Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States.

Guatemala on Wednesday pledged to accept 40% more deportation flights from the United States of nationals and people of other nationalities.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Wednesday that his country has agreed to accept migrants from other countries after they are deported from the United States. At that point, under the “safe third country” agreement announced on Wednesday,

Guatemala will accept 40% more deportation flights including both Guatemalan deportees and those of other nationalities.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo de León offered for the nation to receive 40% more deportation flights from the U.S. as it gears up to become a "safe third country" as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.