Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US

Guatemala to Boost Spending to Absorb Spike in Deportations From US

(Bloomberg) — Guatemala is dipping into government coffers to boost spending on job creation and social programs as it braces for a spike in deportations from the US.

Guatemala will receive 40% more flights of deportees from the United States, which will also include migrants from other countries. On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo announced. “We have agreed to increase by 40% the number of flights of deported persons, both of national returnees and of foreigners,” which will then be sent to their countries, Arévalo said at a joint press conference with R…

Guatemala Agrees to U.S. Demands to Accept Deportees from Other Countries

Guatemala’s president has agreed to receive asylum seekers from other countries who are being deported from the United States, following a pressure campaign from the Trump administration. President Bernardo Arévalo announced the deal Wednesday after talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guatemala City, saying he’d agreed to receive 40% more deportation flights from the U.S.

Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the U.S.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States

Guatemala Gives Rubio a Second Deportation Deal for Migrants Being Sent Home from the US

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States, the second deportation deal that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reached during a Central America trip that has been focused mainly on immigration.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said his country would accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including U.S. citizens and legal residents who are imprisoned for violent crimes.