Guatemalan-Maya Center /tags/guatemalan-maya-center Guatemalan-Maya Center en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT Stuffed animals and one-way tickets: Deported parents' children head to Guatemala /immigration/2026-07-02/guatemala-immigrant-deportation-reunification-children-florida-miami At Miami International Airport, a group of children as young as one held on to their stuffed animals — and each other — as they prepared for their early morning flight to Guatemala. They were being flown by a nonprofit to be reunited with their deported parents. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT /immigration/2026-07-02/guatemala-immigrant-deportation-reunification-children-florida-miami Valentina Nuñez Prosecutors won't pursue criminal charges against U.S. citizen in aggressive Border Patrol arrest video /immigration/2025-07-30/immigration-arrest-video-undocumented-palm-beach-county Prosecutors in Palm Beach County told SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± on Thursday they won’t pursue criminal charges against Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, a teenage U.S. citizen from West Palm Beach who last May video-recorded his arrest by law enforcement authorities following a traffic stop in Riviera Beach that involved federal immigration agents. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:51:13 GMT /immigration/2025-07-30/immigration-arrest-video-undocumented-palm-beach-county Wilkine Brutus, Sergio R. Bustos Case dropped against Guatemalan teen charged in death of police sergeant /government-politics/2024-03-01/guatemalan-teen-st-johns-county-sheriff-jose-baez An indigenous Guatemalan teen accused in the death of a St. Johns County police sergeant has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Prosecutors announced they were dropping an aggravated manslaughter case against Virgilio Aguilar-Mendez. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:56:56 GMT /government-politics/2024-03-01/guatemalan-teen-st-johns-county-sheriff-jose-baez Wilkine Brutus Farmworker Community In Palm Beach County Demands COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization /news/2021-01-13/farmworker-community-in-palm-beach-county-demands-covid-19-vaccine-prioritization The Guatemalan-Maya Center says there is a 30% COVID-19 infection rate among 600 agricultural workers and families. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:40:29 GMT /news/2021-01-13/farmworker-community-in-palm-beach-county-demands-covid-19-vaccine-prioritization Wilkine Brutus 'Worse Than Mitch.' Tropical Storm Eta's Flooding Leaves Tens Of Thousands Homeless in Honduras /2020-11-12/worse-than-mitch-tropical-storm-etas-flooding-leaves-tens-of-thousands-homeless-in-honduras With whole towns under water in Honduras, aid workers compare Eta to the epic flooding Hurricane Mitch dumped on the Central American nation in 1998. Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:29:54 GMT /2020-11-12/worse-than-mitch-tropical-storm-etas-flooding-leaves-tens-of-thousands-homeless-in-honduras Tim Padgett A Quick Primer On Q'anjob'al And Other Mayan Languages /news/2019-09-10/a-quick-primer-on-qanjobal-and-other-mayan-languages A group of Lake Worth high schoolers who call themselves the “Mayan Girls” have been working to translate important information — everything from… Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:46:10 GMT /news/2019-09-10/a-quick-primer-on-qanjobal-and-other-mayan-languages 'Mayan Girls' Step Forward As Next Generation Of Translators Of An Ancient Language /news/2019-09-10/mayan-girls-step-forward-as-next-generation-of-translators-of-an-ancient-language It can be hard to find a truly quiet place in the Lake Worth-based Guatemalan-Maya Center.Just inside one door, case workers and other staff answer phones… Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:36:12 GMT /news/2019-09-10/mayan-girls-step-forward-as-next-generation-of-translators-of-an-ancient-language In Lake Worth, Immigrant Communities Brace For Promised Immigration Enforcement Raids /news/2019-07-13/in-lake-worth-immigrant-communities-brace-for-promised-immigration-enforcement-raids In Lake Worth, immigrants and the nonprofits who serve them are gearing up for rumored raids by immigration enforcement this weekend.Some people have… Sun, 14 Jul 2019 01:03:00 GMT /news/2019-07-13/in-lake-worth-immigrant-communities-brace-for-promised-immigration-enforcement-raids Madeline Fox Guatemalan Girl Power: A Maya Baby Makes It To South Florida – And Life-Giving Surgery /show/latin-america-report/2019-05-13/guatemalan-girl-power-a-maya-baby-makes-it-to-south-florida-and-life-giving-surgery Most of the stories about Central American migrant children coming to the U.S. in recent years have been sad ones. That’s especially true of Guatemalan… Mon, 13 May 2019 23:05:49 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2019-05-13/guatemalan-girl-power-a-maya-baby-makes-it-to-south-florida-and-life-giving-surgery Tim Padgett Family And Friends Remember 'Poli' Gaspar Xuncax, Co-Founder Of The Guatemalan-Maya Center /news/2019-05-09/family-and-friends-remember-poli-gaspar-xuncax-co-founder-of-the-guatemalan-maya-center It’s surreal for Fr. Frank O’Loughlin to see a video of a straight-faced Policarpia Gaspar Xuncax talking about the Guatemalan-Maya Center, a nonprofit… Fri, 10 May 2019 00:04:32 GMT /news/2019-05-09/family-and-friends-remember-poli-gaspar-xuncax-co-founder-of-the-guatemalan-maya-center Madeline Fox