Migrants Trying to Reach Post-Trump U.S. Expelled by Guatemala

Guatemalan Army, police use tear gas to break up migrant group
Mexico deploys guards at southern border ahead of caravan

Honduran migrants clash with Guatemalan security forces in Vado Hondo, Guatemala on Jan. 17.Photographer: Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images

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By Cyntia Barrera Diaz and Michael D McDonald

January 17, 2021 at 11:28 PM UTC

Updated on

January 18, 2021 at 4:35 PM UTC

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Hundreds of Honduran migrants trying to reach the U.S. have been deported by Guatemala following clashes with security forces over the weekend.

Guatemala’s immigration authority said it sent 992 migrants back to Honduras, while another 21 who tested positive for Covid-19 are being quarantined.