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Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives

As families of the 67 people packed into a tractor-trailer and abandoned in Texas began to confirm their worst fears and talk of their relatives, a common narrative of pursuing a better life took shape from Honduras to Mexico

The Independent UK

U.S. charges driver and 3 others in deaths of 53 migrants found in tractor-trailer

It was the single deadliest migrant smuggling case in U.S. history, according to a Homeland Security official. Citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were among the victims.

The Texas Tribune

Guatemalan president arrives in U.S. for visit after snubbing summit

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei landed in the United States for a two-day working tour on Monday, a presidential spokesperson confirmed, as bilateral ties remained strained after he opted out of the Summit of the Americas this month.

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Guatemala court blocks anti-corruption agreement

A Guatemalan court has tossed out an agreement that made it easier to prosecute bribery involving the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht

The Independent UK

Storm Celia expected to dump heavy rain on El Salvador, Guatemala, southern Mexico

Tropical Storm Celia is expected to drop heavy rain on El Salvador, Guatemala and southern Mexico through Sunday, and could spark flash floods and mudslides, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday.

Reuters

He’s one of Guatemala’s last independent judges. Will he be forced to flee, too?

GUATEMALA CITY — As a judge who has worked for more than a decade in the fight against corruption here, Miguel Ángel Gálvez has taken on some of Guatemala’s most powerful people.

Los Angeles Times

A migrant takes a serene selfie – Adam Ferguson’s best photograph

‘Stephanie was 17, a Guatemalan migrant about to try to enter the US. She took this herself, radiating serenity during one of the most precarious moments of her life’

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Reputed Mexican cartel boss extradited in Miami-Dade’s biggest meth-smuggling case

The reputed leader of a Mexican drug cartel appeared in Miami federal court Monday after his extradition from Guatemala on narco-trafficking charges accusing him of directing the largest shipment of methamphetamine to Miami-Dade in the county’s history.

Miami Herald

Activists try giant screen to clean up Guatemalan river

The non-profit group Ocean Cleanup has installed a huge, steel-mesh screen on a heavily polluted river outside Guatemala, in a bid to stop plastics and other debris before they reach the ocean

The Independent UK

Summit of the Americas: US aims private funds at migration

Plan announced by Vice President Harris comes amid boycott of Americas summit by leaders of Central America and Mexico.

Al Jazeera

Kamala Harris' biggest assignment is in Latin America. But she hasn't gone there much

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has spent just three days in Latin America since President Joe Biden assigned her 15 months ago to tackle migration issues in Central America — half as long as First Lady Jill Biden devoted during a single trip to the region last month.

Los Angeles Times

Guatemala welcomes reports that Spain will hike quota of temporary workers

Guatemala welcomes reports that Spain will increase its quota for the number of temporary workers coming from Central America, the government said on Thursday.

Reuters

Guatemala president could still attend Americas Summit, minister says

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei could still attend the Summit of the Americas next month, his foreign minister said Thursday, barely a week after the leader said he would not be going to the U.S.-hosted gathering in Los Angeles.

Reuters

Three killed as smuggling boat capsizes in Mexico: Official

Two people, including a child, also drowned after apparently attempting to cross river separating Mexico and Guatemala.

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Migrant back home after 7 years in Mexico jail unsentenced

An Indigenous migrant who was accused of kidnapping and jailed in a northern Mexico border city has returned to her homeland of Guatemala as a free woman after spending more than seven years in prison without a sentence

The Guardian - US

Mexico’s migrant checks on buses and highways ruled racist and illegal

Landmark ruling follows case of three young Indigenous Mexicans detained and abused on suspicion of being Guatemalan migrants

Daily Mirror

Drunk reveller shoots DJ dead when he refused to play his song request

A drunk reveller in Guatemala has shot and killed Edwin Villafuerte, also known as DJ Pollito, at a disco night when he refused to play the song he requested

Reuters

Guatemalan congress approves $500 million loan from World Bank

Guatemala's congress approved on Wednesday a $500 million loan from the World Bank that the government has said will be used to pay down debt, freeing up funds for social spending.

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Guatemala president says won't attend U.S. summit after political tension

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Tuesday he would not attend next month's Summit of the Americas, a day after the United States criticized the Central American country for appointing its attorney general to serve another term.

The Independent UK

Guatemala leader won't attend summit in US after US critique

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei says he will not attend the Summit of the Americas next month in Los Angeles, following criticism from the Biden administration for reappointing an attorney general the U.S. accuses of protecting the corrupt

Reuters

Guatemalan prosecutor labeled corrupt by U.S. gets tapped for new term

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei reappointed the country's attorney general to a new term on Monday, prompting U.S. sanctions, just months after the prosecutor was accused by the U.S. government of dismantling anti-corruption efforts.

Reuters

U.S. sanctions Guatemala's attorney general over accusations of corruption

The U.S. government has sanctioned Guatemalan Attorney General Maria Porras over accusations of "involvement in significant corruption," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Guatemala reappoints criticized attorney general to 2nd term

Guatemala’s president has appointed the controversial attorney general to a second term in a move disappointing to many Guatemalans and foreign governments critical of her backsliding on corruption investigations

The Independent UK

Guatemala judge threatened after decision on civil war crime

A Guatemala judge who last week ordered nine former police and military officers to stand trial for alleged crimes during that country’s civil war, says that death threats against him had increased since announcing his decision

The Independent UK

Mexico's president starts regional tour in Guatemala

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has started a lightning, five-day tour to four Central American countries and Cuba, stopping first in neighboring Guatemala

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