{"id":2766,"date":"2026-08-21T04:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:38:46","slug":"more-than-2300-mexicans-sent-to-guatemala-and-honduras-as-trump-ramps-up-third-country-deportations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2766","title":{"rendered":"More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) \u2014 The United States has deported nearly 2,300 Mexicans<\/span> to Guatemala<\/span> this year and sent at least dozens more to Honduras,<\/span> according to official data, a shift from the beginning of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s second term when such transfers were minimal.<\/p>\n

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Until now, Mexicans deported from the United States were sent almost exclusively back to their country by air and land. Only a handful arrived in other countries.<\/p>\n

Some civil organizations believe this change reported in recent days is a way to increase pressure on Mexico, whose government has protested the deaths of 17 Mexicans<\/span> in immigration custody or during enforcement operations. This also comes as Trump has expanded agreements with allied Latin American countries to conduct joint operations in the region<\/span> against criminal groups and has increased its security demands to Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Guatemalan President Bernardo Ar\u00e9valo<\/span> confirmed Wednesday night that, so far this year, 2,284 Mexicans deported from the U.S. have arrived in the country as part of a \u201ctransit stopover\u201d before being taken to Mexico as part of an \u201carrangement\u201d with the Mexican government, and without these individuals being under any refugee or asylum status.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are arriving on planes carrying Guatemalan returnees, and what we have done is bring them in transit so that, in coordination with Mexican immigration authorities, we can return them to Mexican territory within 24 hours of their arrival in the country,\u201d he explained at a press conference.<\/p>\n

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The costs of these operations are covered by the Mexican government or, in some cases, by U.S. funding, he added.<\/p>\n

Mexico\u2019s National Migration Institute (INM) confirmed to The Associated Press in a brief message that Mexicans have been deported by the Trump administration to Guatemala and Honduras, primarily since April, and are then transported by bus to southern Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason is that the United States wants to prevent them from crossing back into its territory,\u201d the institution said. The INM did not provide figures or further details.<\/p>\n

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Asked about why the Mexicans were sent to Central America and not their own country, and for more details, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, said in an emailed statement that the administration \u201cis utilizing all lawful options to carry out the largest deportation operation in history, just as President Trump promised.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mexican government has expressed its opposition to this practice to U.S. authorities and has reiterated that every Mexican citizen has the right to enter the country,\u201d the Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. It added that Mexico is coordinating with the countries involved to ensure the safe return of Mexican citizens.<\/p>\n

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