Guatemala Cracks Down on Human Traffickers
Guatemala's Congress has toughened prison sentences for human traffickers after President Alejandro Giammattei presented an initiative to increase the sentences to 10 to 30 years in prison, from two to five years, as part of changes to the country's migration law.
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Guatemala’s Congress has toughened prison sentences for human traffickers after President Alejandro Giammattei presented an initiative to increase the sentences to 10 to 30 years in prison, from two to five years, as part of changes to the country’s migration law, reports Reuters. Traffickers will also be fined between 100,000 and 200,000 quetzales ($13,000 to $26,000) for each Guatemalan or foreign person who is smuggled through national territory. Last week, Guatemalan police with the support of U.S. authorities arrested 10 people in raids against a migrant smuggling group linked to the massacre of 19 people in Mexico last year. See also: Garland Pledges Full Force of DOJ in Battle Against Human Trafficking.
