Guatemala Completes GSF Military Police Deployment; Force Grows to ~195 Personnel

75 Guatemalan Army military police officers arrived in Port-au-Prince on April 2, completing Guatemala's pledged deployment to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF). The contingent joined the Salvadoran advance airmen already in Haiti and the first Chadian advance team (~50 personnel) that had arrived on April 1 alongside Special Representative Jack Christofides. Guatemala is part of the GSF's Standing Group of Partners alongside the US, Canada, El Salvador, Jamaica, Kenya, and The Bahamas. With the Guatemalan contingent, the total GSF advance presence reached approximately 195 personnel — still a fraction of the 5,550-person mandate expected to be fully operational by October 2026. Christofides and the growing advance staff began organizing the GSF's command structure in Port-au-Prince while awaiting a larger Chadian contingent (~350 additional troops expected by end of April 2026). The Haitian Times reported on the deployment in the context of the still-fresh Jean-Denis massacre and ongoing Artibonite violence.