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The US has agreed to train members of a Guatemalan task force responsible for protecting the country's borders amid the wave of uncontrolled migration.
The offer came during Monday's video call between Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei.
The US will send 16 employees of the Department of Homeland Security to aid in the effort.
The US has agreed to train members of a Guatemalan task force responsible for protecting the country's borders amid the wave of uncontrolled migration. Pictured: Honduran migrants hoping to reach the border are stopped by Guatemalan police
Vice President Kamala Harris met virtually with Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei, seen on screen at left, Monday
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U.S. to help Guatemala train its border protection force
The U.S. offer came during a video call between Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei.
Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a virtual bilateral meeting with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on April 26, 2021. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
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GUATEMALA CITY — The United States agreed Monday to train members of a Guatemalan task force responsible for protecting the country’s borders and putting a brake on uncontrolled migration.
The U.S. offer came during a video call between Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei.
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The United States agreed Monday to train members of a Guatemalan task force responsible for protecting the country’s borders and putting a brake on uncontrolled migration.
The U.S. offer came during a video call between U.S Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei.
The U.S. will send 16 employees of the Department of Homeland Security to aid in the effort. The United States will also help Guatemala to build shelters for returned migrants and help the migrants transition back to life in their home communities.
The agreement comes amid a spike in the number of migrant children arriving at the U.S. border, man of them Guatemalan.
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Vice President Kamala Harris in talks with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Monday proposed that the United States helps train members of a Guatemalan task force in charge of protecting the country’s border.
In a virtual meeting, Harris offered to send 16 Department of Homeland Security employees to assist in the effort, amid a recent spike in unaccompanied minors arriving at the southern border—many of them Guatemalan.
The vice president also said that the United States will increase aid to the region and will assist Guatemala with the construction of shelters for returned migrants.
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