In recent days, the Guatemalan capital has been the passageway for dozens of migrants seeking to come to the United States to improve their economic condition.
Among the groups detected by the authorities are people of different nationalities, Among them, those of Venezuelan nationality stand out.
Among the migrants are men, women and children, who in some cases left their country several weeks ago and narrate how complicated the journey has been.
On Wednesday, October 12, a group of migrants was located in Cenma, Villa Nueva, Guatemala, where some reported that they have endured cold or have had to sleep on the street.
Each one has a story and in this situation, a team of Free Press and Guatevisión News He traveled this Thursday, October 13, to the Casa del Migrante San José in Esquipulas, Chiquimula.
During the tour of Esquipulas, the team observed groups of migrants moving along the side of the road.
In the Casa del Migrante San José, there are mothers with their children who narrated how the journey from Venezuela has been for them.
The team interviewed two Venezuelan women who recounted how difficult your journey has been here to GuatemalaAccording to them, this country is where they have encountered the most difficulties.
They added that some people have humiliated them, and The police have asked them for between US$40 and US$50 (Q393).
One of them is Marling Bustamante, 39, who is traveling with her three youngest children.
the migrant she suffers from diabetes and it has been difficult for her to travelbecause she has feared that she would be a victim of rape or that her daughters would suffer some harm.
He stated that he has had to be strong and more in front of his children, since they have even found corpses on the road. marling narró that in the face of what he has experienced, he tries to control himself so that it affects him due to the illness he suffers.
She narrated that the hardest thing has been leaving her father, who affectionately calls her “Malula”.
In his account, he stressed that he hopes to reach the United States and enroll his minor children in a shelter and work, and then take his father to that country.
“We have suffered hunger, cold and fatigue”expressed the migrant.
The team also found Krismary Rodríguez, 24, who is seven months pregnant.
She is traveling with her husband and her approximately 7-year-old daughter, all three of whom hope to reach the United States.
The situation has not been easy for this Venezuelan, who stated that they have arrived in Guatemala without money, and they have discussed how to obtain resources for the passage and approach the border with Mexico. In addition, walking is difficult for him due to his condition.
According to the migrant, in the countries neighboring Guatemala they have been treated well; She recalled that in Costa Rica some people left their homes at dawn to give food and shelter to minors.
He regretted that when they arrived in Guatemala the situation was different, because they have demanded money.
Through tears, he stated that it is “painful” the farewell and on his journey he spent 10 days in a jungle and without food.
He added: “Venezuela is going through a crisis right now. by a president ‘x’, but here any time what goes up comes down”.
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She expressed that it was difficult for her to leave her family, because she did not say goodbye because of how difficult that moment was, although he does not lose hope of seeing them again.
The BBC reported that the United States will expel Venezuelan migrants who enter illegally from the border with Mexico.
The publication adds that the expulsions will be under Title 42, which is a public health decree created at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic during the Donald Trump administration (2017-2021).
The Secretary of National Security of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, warned Venezuelan migrants this Thursday, October 13, that will fail if they try to arrive irregularly on US territory and invited them to seek one of the protection visas announced by the Government, reported EFE.
This is how Mayorkas expressed himself a day after The United States and Mexico will close an agreement by which the US government will offer 24,000 visas for Venezuelans and will return to Mexican territory all those who cross the border irregularly.
“The basis of what we announced yesterday is to reduce the number of irregular immigrants and for people to opt for a legal path,” said the secretary at a press conference in Washington with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and other officials from both countries. .
While the Mexican foreign minister explained that the undocumented Venezuelans that the United States deports to Mexico have already passed through Mexican territory, so they are not new migrants.
Regarding the new United States program, Ebrard stressed that “the most important thing” is that it allows Venezuelans to carry out their paperwork remotely without having to undertake “the journey” to the US border.
