Guatemala agrees to increase the number of US flights to the deportation that accepting | Migration news
In 2024, about 66,000 people were deported from USA Guatemala. Under Trump, this number is expected to grow.
The Central American state of Guatemala agreed to increase the number of flights to the deportation he receives from the United States, after visiting State Secretary Marc Rubija.
At a press conference on Wednesday, President Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo, also announced that his country would accept non-states sent from the United States.
“We agreed to increase by 40 percent of the number of flights deported both our nationality, as well as deported from other nationalities,” said Areal, who jointly appeared with Rubio.
This is not the first time that Guatemala has accepted flights of deportations from the US: he did so under the previous administration of US President Joe Biden.
But Trump, the current president, advised himself strongly to abolish irregular migrations in the United States, and since he took his post on January 20, he pressed the countries across the region to join his efforts.
The Guatema -based official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency that, under Biden, she received about 14 flights to deportation daily.
It is unclear how much this could be increased under Trump.
But Reuters noted that nearly 66,000 Guatemalanians deported from the USA fiscal year 2024. It was more than any single year during Trump’s first term, from 2017 to 2021.
Rubio visited Guatemala as part of his first trip as the best American diplomat.
He traveled in the region to make Curry support for Trump’s anti-immigration pressure through Panama, El Salvador and Costa Rica before reaching Guatemala. He will travel to the Dominican Republic next time.
But while he was in Guatemala, he praised Areal for accepting the non-residents into the borders of Guatemala.
Before he took over his duty, Trump’s transition team caught where to set up non-residents detained as part of immigration raids. Certain countries, such as Venezuela and Cuba, have refused to participate in US flight flights.
In December, for example, news appeared that Trump was planning to approach Caribbean countries, including Bahama, Grenada and Turks and Caicos, to accept migrants from other countries.
But the leadership of the island states refused. “Bahama just don’t have the resources to fulfill such a request,” Bahamic Prime Minister Philip Davis said at the time.
Rubio indicated on Wednesday that he would now offer financial support to Guatemala so he could return to non-states to their home countries.
He also praised Areal, saying that the deportation agreement “is very important for us in terms of the migration situation we are facing.”
“His willingness to accept not only citizens, but also those from other nationalities, because they end up returning to their homeland, is also important, and we promised our support for these efforts,” Rubi said.
President Arevalo, for his part, indicated that the issue of accepting migrants with criminal letters was not discussed.
The day before, President El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, offered to prison any violent offenders Now they are sending their way – whether migrants or American citizens.
However, even the officials of Trump’s administration expressed skepticism according to the legality of that offer.
Rubio publicly thanked Bukele for his offer, but confessed to the legal barriers. “We have a constitution,” he said about the US.
Still, now on Tuesday they started sending unfathomable immigrants to their military base In the Guantanamo Bay on CubaThe place of detention center was criticized for the alleged violations of human rights.
It is estimated that 11 million unfathomable people have been living in the United States since 2022, and many have served vital roles in their communities.
