Guatemala has been removed from the blacklist of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights after President Arévalo allowed an in-country visit, though the nation will continue to be monitored for ongoing human rights concerns

Denying a new asylum deal was signed with the U.S., Guatemala clarified that only a joint security agreement was inked and no new immigration accords have been established beyond previous arrangements

Guatemala has created a joint task force with the United States to locate and repatriate fugitives with active arrest warrants

Archaeologists have discovered a 2.800-year-old Maya city in Guatemala's Petén jungle, revealing one of the earliest and most significant ceremonial centers of the region, named "Los Abuelos" after ancestral sculptures found onsite

Health and education workers have been protesting in April, demanding better labor conditions and accusing President Arévalo of failing to honor wage and job stability commitments outlined in the 2025 national budget