Central American officials have raised concerns about their nations inability to manage the potential return of hundreds of thousands of citizens deported under President-elect Donald Trumps planned immigration

Honduras and other Central American countries brace for a potential influx of vulnerable migrants — a situation they are ill-prepared to handle.

Guatemala is open to receiving citizens of other Central American nations who are deported from the United States, three sources familiar with the matter said, as the country looks to build a positive relationship with the incoming Trump administration.

Guatemala said it was open to receiving migrants deported from the US as the country attempts to bolster ties with the incoming American administration. “There has to be a regional response,” a Guatemalan official told Reuters.

Larissa Martínez is among those who have struggled to reintegrate into Honduran society after being deported from the U.S. in 2021 with her three children.

As a new Trump administration takes office next month, one Central America is making a proactive move: Sources tell Reuters that Guatemala, in an attempt to get in President-elect Trump's good graces,