Guatemala Deploys Troops to Stop Migrants Heading to U.S. Border
Published Date: 1/17/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Guatemalan troops, police and health workers are setting up 16 checkpoints across the country to try to detect migrants traveling to the U.S. border from Honduras. Migrants entering Guatemala must present proof of a negative Covid-19 test and a valid passport or ID, the nation’s National Immigration Institute said in a statement Thursday. Guatemalan authorities returned several migrants to Honduras this morning who entered at illegal crossing points. Thousands of Hondurans left the country this week in the first migrant caravan of 2021, according to local media, after the pandemic and two hurricanes devastated the economy. The flows will pose an early test for Joe Biden after he’s sworn in as U.S. president on Jan. 20. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake