US Deports 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala Despite Mexico's Objections
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 21
US Deports 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala Despite Mexico's Objections
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 21
Summary
About 2,284 Mexican nationals have been flown from the US to Guatemala this year, with Guatemala moving them back to Mexico within 24 hours, President Bernardo Arevalo said.
Mexico said it has formally opposed the practice, arguing every Mexican citizen has the right to re-enter the country directly rather than via a third country.
US officials have defended the transfers as part of Trump's push for the largest deportation operation in history, while Mexico's migration agency said Washington sees the route as a deterrent to repeat crossings.
The Guatemala flights fit a broader expansion of third-country deportations under Trump; reports also show Mexicans sent to Honduras, drawing criticism from rights groups that call the policy punitive and fear-inducing.