Isaias Ramirez Rojas, 82, shares his story of fleeing cartel violence in the town of Amatenango, Mexico, crossing the border with fellow residents to Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
FILE - President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during a flag ceremony at the National Palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has thanked Guatemala for helping the nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence, but also minimized the violence that drove them there. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
Locals in Guatemala offer sodas to Mexicans who fled their town of Amatenango, Mexico and crossed the border to Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Guatemala, to escape cartel violence in Mexico, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)