Guatemalan stabbed two strangers in unprovoked attack in Riverhead
RIVERHEAD, NY — A Guatemalan national has been indicted on multiple felony charges following two separate and unprovoked stabbing incidents that occurred within an hour in Riverhead, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond…
ICE arrests Guatemalan national in Connecticut for child endangerment charges
HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a Guatemalan national in Hartford who was previously charged with multiple child endangerment offenses in Connecticut, the agency announced Thursday. Key…
ICE captures Guatemalan migrant charged with child sex crimes in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a 21-year-old Guatemalan national in Hartford on Feb. 20 who is facing multiple felony sexual assault charges, including offenses involving a minor.…
Undocumented Guatemalan men charged with firearm offenses after Texas road rage incident
WACO, Texas — Two undocumented men from Guatemala were arrested on federal firearms charges following a road rage incident on Interstate 35, authorities said. Anderson Morales-Calderon, 19, and Ever Morales-Calderon, 25, were…
Guatemalan man indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after prior deportation in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old Guatemalan citizen, Rafael Vincente Vincente, for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery announced…
Guatemalan Migrant Sentenced for Prostitution Ring and Illegal Reentry
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Maco Jacome-Jacome, a 30-year-old from Guatemala, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after admitting to aiding and abetting the transportation of an individual for prostitution and illegal…
Former Guatemalan congressman guilty of international drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas
Jose Armando Ubico Aguilar, 45, a former senior Republic of Guatemala official, pleaded guilty to an international drug trafficking conspiracy violation before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly Priest Johnson on May 1, 2024. …
Guatemalan president fires minister over daughter’s use of public funds
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo on Sunday dismissed his minister of environment and natural resources, fewer than 100 days into his term, to “avoid any doubt”…
Guatemalan Man Who Entered U.S. Illegally Killed 4-Year-Old Child, Fled Scene
RICHMOND, VA – Jose Gonzalez Flores, a 33-year-old Guatemalan national, was sentenced to four years in prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Court documents reveal that in August…
International backlash grows after move to strip Guatemalan president-elect’s immunity
By Brendan O’Boyle (Reuters) – International rebuke swelled on Saturday over what observers say are efforts to use a politicized justice system to keep Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo out of office. A…
Senior US officials met Guatemalan President-elect Arevalo in Washington
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior officials of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, including national security adviser Jake Sullivan, met Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo in Washington on Tuesday, following concerns…
Guatemalan president vouches for Sunday vote, promises orderly transition
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Friday evening said he would work to ensure an orderly transition of power to whomever voters elect on Sunday in…
OAS urges Guatemalan authorities to move forward with election process
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) condemned the Guatemalan Constitutional Court’s (CSJ) decision to continue reviewing the results of June 25 elections, where political party…
Delayed Guatemalan election results to be made official next week
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Official results from Guatemala’s first-round presidential election late last month will be released next week, the country’s electoral court announced on Thursday, following a extended delay triggered by…
Guatemalan ex-first lady Torres polls first in crowded field ahead of Sunday vote
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan first lady Sandra Torres leads her competitors in the Central American country’s presidential race, according to a poll published Thursday by newspaper Prensa Libre, the last…
20 Guatemalan migrants believed dead in Ciudad Juarez fire, Guatemala says
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Twenty Guatemalans are believed to have died in a fire that broke out late on Monday at a migrant holding center in the Mexican northern border city Ciudad…
EXCLUSIVE: Reporter Jennie Taer Discusses Migration With Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei
Exclusive interview with the president of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei. Their conversation covered topics like human smuggling, Joe Biden’s border policies, Kamala Harris, the root causes of mass migration and Title 42.…
Guatemalan nationals charged with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Andres Toj and Hugo Leonel Panjoj-Leon were arraigned in federal court on an indictment…
Guatemalan National Arrested in Stamford Admits Illegally Reentering the U.S.
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JULIO BAYRON-ARRIOLA, 49, a citizen of Guatemala last residing in Stamford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We Do Worry’: Senior Guatemalan Official Raises Concerns Over Terrorists Potentially Heading To The US Border
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We Do Worry’: Senior Guatemalan Official Raises Concerns Over Terrorists Potentially Heading To The US Border Jennie Taer on November 13, 2022 GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Guatemala’s minister of Defense said…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Facilitators Of Traffickers’: Guatemalan President Says US Needs To ‘Pressure’ Countries To Stop Flow Of Illegal Migrants
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Facilitators Of Traffickers’: Guatemalan President Says US Needs To ‘Pressure’ Countries To Stop Flow Of Illegal Migrants Jennie Taer on October 30, 2022 The U.S. government needs to “pressure” countries to…
EXCLUSIVE: Guatemalan President Lays Out How One Biden Policy Caused Migrants To Swarm The Border
EXCLUSIVE: Guatemalan President Lays Out How One Biden Policy Caused Migrants To Swarm The Border Jennie Taer on October 26, 2022 GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said that the…
EXCLUSIVE: Guatemalan President Says Biden Admin Refused To Help Him Deport Illegal Migrants Bound For The US Border
EXCLUSIVE: Guatemalan President Says Biden Admin Refused To Help Him Deport Illegal Migrants Bound For The US Border Jennie Taer on October 25, 2022 GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei…
Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Illegal Aliens
Gulfport, Miss. – A Guatemalan national pled guilty to unlawful transportation of an illegal alien within the United States. U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Chief Patrol Agent Jason E. Schneider of the…
Guatemalan National Living in Maryland and Salvadoran National Living in Virginia Charged with Unlawful Transportation of Individual in Vermont
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Nector Armando Garcia Perez, 26, of Waldorf, Maryland, and Deisy Del Cid Reyes, 27, of Falls Church, Virginia,…
Guatemalan Man Charged With Unlawful Reentry
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Marvin Agustin-Vasquez, age 39, of Guatemala, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on a charge…
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