US deports nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala over Mexico’s objections

The United States has escalated deportations of Mexican nationals to Guatemala, sending around 2,300 individuals this year, a move that has drawn objections from the Mexican government. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo confirmed that his country has received these deportees and, in coordination with Mexico, facilitates their rapid return to Mexican territory within 24 hours.

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They are arriving on planes carrying Guatemalan returnees.

This practice is part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to deter cross-border immigration by deporting migrants to third countries, even those with no prior connection to them. While the U.S. administration has argued this is for immigrants unable to return to their home countries, Mexico has consistently accepted deportations.

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In coordination with the Mexican government, what we have done is bring them through in transit so that we can return them to Mexican territory within 24 hours of their arrival in the country.

Mexican officials have voiced strong opposition, asserting that Mexican citizens have a right to enter their country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated its opposition to the practice to U.S. authorities. Reports indicate that some Mexicans have also been transported to Honduras. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not yet responded to inquiries about the practice, while Mexico's National Migration Institute cited deterrence as the U.S. justification.

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The Mexican government has expressed its opposition to this practice to US authorities and has reiterated that every Mexican citizen has the right to enter the country.