Guatemala receives 2,300 Mexicans deported from US despite Mexico objections
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Guatemala has received about 2,300 Mexicans deported from the United States so far this year, according to the Guatemalan government. Deported Mexicans are returned to Mexico within 24 hours, with transportation costs covered by Mexico or the United States, President Bernardo Arevalo said. Mexico's foreign ministry said it rejects the practice and is working to repatriate citizens.
Key Facts
- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said deported Mexicans are arriving on planes of Guatemalan returnees.
- Human Rights First said it confirmed the deportation of about 200 Mexicans to Honduras.
- Savi Arvey, policy director at Human Rights First, said the U.S. has systematically deported Mexicans to Honduras and Guatemala since May.
- Deportee Arturo Trejo said he was among dozens of Mexicans flown from the U.S. to Honduras before being returned to Mexico.
- The Honduran government's Attention to Returned Migrants Center said it had not received deported Mexican citizens.
Deportation Logistics
Deported Mexicans are arriving in planes used for Guatemalan returnees, President Bernardo Arevalo said in a televised interview late Wednesday. He said the Mexicans are transferred to Mexico within 24 hours, with transportation costs covered by Mexico or the U.S. Deportee Arturo Trejo said he was among dozens of Mexicans flown from the U.S. to Honduras before being returned to Mexico, and that he was told only to get on the flight. The Honduran government's Attention to Returned Migrants Center told Reuters it had not received deported Mexican citizens, and its foreign ministry said it had no information on the matter.
Mexico's Formal Opposition
Guatemala has received about 2,300 Mexicans deported from the United States so far this year, according to the Guatemalan government. Mexico's foreign ministry said it opposed the practice and was working to repatriate citizens deported to Central America. The ministry said Mexico has informed U.S. authorities of its rejection of the practice. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Under international accords, deportees are usually sent directly to their country of citizenship, though migrants may be sent to third countries if their home country rejects them or conditions are unsafe.
Third-Country Deportation Practice
Under President Donald Trump's migration crackdown, more migrants are being deported to third countries, sometimes under bilateral agreements. Mexico has usually accepted U.S. deportees directly. Immigration experts said routing Mexicans through Guatemala or other countries is intended to make illegal reentry to the U.S. more difficult by moving them farther from the U.S.-Mexico border. Human Rights First's Savi Arvey said the U.S. has since May 'systematically' deported Mexicans to Honduras and Guatemala. Human Rights First said it had confirmed the deportation of about 200 Mexicans to Honduras.
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