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AGP Executive Report

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Guatemala & Indigenous Rights: Indigenous leaders Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán were released from a Guatemalan prison after more than 15 months, with their cases continuing under house arrest following 2023 protest detentions. Culture & Community: Miss Universe Fátima Bosch is in Guatemala for a week-long cultural and pageant-related visit, including appearances tied to Miss Universe Guatemala 2026. Maya Heritage in the Diaspora: Mundo Maya Day returns to Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park, featuring Maya ceremony, Maya ball, marimba, and dances from Chiapas, Yucatán, and Guatemala. Health Watch: WHO warns measles cases are surging across the Americas, urging stronger vaccination and rapid outbreak response—highlighting impacts in Guatemala and Mexico. Immigration Pressure (US-linked): A Guatemalan man’s ICE-related crash video circulates after he filmed being chased by unmarked trucks; separately, DHS statements describe repeated removals and detentions involving Guatemalans in the US. Food & Farming: A report says development banks are funding industrial factory farms more than smallholders, with Guatemala-linked impacts raised by nearby Indigenous families.

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Jul. 31, 2026

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“Immigration officials are following me,” says a young Guatemalan man who captured on video the trucks that were chasing him and the accident in which he was involved.

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Guatemalan man sentenced to 24 months for assaulting ICE officer in Grand Rapids

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Great Lakes Wire - Michigan

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Year Founded	2019
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Aug. 8, 2026

Indigenous leaders leave Guatemala prison 15 months after being detained for 2023 protests

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Owned By	Jurist Legal News And Research Services Inc. (Non-profit, Bernard Hibbitts Founder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief)
Year Founded	1996
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Commentary: Immigrant kids deserve to keep their lawyers

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Year Founded	1889
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Domain Registration Year	1999
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Publication Location	United States, Washington, Yakima
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Aug. 8, 2026

More than 4,000 unaccompanied immigrant children in California could lose legal aid

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Owned By	Mission Local (Non-profit. Lydia Chavez, CEO)
Year Founded	2008
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Publication Location	United States, California, San Francisco
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Aug. 8, 2026

Nuestras Raices Casa de la Cultura marks fourth anniversary in Baltimore

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Publication Location	United States, Maryland, Baltimore
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Aug. 7, 2026

Mundo Maya Day returns to MacArthur Park a year after immigration raids

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Owned By	Pasadena City College, American Public Media Group (Non-profit); National Public Radio (NPR) Network affiliate
Year Founded	1957
Website	https://laist.com/
Domain Registration Year	2004
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, California, Pasadena
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Aug. 8, 2026

The Week in Pictures: A 50-hour eruption in Guatemala, first tiger in 70 years released in Kazakhstan, and 125 balloons in Bristol

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Year Founded	1973
Website	www.lbc.co.uk
Domain Registration Year	1995
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Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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