82-year-old torture survivor secretly sent from Pennsylvania to Guatemala after losing green card

Philadelphia, July 22 (RHC)-- An 82-year-old grandfather from Pennsylvania was quietly deported to Guatemala after he was apprehended during a visit to an ICE office to replace his lost green card.  Luis León lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years.  He was …

ICJ to hear Guatemala’s bid to intervene in Belize-Honduras territorial dispute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it will hold oral hearings in November to determine whether Guatemala will be allowed to formally intervene in the ongoing territorial dispute between Belize and Honduras over the Sapodilla Cayes. …

ICJ Sets November Date to Hear Guatemala’s Bid in Sapodilla Cayes Case

In about four months, the International Court of Justice will conduct oral hearings to determine whether Guatemala’s application for inclusion would be accepted.  The application from Guatemala is to be included as a party in the case where Honduras is …

Florida traffic stop leads to arrest of illegal migrant with murder warrant in Guatemala

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A traffic stop in West Palm Beach led to a major arrest when Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officers detained a man allegedly wanted for murder in Guatemala. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said on …

What a president’s party split means for anti-corruption fight in Guatemala

On a recent July morning, a dozen or so Indigenous people gather around a bonfire by the shore of Guatemala’s largest lake, Izabal. They are holding a ceremony in the Indigenous language Q’eqchi’ before kicking off a community meeting to discuss a legal …

Guatemala denies Chilean green-card holder was deported from US

(The Hill) – The Guatemalan government says it has no records that an 82-year-old Chilean man was deported to the Central American country, contrary to claims from his family in Pennsylvania. The Morning Call of Allentown, Pa., reported that Luis Leon, who …

BELIZE-BORDER-ICJ to hear Guatemala application

New: That Claim About ICE Deporting an 82-Year-Old Legal Immigrant to Guatemala Just Got Much Weirder

Did the Trump administration arrest and deport an 82-year-old Chilean legal immigrant in poor health to Guatemala? That was the stunning claim that appeared on Friday as several different press outlets repeated a report from The Morning Call, a local …

ICE deports 82-year-old Pa. man to Guatemala after he lost his green card

An 82-year-old Pennsylvania man was secretly deported to Guatemala after he attempted to have his lost green card replaced. The Morning Call reported that Luis Leon, of Allentown, went with his wife on June 20 to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration …

Central American Donors Forum to take place in Guatemala City

Central America Donors Forum returns to Guatemala for 2025 edition.  The Central America Donors Forum (CADF) is set to return to Guatemala this October, at a pivotal time marked by global uncertainty and rapid transformation. As the Central American region …