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US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke this Wednesday with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo about migration and applauded his “efforts” for “democratic institutions and the rule of law,” the White House said.
“They talked about the progress made” in the fight against illegal migration, the statement said.
Illegal immigration is a central issue for Washington and the number one priority for Republican Donald Trump, who defeated Harris in the presidential election last November.
Guatemalans are not the Latin Americans who migrate the most to the U.S., but the U.S. Border Patrol still intercepted more than 134,000 people who crossed the border into Mexico without a visa one or more times between January 2024 and the end of November.
Arevala claims to be fighting corruption, which the United States considers fundamental, as Harris recalled this Wednesday.
The Democratic vice president reiterated that “fighting corruption, labor and human rights, and reducing gender-based violence” are “important to reducing irregular migration,” according to the memo.
The call comes as a farewell just days before Trump takes office on January 20.
Harris expressed her satisfaction with “the continuing efforts of President Areval and his administration to support democratic institutions and the rule of law in Guatemala,” the White House said.
Arevala claims he is the target of a judicial crusade he says is being orchestrated by Attorney General Consuelo Porros, who is subject to US corruption sanctions.
The democratic administration maintains excellent relations with Guatemala’s progressive president, a contrast to the tensions that characterized the mandate of his right-wing predecessor, Alejandro Jamatea.
