Oct 09 El Salvador tries to rein in crime with community policing By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras On a recent day, two community police officers patrolled a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Santa Ana on foot. With training and assistance from the U.S. State Department, El Salvador is trying to use a new philosophy… Continue reading
Oct 06 Can U.S.-style youth programs in Central America keep kids from migrating? By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras CHALCHUAPA, El Salvador — The once-staggering number of Central American child migrants crossing the border has slowed dramatically in recent months. But to discourage future migration flows, many say the violence and poverty that helped trigger the exodus must be… Continue reading
Oct 03 Deported Salvadoran teen returns home to threat of gang violence By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras American immigration courts are gearing up to decide the fate of tens of thousands of children from Central America who came to the United States border in recent months. Meanwhile, Mexico has been cracking down on these migrants en route… Continue reading
Sep 25 El Salvador can't ensure safe homecoming for child deportees By Kate Sheehy, Fronteras SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- The tiny nation of El Salvador is scrambling to receive thousands of children deported from Mexico back to their home country. In coming months, more children are anticipated to arrive, this time deported from the… Continue reading
Sep 03 Number of child migrants crossing the border declines By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The number of immigrant children caught alone illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States continued to decline in August, according to figures disclosed Wednesday by the Homeland Security Department. Continue reading
Jul 29 Could Obama's executive actions on immigration change the midterm election landscape? By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Even as they grapple with an immigration crisis at the border, White House officials are making plans to act before November’s mid-term elections to grant work permits to potentially millions of immigrants who are in this country illegally,… Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Can political leadership in Central America reverse conditions fueling migration? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch News Wrap: Investigators gain access to MH17 site By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a small group of investigators arrived at the scene of the MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine for the first time, while the U.S. ambassador to NATO reported that 15,000 Russian troops have massed at the… Continue watching
Jul 17 Once a child migrant has crossed the border, what happens next? By Larisa Epatko What happens to child migrants after they turn themselves in at the U.S. border? We take a step-by-step look at their journey once they enter the U.S. Continue reading