"Guatemala has received its first deportation flight from the United States carrying both Guatemalan and foreign immigrants, the country's migration authority confirmed, as President Donald Trump's administration pursues its hardline anti-immigration crackdown. The flight arrived on Friday, bringing three Hondurans and 56 Guatemalan nationals, according to Guatemala's IGM migration agency. The Honduran passengers were taken to a migration centre before being transferred to their home country."
"The Guatemalan government has said it remains open to receiving citizens from neighbouring Central American nations deported by the US as it seeks to strengthen ties with the Trump administration. Earlier this year, President Bernardo Arevalo's government agreed to increase the number of deportation flights it would receive following a visit from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Arevalo has also indicated that Guatemala is prepared to take in some non-citizens deported from the US."
Guatemala received a deportation flight from the United States carrying 56 Guatemalan nationals and three Hondurans, with the Honduran passengers taken to a migration centre before repatriation. The Guatemalan government stated it is open to receiving deportees from neighbouring Central American countries and agreed earlier this year to increase deportation flights after a visit from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. President Bernardo Arevalo indicated willingness to accept some non-citizens deported from the US. A US judge recently ordered a halt on deporting Guatemalan unaccompanied migrant children with active cases, and those children remain in federal custody while their asylum claims are reviewed.
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