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Virus fear turns deportees into pariahs at home in Guatemala

May 4, 2020

Migrants returning from the United States were once considered heroes in Guatemala, where the money they send back to their hometowns is a mainstay of the economy. But since the coronavirus pandemic hit, migrants in town after town have been mistreated, run off or threatened by neighbors who fear they will bring the virus back with them from the United States.

By Sonia Pérez D.

Guatemalan bishops: Deporting people during pandemic lacks humanity

Apr 17, 2020

Guatemala’s bishops have criticized continued deportations during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the practice has “no sense of humanity” during a health crisis.

By David Agren

Migrant ministries call for end to deportations during pandemic

Apr 14, 2020

Catholic migrant ministries of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras have called for an end to deportations during the COVID-19 crisis, saying the practice exposes an already vulnerable group to health and security risks — especially those sent summarily to countries of which they are not citizens.

By David Agren

Images at southern border ‘wound the soul,’ says Mexican bishop

Jan 26, 2020

The secretary-general of the Mexican bishops’ conference expressed dismay at the sight of Mexican security forces scuffling with a caravan of Central American migrants trying to enter the country via its southern border with Guatemala.

By David Agren

Priest, staff helping migrants in Guatemala receive death threats

Jan 25, 2020

A Catholic priest helping feed and shelter migrants in Central America has filed a complaint with Guatemalan authorities after he and his staff received death threats for providing humanitarian aid for the latest mass of migrants headed toward the United States.

By Rhina Guidos