A boy who was 16 years old, who had migrated from Guatemala died on May 20, 2019, while in ICE custody in south Texas. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) say the boy was the sixth immigrant child to die in U.S. custody since December 2018. The boy, whose name has not been released, was apprehended […]
According to the “The Straits Times,” 13 people were killed on July 18, 2016, in a prison riot at the Pavon prison in Guatemala. Among those who were killed, is former soldier Byron Lima. Lima was imprisoned in 1998, for his role in killing the Roman Catholic bishop, Juan Jose Gerardi, almost 20 years ago. Lima […]
The Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala City, landslide reports initially began on Oct. 2, 2015. Reuters updated the death toll on Oct. 3, 2015, at 4:38 p.m. EDT. The current fatality count is 59. However, Prensa Libre, a newspaper published in Guatemala City, reports the number found dead to be 62 people. The rescue workers are still digging through […]
