Faced with government inaction, some activists try to reclaim ancestral lands on their own. Often, they pay a high price.
Tag: Central America
Conflicts Over Indigenous Land Grow More Violent in Central America
Faced with government inaction, some activists try to reclaim ancestral lands on their own. Often, they pay a high price.
Mexico Breaks Up a Migrant Caravan, Pleasing White House
The Mexican authorities used pepper spray on a caravan of 4,000 Central American migrants who tried to enter the country illegally, and dangled the possibility of jobs for those who registered.
Climate Change, Crime and Political Chaos: A Deadly Mix in Honduras Dengue Epidemic
While rising temperatures are increasing the range of disease-bearing mosquitoes globally, the effects are compounded in Honduras by government dysfunction and criminal gangs.
Detentions of Child Migrants at the U.S. Border Has Surged to Record Levels
Detentions have surged as the Trump administration’s aggressive policy toward migrants has collided with an exodus of children fleeing Central America.
‘This Takes Away All Hope’: Rule Bars Most Applicants for Asylum in U.S.
The new rule will likely place many more migrants in danger as they debate whether to remain in Mexico as asylum seekers, try their luck in an increasingly hostile United States or return home.
Costa Rica and Panama Arrest Dozens on Suspicion of People Smuggling
An international network, officials say, transported migrants from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean through Central America and toward the United States.
‘I Didn’t Want Them to Go’: Salvadoran Family Grieves for Father and Daughter Who Drowned
A photograph capturing the fate of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his daughter, Angie Valeria, points to one of the major drivers of the crisis that convinced them to migrate: economic duress.
Mexico’s Crackdown at Its Southern Border, Prompted by Trump, Scares Migrants From Crossing
Increased enforcement along the border with Guatemala, which began in recent days, has made crossing into Mexico harder. This has dissuaded migrants from traveling north.
Mexico Cracks Down on Migrants, After Pressure From Trump to Act
Although President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico had opened his arms to migrants, his officials have recently ramped up detentions and deportations, following pressure from President Trump.