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Protesters Throw Eggs, Jostle Outgoing Guatemalan President: Report
Protesters surrounded outgoing Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales late on Tuesday, throwing eggs at him and his vice president as they sought to take up new posts that bring immunity from prosecution, just hours after leaving office.
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Photo Captures Guatemalan Mother Begging Soldier To Let Her Enter US
Lety Perez fell to her haunches, a clenched hand covering her face as she wept, an arm clutching her small 6-year old son, who glared defiantly at the Mexican National Guard soldier blocking them from crossing into the United States.
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Migrant Whose Daughter Died In Custody Slams "Cruelty" Of US Detention
A Guatemalan woman whose infant daughter died after being held by US immigration authorities denounced the "cruelty" of the country's migrant detention centers on Wednesday.
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Teenage Boy Dies In US Border Patrol Custody
A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died on Monday in US Border Patrol custody in Texas, US officials said, making him the fifth Guatemalan minor to die after being apprehended at the US-Mexico border since December.
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"You Want A Cookie?": US Border Agents Offer Snacks, Medical Checks
The deaths of two Guatemalan children in December and the massive groups of Central American families crossing the border are increasingly transforming the Border Patrol's role from national security to humanitarian relief.
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US To Take 'Extraordinary' Measures To Deal With Immigrant Children
The United States will take "extraordinary" protective measures to deal with a surge of immigrant children in custody; Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday after a second Guatemalan child died in custody.
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Migrant Child Dies In US Custody On Christmas, Second Death This Month
An 8-year-old Guatemalan child detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection died early Tuesday at a hospital in New Mexico, the agency reported, the second migrant child to die in government custody this month.
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7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Who Died In US Custody Was Healthy, Says Father
The 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US Border Patrol custody was healthy before she arrived, and her family is now calling for an "objective and thorough" investigation into her death, a representative for the family said Saturday.
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Before Collapse In Custody, Dying Migrant Girl's Condition Went Unnoticed
Twenty-seven hours before she died at an El Paso, Texas, children's hospital, 7-year-old Jakelin Caal walked across the U.S. border with her father and 161 other migrants outside Antelope Wells, New Mexico.
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Ex-Guatemala Soldier Gets 5,160 Years In Jail For 201 Civil War Deaths
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for the massacre of 201 peasants during one of the worst atrocities of the Central American nation's civil war.
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Thousands Evacuated As Guatemala Volcano Erupts, Then Stops
Guatemalan authorities declared a red alert and evacuated around 4,000 people Monday after the Fuego volcano erupted for the fifth time this year, sending bursts of ash and lava down the mountain before its activity decreased and then stopped.
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Nutrition In Avocado: Health Benefits Of This 'Fatty' Fruit
Avocados are a versatile fruit that is botanically a large berry containing a single seed or pit. Also known as 'makkhan fal' in India, avocados have a high-fat content, yet considered as one of the healthiest fruits you can include in your daily diet.
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She Lost 50 From Family In Guatemala. Days On, She Digs Volcanic Rubble
Eleven days after the Fuego volcano rained down on the Guatemalan village of San Miguel Los Lotes, a backhoe ripped the roof off one of the homes buried by ash, revealing a corpse in the still-hot dust.
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Guatemalan Woman Whose Son Was Taken At Border Is Suing To Get Him Back
A Guatemalan woman who says her 7-year-old son was forcibly taken from her after the two of them crossed into the United States to seek asylum is suing the U.S. government, saying that the separation violated rights given to her by both the Constitution and international conventions.
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25 Killed, Over 2000 Evacuated As Guatemalan Volcano Erupts, City Airport Shut
Guatemala's civil defense officials said 25 people have been killed when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, belching ash and rock and forcing the airport to close.
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Protesters Throw Eggs, Jostle Outgoing Guatemalan President: Report
Protesters surrounded outgoing Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales late on Tuesday, throwing eggs at him and his vice president as they sought to take up new posts that bring immunity from prosecution, just hours after leaving office.
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Photo Captures Guatemalan Mother Begging Soldier To Let Her Enter US
Lety Perez fell to her haunches, a clenched hand covering her face as she wept, an arm clutching her small 6-year old son, who glared defiantly at the Mexican National Guard soldier blocking them from crossing into the United States.
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Migrant Whose Daughter Died In Custody Slams "Cruelty" Of US Detention
A Guatemalan woman whose infant daughter died after being held by US immigration authorities denounced the "cruelty" of the country's migrant detention centers on Wednesday.
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Teenage Boy Dies In US Border Patrol Custody
A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died on Monday in US Border Patrol custody in Texas, US officials said, making him the fifth Guatemalan minor to die after being apprehended at the US-Mexico border since December.
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"You Want A Cookie?": US Border Agents Offer Snacks, Medical Checks
The deaths of two Guatemalan children in December and the massive groups of Central American families crossing the border are increasingly transforming the Border Patrol's role from national security to humanitarian relief.
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US To Take 'Extraordinary' Measures To Deal With Immigrant Children
The United States will take "extraordinary" protective measures to deal with a surge of immigrant children in custody; Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday after a second Guatemalan child died in custody.
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Migrant Child Dies In US Custody On Christmas, Second Death This Month
An 8-year-old Guatemalan child detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection died early Tuesday at a hospital in New Mexico, the agency reported, the second migrant child to die in government custody this month.
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7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Who Died In US Custody Was Healthy, Says Father
The 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US Border Patrol custody was healthy before she arrived, and her family is now calling for an "objective and thorough" investigation into her death, a representative for the family said Saturday.
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Before Collapse In Custody, Dying Migrant Girl's Condition Went Unnoticed
Twenty-seven hours before she died at an El Paso, Texas, children's hospital, 7-year-old Jakelin Caal walked across the U.S. border with her father and 161 other migrants outside Antelope Wells, New Mexico.
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Ex-Guatemala Soldier Gets 5,160 Years In Jail For 201 Civil War Deaths
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for the massacre of 201 peasants during one of the worst atrocities of the Central American nation's civil war.
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Thousands Evacuated As Guatemala Volcano Erupts, Then Stops
Guatemalan authorities declared a red alert and evacuated around 4,000 people Monday after the Fuego volcano erupted for the fifth time this year, sending bursts of ash and lava down the mountain before its activity decreased and then stopped.
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Nutrition In Avocado: Health Benefits Of This 'Fatty' Fruit
Avocados are a versatile fruit that is botanically a large berry containing a single seed or pit. Also known as 'makkhan fal' in India, avocados have a high-fat content, yet considered as one of the healthiest fruits you can include in your daily diet.
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She Lost 50 From Family In Guatemala. Days On, She Digs Volcanic Rubble
Eleven days after the Fuego volcano rained down on the Guatemalan village of San Miguel Los Lotes, a backhoe ripped the roof off one of the homes buried by ash, revealing a corpse in the still-hot dust.
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Guatemalan Woman Whose Son Was Taken At Border Is Suing To Get Him Back
A Guatemalan woman who says her 7-year-old son was forcibly taken from her after the two of them crossed into the United States to seek asylum is suing the U.S. government, saying that the separation violated rights given to her by both the Constitution and international conventions.
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25 Killed, Over 2000 Evacuated As Guatemalan Volcano Erupts, City Airport Shut
Guatemala's civil defense officials said 25 people have been killed when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, belching ash and rock and forcing the airport to close.
