March 11, 2024 / 07:22 PM
During the “Viacrucis Migrante” held on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, a Guatemalan bishop urged the governments of the region that “the immigrant is not considered a criminal and that he does not lose his human rights for the simple fact of being undocumented.” .
On the banks of the Suchiate River, which divides the two countries, Mons. Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, Bishop of San Marcos, expressed concern for the acts of persecution “against migrants, the constant violations of human rights,” as well as the implementation of “unjust laws” that condemn the migrant, “considering them as criminals.”