custody near the Mexican border.
Nation Dec 27 AP: Father of boy who died in U.S. custody heard rumors they could cross border After hearing the rumors, Agustin Gomez thought he should take advantage of "the opportunity" to fulfill his son's dreams. He grabbed a few changes of clothing, bought the boy new shoes and left with what money he had, the boy's…