Overview

• The group began arriving around August 10 and is being hosted in the Aldea Guailá school and nearby homes in La Democracia, Huehuetenango.
• The Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración is sending a multidisciplinary team to assess conditions and the feasibility of granting Estatus de Permanencia por Razones Humanitarias.
• Mexico reinforced security near the border, deploying more than 1,500 Army, National Guard, state police and state prosecutors for patrols in Frontera Comalapa, Chicomuselo and Amatenango de la Frontera.
• Cross-border coordination includes IGM–INM communication, a visit by Mexico’s consul in Quetzaltenango and a Sheinbaum–Arévalo commitment to share information on border security and migration.
• The episode reflects a broader trend, with 28,900 forced displacements reported in 2024—a 129% rise, 79% linked to violence—and 81,636 people reporting threats in the first seven months of 2025.