In a surprise activity that frightened the Guatemalan group on January 15 at around 12:30 pm, Border Patrol agents detained three Guatemalans, one of whom was a street vendor selling grilled chicken on the road outside the Guatemalan Consulate in Los Angeles. He lives in Los Angeles.

Two of the three detainees have already been released, according to a statement from the Los Angeles-based Guatemalan Consulate.

Two Guatemalans who were injured while the immigration agents were working outside the consular headquarters were reported to receive medical and legal assistance.

The incident forced the Consulate to open its doors to the visitors who were waited outside and were afraid of the federal agents ' presence, and they stayed inside until they felt comfortable leaving.

Consular officials claimed that this is the first time the US immigration authorities have raided a street close to the Guatemalan Consulate.

For this reason, they contacted the Border Patrol for information on the detainees, and that is when they learned that two of them had already been released.

Guatemalan Consul Angel Salazar was unable to speak with La Opinion, but he did issue a statement following the operation on the sidewalks of his Los Angeles offices.

" Immigration operations in the vicinity of consular offices disturb the tranquility of Guatemalan consular offices, and therefore undermine the facilities that must be guaranteed by the receiving State for their proper functioning," they wrote in the communiqué.

And they reaffirmed their commitment to provide care and protection to anyone who requires it.

The Guatemalan Migrant Network in Los Angeles, led by Walter Batres, described the operation in which three Guatemalans were detained as being very quick. They had it executed. Before performing an operation, ICE sends people to observe before performing an operation. I've had encounters with people who act as though they're lost, and they travel in unidentified vehicles and just observe in the places where they typically operate. He explained that he had used the tactic of surprising them and approaching them and offering services. When I ask them how I can help, they respond," No, I don't want anything," and they quickly leave as if they were being taken back. He did, however, claim that the operation in the Los Angeles area near the Guatemalan Consulate is very alarming because consular offices are supposed to have a certain level of exclusivity and protection. It's the country's territory where it's located, and it seems to me that no police can operate from a distance of 100 meters," And that has to be respected, unless it's an urgent situation for which the Consulate has requested assistance," he said. According to Batres, the immigration operation has sparked such concern that people will avoid showing up for immigration officials to process their documents. One of the arrested, who I knew, sold roasted chicken, was a roasted chicken vendor. I'm also aware that they attempted to apprehend a minor, but one of the agents was burned when the boy, out of fear, threw some hot tongs at him, he said. He explained that street vendors set up on Newell Street next to the Consulate to serve Guatemalans who are processing their documents. There are no places to buy food in that area, and since some people get hungry after their entire morning, food vendors have arrived to meet their needs, according to Bakers. He added that the Home Depot location, where numerous immigration raids have occurred, is also very close. In that corridor, which has been an ICE operations center, is the Guatemalan Consulate. The Guatemalan leader claimed that under the current administration, they are engaged in a dirty war by directly attacking Latino culture and using any means to evade arresting 3, 000 people per day. Based on their race, accent, and type of work, they detain taco vendors, street vendors, painters, gardeners, and other workers. In light of the ongoing immigrant hunt," Batres said that at the end of January they will travel to Guatemala to meet with senior federal government officials," and that they will ask that renewal documents be obtained online. Guatemalans would only need to make the payment online to renew a passport or any other document because they already have the signature and photo. In addition to losing a day of work, this would prevent consulate overcrowding and exposing people to immigration officials. They" save gas" and" clog up the freeways"

There is no need to crowd the large courtyard of the Guatemalan Consulate in Los Angeles.

" It's absurd! When they could be protected inside the building, they are catching the attention of federal agents.

On Riverside Street, off Highway 5, at the intersection of Newell Street and Highway 5, is where the Guatemalan Consulate in Los Angeles is located.

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