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Luis Barrios poses for a photo, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Hartford, Conn. He is scheduled to be deported to his native Guatemala on Thursday. Barrios, 25, has no criminal record and fled Guatemala in 1992 and entered the U.S. without legal permission. He lives in Derby, Conn., with his wife and four children, who are U.S. citizens. (AP Photo/Dave Collins)

US senators back immigrant facing deportation to Guatemala

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

Washington couple accused of exploiting woman from Guatemala

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Henry Sanchez, 18, is one of the students charged with rape. (Associated Press)

Sanctury city debate stoked after rape at Maryland high school

By Stephen Dinan and Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Oklahoma sees a rise in customary festivities

By BEN FELDER - Associated Press

In this photograph taken Dec. 14, 2016, indigenous women walk by a colorfully painted building in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. Established in 1543 as the territorial capital of the Spanish crown and abandoned after a series of earthquakes, the colonial city is home to preserved and colorful churches and mansions from the era and now is a tourist center. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

On a trip home, seeing Guatemala’s grit and grandeur

By MANUEL VALDES - Associated Press

Hattiesburg family has a passion for soccer

By JACOB KEMP - Associated Press

Fugitive wanted in New Jersey slaying captured in Guatemala

Associated Press

Guatemala City Mayor Alvaro Arzu, left, and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza talk after signing a sister city agreement on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at Providence City Hall in Providence, RI. Arzu was Guatemala's president from 1996 through 2000. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien)

Guatemala City now sister city with Rhode Island’s capital

Associated Press

Undocumented immigrants find opportunity in New Haven

By MARY O'LEARY - Associated Press

Glimmer of hope for grieving Pender County father

By ASHLEY MORRIS - Associated Press

A city employee removes wooden crosses that were placed in a plaza by organizations protesting against government inaction over the alarming murder rate in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Sept. 1, 2015. (Associated Press)

El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala violence surges, threatening new refugee flood

By Guy Taylor and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Jimmy Morales claimed victory and his opponent, former first lady Sandra Torres, conceded defeat after official results showed him winning around 69 percent of the votes, with 94 percent of polling stations tallied. (Associated Press)

Jimmy Morales, comedian, wins Guatemala presidential election

By Sonia Perez D. - Associated Press

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to put Cuban criminals on charter flights to their home country, but Havana has refused to take them back. Because of "Zadvydas cases," the federal government cannot detain immigrants indefinitely. (Associated Press)

Immigrants with criminal records go free in U.S. because home countries refuse to accept them

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A feared uptick in the number of illegal border-crossers coming into the U.S. from Mexico has so far failed to materialize, thanks largely to campaigns to refute the myth of "permisos" granting crossers a free pass to remain in the United States. (Associated Press)

Illegal immigrant children border crossings down 58 percent from 2014 surge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Obama is traveling to Jamaica first before going to Summit of the America meeting in Panama, which begins Friday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fewer children crossing border, but challenges remain

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden applauds children who gave him a karate demonstration as Villa Nueva's Mayor Edwin Escobar looks on in Villa Nueva on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) ** FILE **

Joe Biden calls on Congress to approve $1 billion for Central America

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times