US EditionGuatemala steps up patrols along border as US extends border security goals south
- The United States is extending its border security goals into Central America, putting pressure on Guatemala to enhance its border enforcement efforts.
- The Guatemalan army conducted patrols along the Suchiate River to enhance border security, as announced by a colonel as part of operations starting in January.
- The aim is to stop illegal arms, drugs, and human trafficking across Guatemala's borders.
- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo stated that migration is a right, but it should be regulated.
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As part of the Return to the Home plan, the government of Guatemala announced the construction of a new center to receive returning migrants on the border with Mexico. Eugenia Sagastume explains how it will work.
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Guatemala steps up patrols along border as US extends border security goals south
As the United States government works to effectively extend its border security objectives south into Central America, countries like Guatemala have come under renewed scrutiny and pressure to step up their own border enforcement.
• In an effort to strengthen security, they took a decisive step.
Guatemala is one of the countries that, given its geographical position and the transit of regular and irregular migrants, is at the centre of the anti-immigrant policy of the U.S. president Donald Trump. Given this situation, President Bernardo Arévalo ordered to strengthen his borders with military personnel who seek to curb the illicit trafficking of arms, drugs, as well as the flow of foreigners without documentation.
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