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Guatemalan man deported, says authorities kept over $1,300 from him during detention

Jan 2026 · Guatemala

Guatemalan man deported, says authorities kept over $1,300 from him during detention

Jorge Paredes, a Guatemalan national who lived in the United States for more than 20 years, was arrested by ICE in January 2026 and subsequently deported. He reports that when he received his belongings before his repatriation flight, he discovered that more than $1,300 he had when arrested was missing and not returned to him.

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