Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Volume:
39
Issue:
4
Abstract:
On March 16, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the U.S. on charges of human smuggling resulting in death and the first Guatemalan extraditions to the U.S. for human smuggling of any kind in nearly five years.[1]
[1] U.S. Department of Justice, Justice Department Announces Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions at Joint Task Force Alpha Summit, Pres Rel. 23-296, March 16, 2023.