AGP Executive Report
Last update: 35 minutes agoGuatemala-US Migration & Justice: A Guatemalan man, Santiago Manuel Gasper, escaped from an ICE civil detention facility in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, and authorities are still searching; meanwhile, in Cincinnati, Johan Perez-Ventura pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the U.S. after a crash conviction that injured a nurse. Community Grief in Guatemala: In St. Louis, hundreds held a vigil for a Guatemalan couple, Glendy González de la Cruz and Nixon Perez Paz, found bound and shot in a sugarcane field in Guatemala weeks after his deportation—friends and educators called for accountability and safer pathways. Faith & Culture: The Diocese of Phoenix announced a Mass for Fr. William Wasson, whose compassion helped found Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, lifting thousands of orphaned children across Central America. Local Lifestyle & Learning: In Chicago, a Guatemala-trained bat biologist helped youth run a summer STEM program in Columbus Park, using bat walks, camera traps, and tracking skills. Church Accessibility: Panama hosted an international conference on sexual abuse of Deaf children, with delegates including Guatemala, pushing for better listening and accessible reporting.
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