Guatemala steps up patrols along border as US extends border security goals south

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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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