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Guatemala agrees to increase number of US deportation flights it accepts

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, embraces Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo at the National Palace in Guatemala City on February 5 [Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via AP Photo]

The Central American country of Guatemala has agreed to ramp up the number of deportation flights it receives from the United States, after a visit from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

At a news conference on Wednesday, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo also announced that his country would accept non-citizens sent from the US.

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