Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo announced on Wednesday that Guatemala will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States. This agreement, reached during a visit by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, includes the return of deportees to their home countries at U.S. expense.
President Arévalo stated that there will be a 40% increase in the number of flights carrying deportees, including both Guatemalan nationals and individuals from other countries. Previously, Guatemala had been receiving an average of seven to eight flights per week of its citizens from the U.S., with some deportations occurring under the Trump administration on U.S. military planes.
