In Guatemala’s Western Highlands, There’s Life After Deportation
Carlos Barrera presents a piece of photo-reportage on El Faro English highlighting challenges of emigrating to the US from Quetzaltenango (Xela) and subsequent deportation and re-integrating back into Guatemala, sometimes after many years of being away. The piece highlights the work of the Garibaldi Association of Migrants and Deportees (Asociación de Migrantes y Deportados Garibaldi – AMIDEGA). When Vicente Sacor was deported from Los Angeles, California, in 2008, he faced a reality he wasn’t prepared for.
