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Sandra Torres, former first lady and presidential candidate for the National Unity of Hope (Union Nacional de la Esperanza) party, center, displays an inked finger after voting during presidential elections in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sunday.

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Former First Lady Leads In 1st Round Of Voting In Guatemala Presidential Election

8:15am June 17, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Sandra Torres, who is now divorced from former President Álvaro Colom, is leading a field of nearly 20 candidates. She has promised to invest heavily in health care, education and agriculture.

Drivers line up in the border city of Juárez in Mexico's Chihuahua state, as they attempt to cross the border at El Paso, Texas. The Guatemalan consul has confirmed that a Guatemalan boy apprehended with his mother last month had died Tuesday night.

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Guatemalan Toddler Apprehended At U.S. Border Dies After Weeks In Hospital

2:47pm May 16, 2019

The child's mother informed federal agents that her 2 ½-year-old son was sick after they were taken into custody last month on the north bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, U.S. officials say.

The Southwest Key Casa Padre Facility, formerly a Walmart, stands in Brownsville, southern Texas, in June 2018. The facility cares for migrant children.

Third Child Dies In U.S. Government Custody Since December

2:26pm May 02, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died at a hospital in Texas. Guatemala's government said he had an infection in the frontal lobe of his brain.

A woman spreads incense over the remains of 172 unidentified people who were discovered buried at what was once a Guatemalan military camp during the civil war in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, a day before their formal burial at the same site where they w

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Opinion: Guatemala Must Not Grant Amnesty To War Criminals

9:16pm February 11, 2019

by Jo-Marie Burt

If a new bill passes, it would free dozens of ex-military officials either awaiting trial or already convicted of crimes against humanity, undoing years of progress, expert Jo-Marie Burt writes.

Mayan indigenous people protest against the government of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on the day he gives an address to Congress in Guatemala City, Monday.

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Killings Of Guatemala's Indigenous Activists Raise Specter Of Human Rights Crisis

4:01pm January 23, 2019

by Maria Martin

Indigenous groups and human rights activists worry that the violence that raged through their communities in the 1970s and 1980s is making a comeback.

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Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into G

Honduran Caravan Crosses Guatemala, Traveling Toward U.S.

10:22am January 16, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The caravan, which could consist of up to 2,000 migrants, began its journey from Honduras on Monday. The migrants have already become symbols in the ongoing battle over border security.

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Father Of Dead Migrant Says Border Patrol's 'Best Efforts' Couldn't Save Her

8:01am December 15, 2018

by Scott Simon

A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in CBP custody this month, but the West Texas Guatemalan Consul General, who has spoken with her father, says they have no complaints about their treatment.

U.S. Border Patrol next to the the border wall dividing Nogales, Ariz., and Nogales Mexico.

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Opinion: What The Death Of A 7-Year-Old Migrant Says About This Country

8:01am December 15, 2018

by Scott Simon

A 7-year-old migrant died recently in custody of the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what this death says about the U.S.

The Volcano of Fire spewed lava and ash on Monday, as seen from Escuintla, Guatemala. Guatemalan authorities on Monday declared a red alert after the volcano erupted again, forcing thousands of residents to flee.

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Thousands Flee As Guatemalan Volcano Erupts Again

2:36pm November 19, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Guatemala's Volcano of Fire killed more than 100 people when it erupted in June. Now, thousands are evacuating their homes as the volcano once again spews ash and hot rocks.

Migrants heading toward the U.S. carry Honduran and Guatemalan national flags in Guatemala on Monday. President Trump has threatened to cut off aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador for failing to stop the caravan's journey.

Food, Peace Building, Legal Aid: What Trump Would Cut From Central America

7:41pm October 24, 2018

by Sean McMinn

As thousands of migrants move toward the U.S., these are the programs President Trump is threatening to cut in retaliation.