Guatemala
Guatemala’s runoff election: Out of the frying pan, into the fire?
August 14, 2019Like its neighbor Honduras, Guatemala , a country with 17.2 million people, has been the site of very large anti-corruption protests for several years.
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U.S. and Guatemala reach refugee deal but all Hell breaks loose
July 29, 2019Trump announced the “third safe country agreement,” meaning that people fleeing El Salvador and Honduras would have to stay in Guatemala and ask for asylum from there.
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Trump proposes dumping migrants into Guatemala, a supposedly “safe third country”
July 3, 2019When it comes to human rights, Guatemala may be one of the worst places you could send people.
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Cornered Guatemalan government lashes out against corruption accusers
September 6, 2018Morales is terminating the country’s cooperative relationship with a UN-sponsored body that has been working with Guatemalan prosecutors to root out corruption in this impoverished country of 17 million.
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To understand the immigration crisis, follow events in Central America
May 31, 201819-year-old Claudia Gómez was shot dead by the U.S. Border Patrol. This is the direction U.S. immigration policy has taken under Donald Trump.
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