Guatemala
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.
Read moreTrump 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.
Read moreCornered 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.
Read moreTo 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.
Read moreTyrant Rios Montt dies, but his ghost still haunts Guatemala
April 25, 2018An exorcism is needed in Guatemala. Given our own government's backing of the country's murderous dictators, we have a responsibility to join with the Guatemalan people to get it done.
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