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A few months ago, a 50-year-old Venezuelan woman named Mar\u00eda arrived at Casa del Migrante, a shelter run by Scalabrini missionaries<\/a> in Guatemala City. Every day, the shelter takes in nearly 30 people in transit who, like Mar\u00eda, seek refuge, food and protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar\u00eda (not her real name) said that she had decided to migrate to the United States out of fear of retaliation after participating in protests<\/a> against her country\u2019s president, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. Hoping to start a new life, she applied for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border<\/a> but was deported to Mexico and eventually arrived in Guatemala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deacon Leonel Yoque<\/a>, a member of the Maryknoll Mission Formation Ministry, has listened to stories from migrants like Mar\u00eda. He leads groups of Catholic leaders from the States to visit Casa del Migrante as part of an immersion program. \u201cMaryknoll\u2019s charism is to go and encounter people in need,\u201d he says. \u201cWe expose participants to look closely at the reality of migration and the violence, poverty and climate change that are forcing Indigenous people to migrate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoque, who in July will lead another group on a Maryknoll immersion trip to Guatemala<\/a>, adds: \u201cAfter visiting the shelter, I have seen a transformation in the participants showing solidarity with the migrants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent months, the situation for migrants has become even more unstable. Upon taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump<\/a> signed a series of executive orders such as ending U.S. asylum applications at the border, discontinuing the CBP One mobile app, and canceling Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from several countries, including Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lorena P\u00e9rez, project manager at Casa del Migrante, says migration patterns have changed compared to 2024. \u201cBefore, it was mostly Venezuelans who arrived, and then Hondurans on their way to the U.S.,\u201d P\u00e9rez says. \u201cNow we are assisting deportees like Mar\u00eda. There\u2019s a percentage of people who have been in the U.S. for many years and have been deported.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For P\u00e9rez, it is important that people experience the restoration of the human rights they have lost while fleeing their countries and while traveling through other countries as undocumented migrants. \u201cOffering food, lodging, and showers with hygiene kits are acts of humanity,\u201d she says. \u201cWe also provide integral protection, legal counsel, medical assistance and psychological and spiritual support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A migrant is welcomed by a family member at the migrant reception center in Guatemala City in January, after he and other migrants were deported from the U.S earlier this year. (OSV, Cristina Chiquin, Reuters\/Guatemala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the shelter, the day begins with breakfast at 7:00 a.m. Some of the arrivals walk around to clear their minds or go out to look for a day job. The shelter, says P\u00e9rez, provides them with a snack for lunch. They return at 4:00 p.m. to participate in the reflection session and have dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a statue of the Virgin Mary in the shelter, and migrants come to pray, P\u00e9rez says. \u201cThe deportees especially ask if there\u2019s a chapel,\u201d she says. \u201cThey go to pray and sometimes ask to speak to a priest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to shelter records, approximately 2,600 people heading to the United States were registered each month in 2024. Recently, the monthly average is about 800 migrants. Half of these migrants have been deported<\/a>, with many in transit to their country of origin, while the other half still hope to make it to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the shelter has expanded its services. It created a team that offers support to newly arrived deportees at La Aurora International Airport. \u201cCasa del Migrante plays an important role in supporting and strengthening the Guatemalan State by opening its doors,\u201d P\u00e9rez explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the reception center for returned migrants everything is handled very quickly, and sometimes the deportees don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d P\u00e9rez says. \u201cMaybe they have a relative, but they live miles away from the capital. That\u2019s where we support them and take them to Casa del Migrante.\u201d In other cases, she adds, \u201csome deportees have no relatives because they\u2019ve been living in the United States for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Guatemalan Migration Institute, as of March of this year, 7,190 migrants have been deported to Guatemala, including 1,515 deported from Mexico and 5,675 deported from the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFamilies and friends supported migrants when they were traveling to the U.S. because they knew they would get their money back. Now they are left with debts and no help, even if they want to return home,\u201d P\u00e9rez says. \u201cAt the shelter, you can feel an atmosphere of worry, anguish and anxiety among the new arrivals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deacon Leonel Yoque (third from right) led a Maryknoll mission immersion trip to Guatemala, where he and participants visited Casa del Migrante in Guatemala City. (Courtesy of Leonel Yoque\/Guatemala)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The shelter and other organizations assist Guatemalan returnees with job reintegration by helping them find employment. Some returnees stay at the shelter until they receive their first or second wages. Staff also assist non-Guatemalan migrants in returning to their countries of origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If foreigners have a valid passport and the documentation required by their consulates, sometimes the shelter helps them purchase plane tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casa del Migrante receives food and clothing donated by the local community, as well as financial assistance from several international projects. After President Donald Trump shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)<\/a>, the shelter lost this source of funding, which had been delivered via the Norwegian Refugee Council, an international humanitarian organization.<\/a> USAID covered 25% to 35% of the shelter\u2019s expenses, including staff salaries and food supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shelter was notified in late January of the impending cut, and the cancellation of funding took place a month later. A woman in charge of the program lost her job, and other employees have to be relocated. \u201cThe situation is complicated, but we have to restructure,\u201d P\u00e9rez says. \u201cWe are a Catholic organization, and in difficult times, we see the hand of God. When we\u2019re left with nothing, help comes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casa del Migrante has reported that more deported migrants are seeking asylum in Guatemala. Many are in limbo because they can\u2019t enter the United States, but they also can\u2019t return to their home countries, especially if they were persecuted, fled crime, or were victims of extortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such is the case of Mar\u00eda, who remains at the shelter. \u201cShe requested asylum and often prays before the Virgin Mary statue while she waits for a response from our National Commission for Refugees,\u201d P\u00e9rez adds. \u201cGuatemala is a destination country and welcomes refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured image: Guatemalan migrants deported from the U.S. under President Donald Trump\u2019s administration arrive at La Aurora Air Base in Guatemala City on January 27, 2025. (OSV, Cristina Chiquin, Reuters\/Guatemala)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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