Walter Batres
Walter Batres is the president of the Guatemalan Migrant Network, residing in California, USA. He has publicly expressed skepticism about the Trump administration's CBP Home app, which promotes self-deportation for undocumented migrants, arguing that the app serves primarily as a tracking tool rather than a genuine pathway to legal re-entry into the United States.
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Walter Batres from the Guatemalan Migrant Network in Los Angeles explains that U.S. attacks on Iran have diverted attention from migrants.
la comida que reciben los migrantes guatemaltecos retornados a su arribo al país
Guatemala· 2026-03-07
Walter Batres is the president of the Network of Guatemalan Migrants in the U.S. who noted the panic among migrants after Trump's election.
Cómo el temor a la deportación fortalece las remesas de EE. UU. a LatinoaméricaGuatemala· 2025-09-10
Batrés warns that the proposed measure could encourage informal sending mechanisms.
“Detrás de cada dólar hay un gran sacrificio”Guatemala· 2025-06-02
Walter Batres is the president of the Red Migrante Guatemalteca, who expressed his rejection of the new immigration measure.
Migrantes detenidos en la frontera de EE. UU. ya no tendrán derecho a fianzaGuatemala· 2025-05-24
Walter Batres, president of the Guatemalan Migrant Network, doubts that migrants will choose self-deportation through the app.
La comunidad guatemalteca en EE. UU. desconfía de la estrategia de autodeportación de TrumpGuatemala· 2025-03-31
