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Why does Guatemala ask the United States to temporarily protect its immigrants?

Foreign media reported on June 26 that Guatemalan officials said on June 25 that Guatemalan immigrants who took refuge in the United States due to volcanic eruption should receive temporary protection.

According to reports, Guatemalan President jimmy morales said on Twitter that he had instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to petition the United States and asked the United States to grant its immigrants "temporary protection status".

Marta Lara, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the request was made because the eruption of Fuego volcano caused a "great disaster".

The report said that the US government did not immediately respond to this.

On June 3rd, Fuego volcano, located 35km southwest of Guatemala City, erupted seriously, killing at least 1 12 people, leaving nearly 200 people missing and destroying surrounding villages.

Source: World Wide Web