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Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Friday, December 27, 2024.

This is the excerpt.

Today, Guatemala is open to accepting Central American deportees from other countries in the region. Plus, the State Department Center to

fight foreign disinformation has shut down, and the FDA issues new rules on healthy food labels.

Guatemala is open to receiving citizens of other Central American countries who are deported from the U.S.

That comes as the country looks to build a positive relationship with the incoming Trump administration.

A Guatemalan official who requested anonymity told Reuters that there has to be a regional response and nation wants to be part of the solution.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to deport record numbers of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally,

but due to strained relations, the U.S. has struggled to deport nationals from places like Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti.

Trump's team has already reached out to the governments of

several countries about taking on deportees from third countries. Many U.S. neighbors, including Mexico

and the Bahamas, have said they do not want to do so. In 2022, more than 40 percent of immigrants

living in the U.S. illegally came from Mexico, followed by Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras,

which together accounted for more than a fifth of the total.

The State Department's Global Engagement Center used for coordinating U.S. efforts to counter

foreign disinformation, especially by Russia and China, shut down this week amid

GOP opposition.

I spoke with USA Today, domestic security correspondent Josh Meyer for more.

Hello again, Josh.

Hey, Taylor.

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