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GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala has begun to receive flights of undocumented migrants sent back from the United States under a new policy allowing fast-track expulsions for some families at the U.S.-Mexico border, Guatemalan and U.S. authorities said on Wednesday.

FILE PHOTO: Juan Francisco Sandoval, who was removed by Guatemalas Attorney General as head of the Special Prosecutors Office Against Impunity (FECI), arrives for a news conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria/File Photo GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A controversial prosecutor in Guatemala has been tapped to replace an internationally renowned graft-fighter who until recently led the countrys anti-corruption unit, Guatemalan authorities said on Tuesday. ...

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, July 29 (Reuters) - Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets in protest on Thursday, lighting fires and blocking roads across the Central American country, to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei after the firing of a well-known anti-corruption prosecutor. The protests have gained momentum since Guatemalas Attorney General Maria Porras last week removed anti-graft fighter Juan Francisco Sandoval as head of the Special Prosecutors Office Ag...

(Adds comment by the president) GUATEMALA CITY, July 27 (Reuters) - Guatemalas President Alejandro Giammattei said on Tuesday the Central American nation has renegotiated its contract for the delivery of Russias Sputnik V vaccines and is also in talks with Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson for their coronavirus shots. Guatemala, with 18 million inhabitants, has only inoculated 309,339 people so far, according to the health ministry. Guatemala had a contract for the delivery of 16 million do...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Tuesday it was pausing some cooperation with Guatemala’s criminal prosecutor after last week’s ouster of the head of an anti-corruption prosecution unit. FILE PHOTO: Juan Francisco Sandoval, who was removed by the Guatemalas Attorney General as head of the Special Prosecutors Office Against Impunity (FECI), speaks during a news conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria U.S. State...

Hundreds protest ouster of Guatemalan anti-graft crusader FILE PHOTO: Juan Francisco Sandoval, who was removed by Guatemalas Attorney General as head of the Special Prosecutors Office Against Impunity (FECI), arrives for a news conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria/File Photo July 25, 2021 By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Hundreds of Guatemalans protested outside the presidential palace on Saturday against the ouster of anti-graft fighter Juan F...

3 Min Read GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Hundreds of Guatemalans protested outside the presidential palace on Saturday against the ouster of anti-graft fighter Juan Francisco Sandoval, who fled the country overnight after being stripped of his post in a move that sparked a global outcry. FILE PHOTO: Juan Francisco Sandoval, who was removed by Guatemalas Attorney General as head of the Special Prosecutors Office Against Impunity (FECI), arrives for a news conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala July...

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UPDATE 3-Guatemala attorney general fires leading anti-corruption prosecutor Reuters 3 hrs ago By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, July 23 (Reuters) - Guatemalas Attorney General on Friday removed an internationally known graft prosecutor from his post as head of the anti-corruption unit, prompting U.S. criticism that the move was a setback to the rule of law. Juan Francisco Sandoval was dismissed as head of the Special Prosecutors Office Against Impunity (FECI), which had been hit with legal cha...

Sofia Menchu 3 minute read GUATEMALA CITY, July 23 (Reuters) - Guatemalas Attorney General on Friday removed an internationally known graft prosecutor from his post as head of the anti-corruption unit, prompting U.S. criticism that the move was a setback to the rule of law. Juan Francisco Sandoval was dismissed as head of the Special Prosecutors Office Against Impunity (FECI), which had been hit with legal challenges seeking to declare the agency unconstitutional. The unit was originally create...