Guatemala Begins Receiving Central American Migrants Deported From the Us
- Guatemala has received its first deportation flight from the United States, which included three Hondurans and 56 Guatemalan nationals, according to the country's migration authority.
- President Bernardo Arevalo's government agreed to increase deportation flights following a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Guatemala is prepared to accept non-citizens deported from the U.S. as part of strengthening ties with the Trump administration.
- Nearly 66,000 Guatemalans were deported from the U.S. during fiscal year 2024, the highest figure recorded in recent years, as reported by Reuters.
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Guatemala Receives First US Flight Carrying Third-Country Deportees
Guatemala received its first deportation flight from the United States carrying illegal immigrants originating from a third country, Guatemala’s immigration authorities said on Oct. 10. The flight was carrying 56 Guatemalan and three Honduran nationals when it arrived in Guatemala on Oct. 10, according to a statement from the Guatemalan Institute of Migration (IGM). The agency stated that the Honduran deportees were processed at a migration cent…
Guatemala hosted its first group of third-country nationals expelled from the United States on Friday, the authorities announced.


GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan Migration Institute announced Friday night that it has received the first flight of Central American migrants deported from the United States.


Guatemala receives first flight from US with third-country migrants
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala's IGM migration authority said late on Friday it had received a first flight from the U.S. carrying foreign migrants returned from the United States, as well as Guatemalan citizens. Read full story
Guatemala receives first flight from the US with migrants from third countriesGuatemala received the first flight from the US with migrants on October 11, including three Hondurans and 56 Guatemalans. The Honduran citizens were immediately transferred to a temporary migration center before being repatriated.
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