One of the greatest returns of unaccompanied kids to the Central American country in recent memory occurred when more than a hundred youngsters and teenagers from Guatemala were discovered in a truck trailer in Mexico. According to reports from Guatemala’s migration department, 106 unaccompanied minors between the ages of 12 and 17 arrived safely in Guatemala City aboard a flight from the United States on Wednesday.
Official at Guatemala’s migration institution Wanda Aspuac expressed alarm, stating, “We are really worried since we are seeing returns of children and teens growing,” adding that many were teenage guys with just basic school education. When the most recent group was discovered by Mexican officials in a trailer in the eastern state of Veracruz, Guatemala had previously taken in 430 unaccompanied youngsters from Mexico and the US between January and March. Us statistics on illegal crossings of the southern border shows that most unaccompanied youngsters from Central America originate from Guatemala. It’s not uncommon for many to be escaping extreme poverty. Rony Saquil, speaking outside a migration office in Guatemala City, claimed that his 17-year-old brother Oscar was unhappy with the lack of educational opportunities in their community. Saquil said his brother will attempt again soon to make the trip to Chicago, Illinois, to be with their father.
Nothing is available to assist us progress… He answered, “The school we are visiting is three hours distant on foot. As her aunt Rutilia Bin Ich said, 17-year-old Glendi, one of nine siblings, had similarly hoped for more for herself than was available in their remote community, where she had had just a primary education. The girl wanted to join her sister in the United States so that she could help support her younger siblings. “Extreme poverty is basically what pushed her to this road,” said Bin Ich.
