Guatemala

The United States, which has designated the gang as a terrorist organization, will support polygraph interrogations to identify those responsible for the jail break

In a Maya enclave in the southeast of the state, more than 100 people have been detained in recent months. A local organization is working to reunite the children left alone after their parents were deported

A group of about 1,000 people are walking north from Tapachula with the goal of staying in Mexico City instead of crossing the border into American territory

For the third consecutive year, Colombia was the country with the highest number of homicides. In Guatemala, cases have increased fivefold, according to the latest Global Witness report

Official data reveals that the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant crackdown has focused on the southern states over the past five months

Every day, migrants expelled by the Trump administration arrive in Guatemala. Others are turning back before even reaching the US-Mexico border, defeated by the growing difficulties. Returnees carry with them a sense of failure

Eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are in the ‘red zone,’ according to an index created by Columbia University and the Rockefeller Foundation

The Mexican national team is getting closer and closer to winning its tenth trophy in the competition

Mexico could win its tenth Gold Cup, breaking its own record

A study indicates that rising temperatures threaten 60% of the area suitable for growing the tropical fruit

A Guatemalan man was sent to Mexico on the strength of an unverified statement by an unknown ICE agent, despite having judicial protection

The Guatemalan gave birth in an Arizona hospital last Wednesday, two days after being detained crossing the border. Her lawyer is fighting to obtain asylum

The U.S. President has announced his tariff plan, however, he did not mention measures against Mexico or Canada

Immigrant riders face unique challenges as they try to juggle their family responsibilities with the demands of a risky job without any labor protections

Migrant advocates denounce the campaign against children and believe the real target could be the families who take them in

A report shows that between 2019 and 2023, the unauthorized population grew by three million, or 6% per year. The country had not seen such significant annual increases since the early 2000s

Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Dominican Republic welcomed Trump’s representative with open arms. But before he left the region, the first disagreement had already emerged

A new generation of activists is debating on social media whether the symbol’s presence is beneficial or not in the fight against the Republican’s measures

Marianny Sánchez Núñez, Paula Barrios, Catalina Martínez Coral and Ana Vera are some of the visible faces of the international movement against child pregnancy. They have been involved in litigation before the UN Human Rights Committee, which has condemned Ecuador and Nicaragua for failing to protect girls

Uncertainty paralyzes migrant neighborhoods. ‘Many children have stopped going to school. On the first day of Trump’s term, 400 high school students stayed home,’ says a social worker in Brighton Park

The Argentine anthropologist, who has dedicated 30 years to the study of violence, weaves the connections between the sexual crimes of Ciudad Juárez and the massacres in Gaza, in what she calls the end of the era of respect for human rights

Figures on registration of children and teens on their way to the United States reflect that more families now undertake the journey together, and show a marked increase in Venezuelan nationals

Stolen children discovering their roots, the end of malaria in Egypt, snails saving crops, the resilience of Gazans, or the loud and clear voice of African artists are among the most optimistic reports that have published by EL PAÍS

Guatemala is home to six institutions of multi-ethnic higher learning whose mission is to pass on ancestral lessons and impart degrees. ‘Our mission is not economistic, but social,’ says one rector

Since the Republican magnate’s victory in the United States, between 800 and 1,200 migrants have been crossing the river from Guatemala every day, while stalked by organized crime. This is more than double the figure recorded on previous dates

The next secretary of state, known for his tough stance on countries such as Cuba, is expected to put the region at the center of his agenda