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The Latest Breaking News from Guatemala

US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan minors

District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s emergency order follows a legal complaint brought on behalf of 10 children.

Al Jazeera

Court hearing set Sunday on US efforts to deport some Guatemalan children

U.S. attempts to deport some Guatemalan children are on hold until at least Sunday afternoon

The Independent UK

Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says

The Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents

The Independent UK

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Over 100 Mexicans Cross Into Guatemala Fleeing From Cartel Violence; Officials Dispute The Claim

The violence in Chiapas has once again driven families to leave the region and seek refuge elsewhere, but authorities claim that is not the real reason

Latin Times

Seguridad, fondos e involucrar a la población: los retos para proteger la Selva Maya

Proteger la selva que se extiende entre México, Guatemala y Belice va más a allá de la declaración de 5,7 millones de hectáreas como reserva natural en el recién nombrado Corredor Biocultural Gran Selva Maya.

The Independent UK

How Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize plan to protect 14 million acres of Mayan forest

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three countries

The Independent UK

Guatemala grants temporary status to 161 Mexicans fleeing organized crime

Guatemala has granted temporary humanitarian status to 161 Mexicans who fled across the border seeking refuge from organized crime

The Independent UK

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Mexico and Guatemala presidents meet face-to-face for the first time to talk key regional projects

The presidents of Mexico and Guatemala talked common goals and concerns in their first face-to-face meeting, including about the fate of a controversial Maya Train and extending the project from Mexico into Guatemala

The Independent UK

Guatemala judge convicts 6 ex-officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state facility

A Guatemalan judge has convicted six people in connection with the deaths of 41 girls in a 2017 fire at a youth facility with a history of abuse

The Independent UK

Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice the population of modern-day NYC

After using lasers to map the Maya Lowlands, researchers have updated their estimates of the total Maya population during the Late Classic Period (A.D. 600 to 900).

LiveScience

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen

Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.”

The Conversation

‘Kick her off’: The GOP is now so lost, they want to deport a congresswoman because her parents are Guatemalan

We knew they'd go after citizens next.

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The pitfalls of volcano trekking in Guatemala – and why travellers still can’t resist the pull of nature’s mighty fire show

Scaling the Acatenango volcano is an exhilarating experience, but Robyn Wilson discovers that when embarking on these adventures, we’re always at the mercy of Mother Nature

The Independent UK

Guatemalan town struggles to recover after border shootout

La Mesilla, a Guatemalan border town, is still recovering nearly two months after Mexican police crossed the border in pursuit of alleged criminals

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Héctor Sandarti Explains His Shocking Telemundo Comeback in Exclusive Interview

The Guatemalan host is part of the cast of the popular cooking competition show. Héctor Sandarti left Telemundo for the second time in 2023, after the third season of 'La Casa de los Famosos'.

The Guardian - US

Homeland security denies reports that Ice ‘secretly deported’ Pennsylvania grandfather

The department said in a statement that Ice never arrested or deported Luis Leon to Guatemala, and that the reports were a ‘hoax’

Latin Times

ICE Rejects Deporting 82-Year-Old Torture Survivor In Pennsylvania, Calls Family Claim a 'Hoax'

ICE rejected deporting an 82-year-old torture survivor to Guatemala, calling the family's claim a "hoax"

Latin Times

80-Year-Old Asylum Recipient and Torture Survivor Secretly Deported After Trying To Replace His Green Card: Report

An 82-year-old legal U.S. resident and torture survivor was deported to Guatemala after visiting an immigration office in Philadelphia to replace his lost green card, according to a new report

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82-year-old grandpa disappeared by ICE after losing wallet, family told he was dead, horrified as truth emerges

Having a green card doesn't protect you anymore.

The Guardian - US

Ice ‘secretly deported’ Pennsylvania grandfather after he lost green card, report says

Family of Luis Leon say they were initially told by someone he had died, but they found him alive in Guatemala hospital

Latin Times

Central American Immigrants Are Sending More Money Home During Trump's Crackdown: 'It's Easier to Have an Escape Plan'

Remittances to El Salvador rose 14% from January to March compared to the same period last year. In Honduras they saw a 20% increase and in Guatemala they rose by 21%

The Independent UK

Guatemalan villagers lynch 5 men accused of robbing homes after earthquakes

Residents of a rural Guatemalan community have lynched five men accused of robbing homes damaged by recent earthquakes

Euronews

At least two killed as series of earthquakes jolt Guatemala over course of hours

The tremors resulted in the evacuation of buildings and landslides, officials said, adding they were felt as far away as El Salvador.

The Independent UK

Dozens of earthquakes and aftershocks cause two deaths in Guatemala

Two people have died in Guatemala after falling rocks crushed their vehicle during a series of earthquakes

The Conversation

A lost woman looks for purpose in a Guatemalan lakeside town, in Rachel Morton’s gripping novel

Rachel Morton’s The Sun was Electric Light is a novel about figuring, becoming, belonging and grieving. We follow 30-something narrator Ruth as she relocates to the Guatemalan lakeside town Panajachel, struggling with the question of how to live and what it might mean to live with purpose.

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