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The Latest Breaking News from Guatemala

Trump was barely stopped from deporting a plane full of Guatemalan kids. That could just be the beginning

Lawyers say ICE is imminently preparing to deport Honduran minors in federal custody while Honduran officials say they’re planning for their ‘safe return’

The Independent UK

Memo Undercuts Trump Administration Claim in Fight to Send Children to Guatemala

The parents of some of the Guatemalan children the Trump administration attempted to deport in the name of family unification did not want the children to leave the U.S., according to a memo cited by lawmakers.

Latin Times

Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme Court

In an emergency hearing before Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on Aug. 31, 2025, lawyers for a group of unaccompanied migrant children from Guatemala asked her to stop the Trump administration’s deportation of hundreds of them back to Guatemala. Concerned that the Trump administration might not follow her order to stop, the…

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Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation push

A reconstruction of the aborted deportation of dozens of Guatemalan children on Labor Day weekend illuminates the latest clash between the administration’s desire for mass deportations and longstanding legal protections for migrants

The Independent UK

Guatemalan Children 'Traumatized' And 'Depressed' After Attempted Deportation From Trump Admin: Report

Guatemalan children who were almost deported this weekend said they are "traumatized" and "depressed" following the incident

Latin Times

Fears of being killed and vomiting from stress: Harrowing court filings reveal Trump admin’s frantic child deportation flights

Teens describe fears of returning to Guatemala and frantic deportation flights before judge blocked their removal

The Independent UK

Guatemala Says It Can Receive Hundreds Of Unaccompanied Children From The U.S. After Judge Halts Deportations On Tarmac

Guatemala said it's able to receive some 150 unaccompanied children from the U.S. every week after a judge halted the deportation of 10 children from the country as a deportation plane was about to take off

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Frederick Gimpel - Reinerstrom: Bridging Global Capital to Latin America's Solar Surge

Guatemala-based Reinerstrom has emerged as a platform uniquely positioned to connect global investors with high-yield, scalable solar projects across Central America and the Caribbean.

International Business Times

What to know about Guatemalan migrant children and efforts to send them home

The Trump administration has tried to deport Guatemalan children living in U.S. shelters or foster care

The Independent UK

Trump and his team had children sitting on planes ready for deportation - until a judge stepped in and stopped it

The unaccompanied children could suffer ‘irreparable harm’ if they are removed to Guatemala, their lawyers argued

The Independent UK

The Nearly Free Markets of Guatemala

Guatemalans don't wait for the government's permission. They build their own markets through voluntary exchange.

Reason

Not just resisting, but leading the fight: five women who refuse to be ignored

Across the world, women at the heart of their communities are leading the struggle to protect their culture, land and way of life

The Guardian - UK

Judge stops U.S. from deporting group of unaccompanied Guatemalan children after some were loaded on planes overnight at Texas airport

The order comes as the Trump administration reportedly prepares to send federal agents to Chicago as part of its immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan minors

District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s emergency order follows a legal complaint brought on behalf of 10 children.

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The Independent UK

Court hearing set Sunday on US efforts to deport some Guatemalan children

U.S. attempts to deport some Guatemalan children are on hold until at least Sunday afternoon

The Independent UK

Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says

The Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents

Latin Times

Over 100 Mexicans Cross Into Guatemala Fleeing From Cartel Violence; Officials Dispute The Claim

The violence in Chiapas has once again driven families to leave the region and seek refuge elsewhere, but authorities claim that is not the real reason

The Independent UK

Seguridad, fondos e involucrar a la población: los retos para proteger la Selva Maya

Proteger la selva que se extiende entre México, Guatemala y Belice va más a allá de la declaración de 5,7 millones de hectáreas como reserva natural en el recién nombrado Corredor Biocultural Gran Selva Maya.

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The Independent UK

How Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize plan to protect 14 million acres of Mayan forest

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three countries

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Guatemala grants temporary status to 161 Mexicans fleeing organized crime

Guatemala has granted temporary humanitarian status to 161 Mexicans who fled across the border seeking refuge from organized crime

The Independent UK

Mexico and Guatemala presidents meet face-to-face for the first time to talk key regional projects

The presidents of Mexico and Guatemala talked common goals and concerns in their first face-to-face meeting, including about the fate of a controversial Maya Train and extending the project from Mexico into Guatemala

The Independent UK

Guatemala judge convicts 6 ex-officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state facility

A Guatemalan judge has convicted six people in connection with the deaths of 41 girls in a 2017 fire at a youth facility with a history of abuse

LiveScience

Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice the population of modern-day NYC

After using lasers to map the Maya Lowlands, researchers have updated their estimates of the total Maya population during the Late Classic Period (A.D. 600 to 900).

The Conversation

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen

Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.”

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‘Kick her off’: The GOP is now so lost, they want to deport a congresswoman because her parents are Guatemalan

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