The Supreme Electoral Tribunal is now under multiple investigations of corruption, thus fuelling doubts about the electoral process as well as potential attempts to invalidate the upcoming second round of presidential elections

Guatemala has begun receiving deported Central American migrants from the US under a transit agreement, starting with a flight of 59 people, despite previous denials of a broader safe third country deal

Congress has approved Guatemala’s Anti-Gang Law with 145 votes, and President Arévalo has celebrated the move as a step toward greater security by increasing penalties and criminalizing gang-related activities

Guatemala has opened its 28th Festival del Centro Histórico with over 130 cultural activities celebrating heritage and memory, turning the capital into a living stage of art, history, and tradition for ten days

Guatemala secured a legal victory after a US judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children with active immigration cases