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Secretary Rubio Holds a Press Availability with Guatemalan President Arévalo in Guatemala City, February 5, 2025

February 5, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 0:33:18

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What happened

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a press availability with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on February 5, 2025, according to the State Department broadcast. Arévalo said Guatemala would continue to partner with the United States on migration, border security, and transnational crime, described his government’s return-home plan for dignified reintegration of returned migrants, and framed the shared agenda as addressing the causes that force Guatemalans to leave, as stated in the broadcast.

Why it matters

Guatemala is a principal origin country for U.S.-bound migration; the Guatemala City availability records the partnership terms — joint work on migration, borders, and crime — that the administration’s Central America policy was built on in its first weeks.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, official upload (embedded above). Remarks as delivered; full transcript at state.gov.