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Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register as a Sex Offender and Being Illegally Present in United States
U.S. Department of Justice
URBANA, Ill. – A Guatemalan national, Roberto Nicolas-Simon, 24, pleaded guilty on September 24, 2025, to being illegally present in the United States after a prior removal and failing to update his registration as a convicted sex offender....
Guatemalan man pleads guilty to, arrested for illegal re-entry
U.S. Department of Justice
BUFFALO, N.Y. –U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Edin Julian Hernandez Mejia, 23, a citizen and national of Guatemala, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to re-entry of a removed alien.
Guatemalan man sentenced for illegal reentry
U.S. Department of Justice
GREAT FALLS – A Guatemalan man who was in the United States illegally was sentenced today to a sentence of time-served and remanded to U.S. Border Patrol upon release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
Stanbridge University Staff and Students Build New School in Rural Guatemala
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A team of Stanbridge University staff and students recently traveled to Caserío San José Canihor, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, where they worked alongside local residents to construct a new primary...
Phillips Barristers expand to Prince Edward Island with new Charlottetown office and welcomes Indigenous Litigator Andrew Kirk to lead Atlantic Canada practice and co-counsel $50M E-Gaming Trial
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phillips Barristers PC is proud to announce the opening of its new Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island office, marking a major expansion of the firm’s national litigation and...
Guatemalan National Illegally Residing in the United States Indicted on Fraud Charges Related to the Sponsorship of Unaccompanied Alien Child
U.S. Department of Justice
An indictment unsealed today in the Middle District of Louisiana charges a Guatemalan national residing illegally in the United States with fraud related to the submission of an application to sponsor an unaccompanied alien child (UAC). “As...
Covenant House Announces New Leadership for 2026 Stage & Screen Sleep Out
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
New York, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ------------- New York, NY — June 23, 2026 — Today Covenant House announced the newly appointed committee for the 2026 Stage & Screen Sleep Out, a signature overnight...
WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, Sexual Predators, and Drug Traffickers
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Thanks to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, we have an additional 12,000 ICE officers and agents on the ground across the country supercharging our efforts to remove the worst of the worst from American communities WASHINGTON –– Yesterday,...
TIGO Guatemala Paid Over $118M To Resolve Foreign Bribery Investigation
U.S. Department of Justice
In November 2025, Comunicaciones Celulares S.A., doing business as TIGO Guatemala, a mobile and fixed telecommunications service provider in Guatemala, paid over $118 million to resolve an investigation by the Justice Department into a...
District of Arizona Charges 173 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week
U.S. Department of Justice
PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from December 6, 2025, through December 12, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 173 individuals.
Guatemalan government to take in deported kids from US
MENAFN
(MENAFN) The Guatemalan government announced on Monday that it will begin accepting unaccompanied minors currently residing in the United States, aiming to prevent their placement in detention centers and to facilitate reunification with relatives...
Illegal Alien Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Child Pornography in Fredericksburg, Virginia
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
ICE has lodged a detainer for this convicted child pornographer to ensure he is never released into our country WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after an investigation by U.S....
HSI Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea by Two Criminal Aliens for Their Roles in Smuggling Accident that Killed 56 People
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
The Biden open border created a humanitarian crisis that allowed smugglers to profit off the deaths of illegal aliens WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after an investigation by...
Debora Juliana de la Peña Celebrated by Influential Women for Transforming Lives with Nourishing Meals Holistic Living
EIN Presswire
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, December 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Los Angeles Private Chef Blends Culinary Expertise and Wellness in Unique Approach to Food Los Angeles, California – Debora Juliana de la Peña is a highly skilled private...
Intermex and Banco Industrial Launch Zigi App, Transforming the Way Guatemalans Receive Remittances
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
MIAMI and GUATEMALA CITY, Dec. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International Money Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMXI) (“Intermex” or the “Company”), a leading money remittance provider to Latin America and the Caribbean, and Banco Industrial, one of...
Guatemala to let more than one hundred Mexicans to stay in nation legally
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Guatemala’s immigration authorities announced Wednesday that 161 Mexicans escaping organized crime in southern Mexico have been granted temporary legal status in the country.
Guatemala Grants Shelter to 161 Mexican Refugees
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Guatemala’s immigration authority announced on Wednesday that 161 Mexican nationals, who fled their homeland due to threats from organized criminal groups, will be permitted to stay in the country on a temporary legal basis.
DPS Finds 23 Illegal Immigrants Stuffed Inside Truck Cab in La Salle Co. (South Texas Region)
Texas Department of Public Safety
LAREDO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recovered 23 illegal immigrants hidden inside a truck tractor during an Operation Lone Star traffic stop in La Salle Co. On Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, just after 5:00 p.m., a DPS Trooper conducted a...
Colombian immigration rescues seventeen minors from Lev Tahor
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Colombian immigration authorities announced Sunday that they rescued 17 minors from Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group long accused of child abuse and controversial practices, according to reports.
WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Drug Traffickers, and Other Public Safety Threats
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the United States WASHINGTON –– U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, including...
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