August 20, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Well supported

U.S. Sent 2,284 Mexicans to Guatemala This Year Rather Than Home, and Mexico Says It Objected

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said on Aug. 19 that 2,284 Mexicans deported by the United States have arrived in Guatemala this year as a "transit stopover" before being bused to Mexico, up from 15 in all of 2025...

August 17, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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Hegseth Says Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras Agreed to Joint U.S. Strikes on Land — Guatemala Denies It

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced during a visit to Panama that Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras had agreed to let U.S. forces conduct joint military operations against criminal groups on their soil, following...

August 31, 2025 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Confirmed

Judge Blocks the Removal of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children, Some Already Aboard Planes

On August 31, 2025, U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the government from removing roughly 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children from federal custody. The...