AmericasU.S., UK slap sanctions on Guatemalan official in corruption crackdown
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U.S. President Joe Biden's special envoy for the Northern Triangle Ricardo Zuniga walks during a news conference, in San Salvador, El Salvador April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
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The United States and United Kingdom on Monday both imposed sanctions on a member of Guatemala's Congress over alleged corruption, as Washington presses a number of Central American governments to crack down on graft.
The U.S. sanctions were announced hours before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was due to meet with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei to discuss an increase in Central American migration that has led to a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. read more