Guatemalan Authorities Raid Save the Children's Offices over Alleged Migrant Child Abuse in Texas Shelters
Guatemalan authorities raided the offices of Save the Children on Thursday following complaints about the treatment of Guatemalan children in Texas shelters.
An investigation was opened after allegations of vulnerabilities and potential connections between NGOs operating in the US and Guatemala.
The Public Prosecutor's Office received the complaint and carried out the raid with the Special Public Prosecutor Against Impunity and Civil Police.
Authorities in Guatemala conducted a raid on shelters, with assistance from the Texas Attorney General's Office, to gather information for an investigation.
The complaint was filed in Guatemala, but some of the allegedly involved shelters are located in Texas.
Save the Children, a British organization involved, stated they were not given any specific accusations and have never facilitated the transfer of children out of Guatemala.
Save the Children is a charity organization that answers to the UK's Charity Commission and undergoes annual book audits.
The Guatemalan Prosecutor for Impunity, Rafael Curruchiche, described an ongoing case as "transnational and of great transcendence," implicating several organizations.
Curruchiche has been sanctioned by the European Council for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala.
The Public Prosecutor's Office received the complaint and carried out the raid with the Special Public Prosecutor Against Impunity and Civil Police.
Authorities in Guatemala conducted a raid on shelters, with assistance from the Texas Attorney General's Office, to gather information for an investigation.
The complaint was filed in Guatemala, but some of the allegedly involved shelters are located in Texas.
Save the Children, a British organization involved, stated they were not given any specific accusations and have never facilitated the transfer of children out of Guatemala.
Save the Children is a charity organization that answers to the UK's Charity Commission and undergoes annual book audits.
The Guatemalan Prosecutor for Impunity, Rafael Curruchiche, described an ongoing case as "transnational and of great transcendence," implicating several organizations.
Curruchiche has been sanctioned by the European Council for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala.
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