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Tragedy in the Fields: Immigrant Couple Found Dead in Guatemala
Prosecutors are investigating the killings as the couple’s 14-month-old daughter recovers after being found beside her mother in southern Guatemala.
- On Tuesday, authorities reported that Nixon Giovanni Perez, 43, and Glendy Marisol Gonzalez, 25, were found dead in a sugarcane field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala, with their hands tied behind their backs; their 1-year-old daughter was discovered alive beside them.
- The couple's troubles began last year when Perez was detained by immigration agents in Overland, Missouri, while commuting to work; Gonzalez recently self-deported to Guatemala to join him after the family had fled violence and poverty.
- Local media reported the pair missing last week after they left home to register a motorcycle; the Guatemala Prosecutor's Office placed their three children in the care of extended family members.
- Guatemalan prosecutors are investigating the killings, while supporters plan a vigil on Sunday at Overland City Hall for Gonzalez, who was a member of an immigrant rights organizing committee of The Missouri Workers Center.
- These deaths underscore risks facing deportees amid President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign, which returned nearly 32,000 people to Guatemala in the first half of 2026—a 47% increase from the previous year.
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Guatemalan man deported from US and wife found dead in sugar field ...
·London, United Kingdom
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Tragedy in the Fields: Immigrant Couple Found Dead in Guatemala
A Guatemalan couple was found dead in a sugarcane field after deportation from the US. Their one-year-old daughter was found alive beside them. The deaths highlight the dangers facing deported immigrants. The couple's three children are now with extended family as Guatemala plans stronger security measures amid rising crime.
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A man from Guatemala is deported from the USA to his home country, his wife follows him later with her three children. Shortly afterwards, the bodies of the parents are found next to the youngest daughter - tied and gagged. The husband's brother blames the US government.
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