Guatemala has received more than 2,800 Mexicans deported by the United States in transit this year

Guatemala has received 2,848 Mexicans deported from the United States so far this year, including 72 who arrived on Tuesday, under a regional arrangement designed to move them quickly to their home country.

Figures from Guatemala’s Migration Institute show that 2,622 of those received in the capital were men and 226 were women. August recorded the highest monthly total, with 848 people processed.

The arrivals form part of a regional flight protocol for people deported from the United States. Guatemala receives flight information 48 hours in advance and shares it with Mexico’s embassy or consulate so officials can identify the Mexican citizens.

“This mechanism responds to coordination with the United States to facilitate the transit of Mexican citizens toward their country of origin,” IGM Director General Alfredo Danilo Rivera said in a statement. He said the coordination applies only to the immediate transit of adults who have no security alerts or asylum applications.

The procedure excludes family groups and minors, the migration institute said, citing the need to respect human rights during the return process. Separately, Guatemalan migration authorities recorded 47,306 Guatemalans returned from the United States and Mexico between Jan. 1 and Sept. 6.

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This mechanism responds to coordination with the United States to facilitate the transit of Mexican citizens toward their country of origin. The IGM receives flight information 48 hours in advance and shares it with the Mexican embassy or consulate to identify its citizens.