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

The Trump administration has ramped up deportations to third countries in an apparent bid to deter cross-border immigration.The United States has sent about 2,300 Mexican nationals to Guatemala, despite objections from the Mexican government, as President Donald Trump steps up deportations.Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo confirmed on Wednesday that his country has received about 2,284 Mexican nationals deported from the US this year.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberialist 2 of 3Advocacy groups file complaint against Ghana over Trump deportationslist 3 of 3Most Americans say Trump has gone too far on US immigration: Pollend of list“They are arriving on planes carrying Guatemalan returnees,” Arevalo said in a news conference.“In coordination with the Mexican government, what we have done is bring them through in transit so that we can return them to Mexican territory within 24 hours of their arrival in the country.”The removals are part of a growing trend of third-country deportations under Trump, who has sent migrants and asylum seekers from the US to countries they may have no connection to.Lar...