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U.S. Department of Justice

Guatemalan national Joel Guerra Eraso was sentenced to eight years and 10 months in prison for immigration and firearms charges after he attempted to kill his wife.

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice

A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to federal prison after he assaulted two federal officers attempting to arrest him.

U.S. Department of Justice

Ocala, Florida – Jairon Michael Juarez-Gomez (36, Guatemala) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber to 18 months in federal prison for illegal reentry by a previously deported alien and failure to register as a sex offender....

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice

Edwin Alfredo Barrientos-Mateo was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for alien smuggling and hostage taking.

U.S. Department of Justice

A Guatemalan man, Edras Leonel Alcides Ramirez-Peralta, 35, was indicted by federal grand jury today for illegally reentering the United States after he was previously deported.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Guatemala has announced three days of national mourning following a highway bus accident that killed at least 15 people and injured more than 20 others, according to reports. "We have been coordinating all the necessary assistance actions...

U.S. Department of Justice

A Guatemalan national, Bayron Leopoldo Perez Batres, 63, residing in Beltsville, Maryland, made his initial appearance today in U.S. federal court in the District of Maryland and is charged with illegal reentry by a previously deported alien....

U.S. Department of Justice

Baltimore, Maryland – Bayron Leopoldo Perez Batres, 63, a Guatemalan national, made his initial appearance, today, in U.S. federal court in the District of Maryland.

U.S. Department of Justice

A Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in the United States and previously convicted of sexual battery pleaded guilty today in federal court in Cleveland to encouraging and inducing an unaccompanied alien child (UAC) to illegally enter the...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

Los Angeles, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avocado Green Mattress, the leader in certified organic and non-toxic sleep products, is deepening its commitment to 1% for the Planet through a partnership with Puente, a community-led Guatemalan...

U.S. Department of Justice

HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Eduardo Domingo-Aguilar, age 38, a citizen of Guatemala, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on the charge of illegally reentering...

EIN Presswire

Dr. Joseph Mele, a double board-certified plastic surgeon, is once again included in the annual selection from the National Academy of Plastic Surgeons.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Secretary Noem has been clear: If you lay a hand on our federal law enforcement officers, we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Fredy Aureliano Morales-Ramirez,...

U.S. Department of Justice

Yoan Mateo-Cardona, 24, a citizen of Guatemala illegally residing in Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on November 20, 2025, to 15 months’ imprisonment in federal court in Sioux City. At the plea hearing on July 14, 2025, Mateo-Cardona admitted he...

Visit Mississippi

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.- The Hobie sailing community will turn its attention to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in September 2026, when the 2026 Hobie 16 International Championship is hosted by the Ocean Springs Yacht Club (OSYC) and the Ocean Springs...

U.S. Department of Justice

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ-SOSA (“LOPEZ-SOSA”), age 31, plead guilty on November 20, 2025, to illegal reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8,...

U.S. Department of Justice

Wenshen Xu, a Chinese national, was extradited from Guatemala to the United States yesterday to face an indictment returned in the Eastern District of Virginia charging him with conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, launder money...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Guatemalan officials confirmed eight fatalities and announced initial detentions Sunday following a multi-pronged assault by criminal syndicate members on correctional facilities and law enforcement targets nationwide.