Guatemalan authorities arrested, Saturday, September 24, some 400 migrants at the border with Honduras, citizens of Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti for the most part, who were trying to reach the United States, Alejandra Mena , spokesperson for the Guatemalan Migration Institute (IGM).
The migrants, including children and pregnant women, were intercepted by police at the Corinto border post in the eastern department of Izabal, she added, adding:
“Most of them are people of Venezuelan, Haitian and Cuban nationality. Minors and pregnant women receive priority attention. »
Another group expected
The government has activated a protocol for the care of migrants after locating them because, according to the IGM, another large group could enter Guatemalan territory in the same way from Honduras in the coming hours.
In addition to being a country of origin for migrants seeking to enter the United States irregularly, Guatemala is also a corridor for thousands of citizens of other nationalities who want to flee poverty or violence in their country and try to reach American soil.