Migrants
The Minex gives details about the situation of the 29 Guatemalan migrants who were arrested by ICE agents in Tennessee.
Thousands of people try to arrive irregularly to the United States, where border controls have increased since Donald Trump’s return to the presidency -a reference image. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
After 25 Guatemalan migrants were arrested in seals of the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, at the beginning of the month, the Government of Guatemala gave details of the actions aimed at the benefit of those nationals.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINEX) of Guatemala, the Guatemalans, after being arrested, were taken by immigration agents to a detention center in the state of Louisiana.
The Government of the Republic, through the Consular Network, is monitoring the case of 29 Guatemalans that were arrested between May 3 and 7 in different checkpoints installed in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, the Minex refers in a statement.
He adds that nationals – 25 men and four women, all adults – would be irregularly in the United States.
The Consular Network of Guatemala in the US.
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2024, migratory policies harden and migrants have been tens of various nationalities that have been deported to their countries.
These actions have caused migrants organizations to mobilize in the US. And require the Trump government for the cessation of persecution against the migrant community in that country. However, the raids persist.