# US deports nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala over Mexico’s objections

https://mins.news/en/item/27872

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-21 00:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/us-deports-nearly-2300-mexicans-to-guatemala-over-mexicos-objections?traffic_source=rss

> The Trump administration has sent about 2,284 Mexican nationals to Guatemala this year despite Mexico’s objections. Guatemala says the deportees are transferred back to Mexico within 24 hours, while critics describe third-country removals as an intimidation tactic designed to deter migrants from returning to the US.

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