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Guatemala: Renewed Attacks Against Democracy

Human Rights Watch 22 Nov 2023
On November 16, the United States State Department announced it was imposing visa restrictions on 11 people from Guatemala following the Attorney General’s Office’s “plans to file charges against President-elect Arevalo and Vice President-elect Herrera, as well as members of the Semilla party and other opposition members.”.
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Guatemala prosecutor amps up war on president-elect

Killeen Daily Herald 17 Nov 2023
"The United States unequivocally rejects continued, brazen efforts to undermine Guatemala's peaceful transition of power," US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. Miller announced visa restrictions on 11 more individuals "for undermining democracy and the ...
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US imposes visa restrictions over actions 'undermining democracy' in Guatemala

Reuters 17 Nov 2023
Nov 16 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed visa restrictions on eleven people for "undermining democracy and the rule of law" in Guatemala as it condemned attempts to undermine the transfer of power, the State Department said ...
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“This Hell Was My Only Option”

Human Rights Watch 09 Nov 2023
Additionally, Panama and Honduras have required visas for Venezuelans since 2017; and Guatemala since 2018 ... Since late 2021, several countries in the region, including Mexico and Guatemala, have imposed new visa requirements for Ecuadorians ... parole, and temporary work visas.
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US revokes visa of Guatemalan Congress leader

The Cleveland American 08 Nov 2023
“They notified me on October 5 that they revoked my visa,” a representative of the official VAMOS party (right) told reporters ... The visas were revoked amid protests in Guatemala after raids on electoral tribunals and judicial actions to suspend the party of the elected president, the Social Democratic Opposition, Bernardo Arevalo.
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U.S sanctions over a dozen individuals for \

Reuters 31 Oct 2023
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S State Department said on Tuesday it is imposing visa restrictions on over a dozen individuals and their immediate family members for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala, following a turbulent presidential election.
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State Department sanctions Guatemalan officials over post-election interference

The Hill 31 Oct 2023
visas of "a dozen individuals, and their immediate family members" in Guatemala over ongoing attempts to interfere with President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's ascent to power. Guatemala's outgoing government has, since July, taken a series of legal actions against Arévalo and his party, jeopardizing a peaceful transition.
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U.S. migrant crisis: 5,000 march toward the border in the BIGGEST caravan of undocumented immigrants...

The Daily Mail 31 Oct 2023
Migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti initiated the trek Monday after they had grown frustrated with the long wait times the Mexican government was taking to process their refugee or exit visa applications at the main immigration processing center in the Chiapas town of Tapachula, near the Guatemala border.
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Foreigners entering Mexico must have a visa, if only for one stop

The Cleveland American 22 Oct 2023
Ministry of Home Affairs (Sekob) and Ministry of External Affairs (SRE) said on Saturday They tightened visa requirements ... And that’s the thing foreign people like Transportation through international airports Mexicans must hold a visitor visa without permission to carry out payment activities ... On the contrary, They do not need a Mexican visa.
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Sanction bad guys, not poor people

The Hill 13 Oct 2023
On the one hand, the State Department has dragged its feet on imposing financial sanctions on the corrupt officials and businesspeople responsible for crushing democracy in Guatemala ... has imposed visa sanctions against 46 corrupt Guatemalans, including Porras ... Whereas visa ...
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Mexico rejects U.S. migrant transit centers

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 11 Oct 2023
Neighboring Guatemala has set up one such center, where migrants can apply for U.S. work and refugee visas ... Migrant transit centers financed by the United States have been set up in Guatemala to receive applications from Central American citizens seeking to apply for work visas, family reunifications or refugee status.
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Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers

TDT News 11 Oct 2023
Neighboring Guatemala has set up one such center, where migrants can apply for U.S. work and refugee visas ... Migrant transit centers financed by the United States have been set up in Guatemala to receive applications from Central American citizens seeking to apply for work visas, family reunifications or refugee status.
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Mexico's president rejects US-funded migrant transit centers

NBC Bay Area 11 Oct 2023
Neighboring Guatemala has set up one such center, where migrants can apply for U.S. work and refugee visas ... Migrant transit centers financed by the United States have been set up in Guatemala to receive applications from Central American citizens seeking to apply for work visas, family reunifications or refugee status.
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Guatemalan police begin clearing protesters' roadblocks after president threatens a crackdown

Killeen Daily Herald 11 Oct 2023
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Riot police began efforts Tuesday to clear roadblocks by protesters that have paralyzed parts of Guatemala for more than a week, just hours after President Alejandro Giammattei vowed to clear the country’s roadways ... Porras and other prosecutors have been sanctioned and had their entry visas withdrawn by the U.S.

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