Guatemalan Citizens Line Up For Passports, ID Cards - Chattanooga

“Citizens of Guatemala lined up at 2 a.m. Sunday morning at St. Andrews Center to obtain Guatemalan passports and government identification cards. Saturday’s crew saw 1,000 requests, which were completed at midnight. In all, the Guatemalan consul’s mobile unit from Atlanta processed 1,300 requests at St. Andrews Center, though 700 others were denied on Sunday. The consulate plans to return this summer.

“One of our big goals is to help provide ways for the Hispanic community to be part of the Chattanooga community”¦to bring people together,” said the Rev. Mike Feely, executive director of the St. Andrews Center. The majority of Chattanooga’s estimated 15,000-strong Hispanic population are from Guatemala.”

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