Immigration Enforcement in Florida Sparks Backlash: Federal ICE and Florida Highway Patrol surrounded a Guatemalan bakery in Lake Worth Beach for hours to arrest Jacob Zapeta Castro, after troopers said he fled and barricaded himself; residents and the Guatemalan Maya Center dispute ICE’s “criminal illegal alien” claims, saying he had a valid work permit and driver’s license, while community members protested outside the cordon. Houston ICE Shooting Raises New Questions: DHS says Mexican father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not the intended target of the enforcement operation—agents were reportedly seeking two Guatemalans who were not in his van—while critics point to disputed accounts, lack of body cameras, and a homicide ruling by the medical examiner. UNDP to Scale Blockchain Aid Payments: UNDP signed an agreement with Stellar to move blockchain-based humanitarian payments from pilots to a “standing capability” for country offices, citing lower costs and stronger payment resilience; pilots included Guatemala. Guatemala-Linked Justice Story: A case involving Guatemalan national Elmer Escalante and others pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal matter tied to illegal hiring of undocumented workers and minors at a Virginia poultry plant, underscoring cross-border labor enforcement. Church in Guatemala Connection Gains Wider Attention: A new documentary on Blessed Stanley Rother—who served in Santiago Atítlan, Guatemala—will expand his story to theaters in late August, as his canonization cause continues.