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Nov 28

Groups demand end to info-sharing on asylum-seeking children

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

Earlier this year, the federal agency tasked with caring for asylum-seeking children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border officially took on a new, little heralded role: helping to deport relatives of the young migrants.

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Oct 30

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How President Trump keeps voters’—and the media’s—focus on immigration

A week before the midterms, President Trump is trying to keep immigration issues front and center. He said he intends to eliminate the “birthright” rule, which grants citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil, whether or not their parents are…

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Oct 30

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For many in El Salvador, life hangs in the balance, amid fears of brutal gangs

By Danny Gold

Extraordinary violence is among the factors pushing Central Americans north toward the U.S. In El Salvador, rival gangs like MS-13 and the 18th Street Gang kill thousands per year, despite a harsh crackdown by law enforcement. Special correspondent Danny Gold…

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Oct 26

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A daughter seeking her mother, a widower fleeing violence: tales from the migrant caravan

For two weeks, thousands of Central American migrants have been making their way north toward the U.S. Many hope to escape violence, corruption and poverty, or to be reunited with family members living in the U.S. But they face a…

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Oct 18

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In desperate quest to reach U.S., Central American migrants fear gangs, police

By Danny Gold

Around 3,000 Hondurans are currently traveling through Guatemala on their way to the U.S. President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the caravan isn't stopped. But migrants say they fear not just deportation, but threats from violent…

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May 01

U.S. allows first members of migrant caravan to apply for asylum

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Caravan organizers said eight members of the group slammed by President Donald Trump that traveled from southern Mexico to the border city of Tijuana were allowed in to be interviewed by asylum officers, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection did…

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Apr 27

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‘I didn’t come here to cross illegally. I came here for help’

By Jean Guerrero, KPBS

More than 300 Central Americans have arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, in recent days, and plan on Sunday to ask for asylum at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. But President Trump has tweeted that Homeland Security is instructed to turn…

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Jul 06

Column: Let’s put ‘America First’ by averting a Central American migrant crisis

By Hannah Carrese

If we want to keep displaced people from seeking safety in the U.S. and Mexico, we must proactively help countries in South and Central America to develop better governments and economies.

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Apr 15

Inside Casa Alitas, the Arizona safe house for Central American families seeking asylum

By Joshua Barajas

Artwork drawn and colored by children hang in almost every room of the house, thanking Casa Alitas (Spanish for “wings”) for its charity.

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