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Guatemala's President-elect Alejandro Giammattei gives an interview in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019.

Guatemala's President-Elect Says the Country Can't do a Migrant Deal with the U.S.

There has been widespread criticism of the deal in Guatemala.

Alejandro Giammatei of the Vamos party arrives at the Electoral Supreme Court headquarters after partial election results were announced in Guatemala City on Aug. 11, 2019.

Conservative Alejandro Giammattei Wins Guatemala Elections

Giammattei won the presidency on his fourth try

This combination of file photos shows presidential candidate Sandra Torres in Villanueva, Guatemala, on June 14, 2019, and her opponent Alejandro Giammattei in Guatemala City on June 13, 2019.

Guatemalans Vote in Runoff Presidential Election

General elections were held June 16, but no candidate won the necessary amo...

General elections were held June 16, but no candidate won the necessary amount of votes

Pedestrians walk past campaign signs displayed during presidential elections in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Guatemala Sends More Migrants to the U.S. Border Than Any Other Country. Will Sunday's Elections Change That?

In theory, the winner of Guatemala’s Aug. 11 elections will have the power ...

In theory, the winner of Guatemala’s Aug. 11 elections will have the power to tackle the serious problems that make the Central American country the primary source of the thousands of migrants showing up at...

Immigrants wait to be interviewed by U.S. Border Patrol agents after they were taken into custody on July 02, 2019 in McAllen, Texas. The immigrants, most from Central America, turned themselves in to border agents after rafting across the Rio Grande from Mexico to seek political asylum in the United States.

U.S. Border Patrol Faces New Legal Challenges, Fighting 'Losing Battle' on Migrant Holding Conditions

One group of lawyers has filed lawsuits on behalf of the families of 18 mig...

One group of lawyers has filed lawsuits on behalf of the families of 18 migrants

President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019.

Guatemala and U.S. Sign Deal to Restrict Asylum Cases

The deal requires migrants to apply for protections in Guatemala

President Donald Trump holds piece of paper saying its his deal with Mexico as he speaks with reporters at the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2019.

Trump’s Deadline for an Asylum Deal With Mexico Is Monday. Here’s What We Know

Donald Trump stood on the South Lawn of the White House on June 11, waving ...

Donald Trump stood on the South Lawn of the White House on June 11, waving a folded piece of paper in front of the cameras that he said was an agreement with Mexico to address...

Guatemala's President-Elect Says the Country Can't do a Migrant Deal with the U.S.

Conservative Alejandro Giammattei Wins Guatemala Elections

Guatemalans Vote in Runoff Presidential Election

Guatemala Sends More Migrants to the U.S. Border Than Any Other Country. Will Sunday's Elections Change That?

U.S. Border Patrol Faces New Legal Challenges, Fighting 'Losing Battle' on Migrant Holding Conditions

Guatemala and U.S. Sign Deal to Restrict Asylum Cases

Trump’s Deadline for an Asylum Deal With Mexico Is Monday. Here’s What We Know

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