central America
US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space
World
April 10, 2021
US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space
Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing…
Guatemala troops, police break up caravan of weary migrants
World
January 19, 2021
Guatemala troops, police break up caravan of weary migrants
VADO HONDO, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalan police and soldiers on Monday broke up a group of hundreds of migrants who…
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
World
December 4, 2020
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small…
Punishing hurricanes to spur more Central American migration
World
November 25, 2020
Punishing hurricanes to spur more Central American migration
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — At a shelter in this northern Honduran city, Lilian Gabriela Santos Sarmiento says back-to-back…
Eta back to sea as Central America tallies damages and dead
World
November 6, 2020
Eta back to sea as Central America tallies damages and dead
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments in Central…
Powerful Hurricane Eta threatens flooding in Central America
World
November 3, 2020
Powerful Hurricane Eta threatens flooding in Central America
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Dangerously powerful Hurricane Eta churned toward Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast with potentially devastating winds, while heavy rains…
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
World
January 24, 2020
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel Ángel…
Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports
World
August 3, 2019
Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports
A judge on Friday blocked a move by US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop migrants from claiming asylum unless…
Trump announces controversial asylum deal with Guatemala
World
July 27, 2019
Trump announces controversial asylum deal with Guatemala
President Donald Trump announced Friday that a “landmark” asylum agreement has been reached with Guatemala, as the United States ratchets…
US to send asylum seekers back to dangerous part of Mexico
World
July 20, 2019
US to send asylum seekers back to dangerous part of Mexico
HOUSTON (AP) — The US government on Friday expanded its requirement that asylum seekers wait outside the country to a…