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Guatemala Frees Hostages After Prison Gang Riots

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Guatemala Prisons Erupt in Violence With Guards and Workers Taken Hostage

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Guatemala Nears Verdict in Case of 41 Girls Killed in 2017 Shelter Fire

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Former Guatemalan Mayor Extradited to US on Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

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Guatemala Offers Asylum to Nicaraguan Migrants Deported by U.S.

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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo announced on Friday that his country will grant asylum to Nicaraguan migrants deported by the United States who do not...

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U.S. – Guatemala Security Pact Targets Crime and Helps Returning Migrants

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem signed a border security cooperation agreement with Guatemala on Thursday, which includes the use of drones and...

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Guatemala and U.S. Strengthen Cooperation on Migration and Transnational Crime

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Migration and drug trafficking dominated a meeting on Friday between U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, according to...

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Fuego Volcano Forces Evacuations in Guatemala Amid Ashfall and Pyroclastic Flows

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At least 330 people were evacuated on Thursday in Guatemala following an eruption of the Fuego volcano, located 35 km from the capital, according...

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Scholarship in Tailoring Saves Guatemalan Mother from Risky Emigration

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Overwhelmed by poverty, Francisca Lares thought about emigrating from Guatemala. However, she learned tailoring and discarded that idea. Now she is glad she didn’t...

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Mexico to Guatemala City Bicycle Caravan Seeks Family Reunification

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A bicycle caravan that arrived from Mexico traveled through Guatemala’s capital this Sunday to demand justice for thousands of illegal adoptions of children during...

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Guatemala Rejects Jailed Journalist Zamora’s Appeal

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Guatemala's Supreme Court rejected on Thursday an appeal by journalist José Rubén Zamora to reverse the order that sent him back to jail two...

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Guatemala Busts Traffickers as 88 Migrants Head for U.S. Border

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Guatemalan police intercepted a bus on Sunday carrying 88 irregular migrants heading to the United States, primarily Haitians and Cubans, and arrested two alleged...

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Guatemala To Build USAID-Funded Migrant Center Amid U.S. Deportation Push

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Guatemala announced plans on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, to build a new center for deported migrants near its border with Mexico, a project funded...

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Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Activity Ends After Dramatic Eruption and Evacuation

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Guatemalan authorities evacuated around 1,000 people Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks. By night, however, the eruption...