Four months after the announcement, the Guatemalan Institute of Migration (IGM) opened the June 2 he Center for Care and Registration of Guatemalan Persons Migrant Returns (CAR)located in a warehouse adapted at the facilities of Feguazone 1 of the Guatemala City.
Although the objective of the center is facilitate the reintegration of migrants returned to the countryreal results must still wait, according to the same institution.
The authorities admit that they will be needed At least three more months To evaluate whether this new stage will have a effective impact as part of Home Return Planimplemented by the Government in the end of the anti -migratory policies of the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
“The monitoring is not immediate. We established in the Information Agreement a period of three months to be able to follow up”indicated the director of the IGM, Danilo Rivera.
From the announcement to uncertainty
The Government Plan return to the home, announced in February 2025he contemplates three phases:
- Documentary verification When they are returned.
- Reception in it Returned Center (Zone 13).
- Derivation through a Call Center Or, now, directly to the new center (Car).
According to the plan, the process ends with the “derivation”as the authorities call him, towards job opportunities or labor certification. However, the greatest obstacle remains the same from the beginning: Achieve the commitment and continuity of migrants In the process.
“Sometimes people come and tell us no, they don’t want that support, and then come back. Many times they return because they realize that it is important and that it can serve them,”Rivera explained.
A sufficient center?
The new space allows face -to -face interviews, guidance and direct contact with companies and institutions. Participate 24 entitiesbetween public, private and Employment agencies. But the effort still does not encouraging figures.
“We have already profiled more than 1,500 people in this space, which has allowed us to identify cases that need medical attention, psychosocial support, labor opportunities or legal guidance.”Rivera explained.
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However, Only three people They have been employees Until now, and 12 more are in the process of certification. Some even have renounced by own decision. “That reflects that the reintegration process is also personal”said the director.
“The truth does not have the data (the data) still because we are waiting for the processes”Rivera acknowledged. “We established in the agreement to share information a three -month period to be able to follow up. This is not immediate”.
Limitations and expectations
He IGM He did not report how much money has been invested in the center.
The care model includes from feeding (Through the Solidarity dining room) until Labor orientationbut migrants They cannot spend the night in place. If they require it, they can be transferred to a Hostel in zone 5where they can remain Up to 72 hours.
He Call Center 2411-2412 will continue to function as a alternate channel. In his first weeks he managed to contact 300 peoplebut since then The answer has been limited.
The expectation, according to the authorities, is that the New face -to -face model increase the number of migrants that Accept to be derived. But the challenge is not just logisticbut human: It’s about Generate confidence in a state system.