The Latest Breaking News from Guatemala

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.

Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2025

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 · Aug 31, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

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 · Aug 15, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

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).

LiveScience · Aug 7, 2025

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.”

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025

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

We knew they'd go after citizens next.

We Got This Covered · Aug 5, 2025

The pitfalls of volcano trekking in Guatemala – and why travellers still can’t resist the pull of nature’s mighty fire show

Scaling the Acatenango volcano is an exhilarating experience, but Robyn Wilson discovers that when embarking on these adventures, we’re always at the mercy of Mother Nature

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

Guatemalan town struggles to recover after border shootout

La Mesilla, a Guatemalan border town, is still recovering nearly two months after Mexican police crossed the border in pursuit of alleged criminals

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025