Jan 12 How the world is reacting to Trump’s use of s***hole By Larisa Epatko Editor’s Note: This post contains explicit language. President Donald Trump’s use of the words “shithole countries” when referencing Haiti, El Salvador and African nations came at a meeting about immigration policy with lawmakers on Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 5:42 What the loss of temporary protected status will mean for Salvadorans in the U.S. By PBS NewsHour The Trump administration announced Monday that it will end the temporary protected status of more than 260,000 Salvadoran immigrants living in the United States by September 2019. Vox reporter Dara Lind tells Lisa Desjardins to learn what this means for… Continue watching
Jan 08 U.S. to end protections for Salvadoran immigrants By Zeke Miller and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration faces a Monday deadline on whether to extend protections that would allow nearly 200,000 Salvadorans to stay in the U.S. legally. Continue reading
Jan 29 U.S. placement program failed to protect child migrants from trafficking, Senate panel says By Mary Clare Jalonick and Garance Burke, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Migrant children in the government's care fell prey to human trafficking after the Health and Human Services Department failed to protect them, according to a bipartisan congressional investigation released Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 08 Update: Honduran woman profiled in NewsHour story granted new hearing to seek refuge in U.S. By John Carlos Frey, Stephen Fee A 19-year-old domestic abuse victim from Honduras, profiled two weeks ago on PBS NewsHour Weekend, will receive another opportunity to seek refuge in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 11 El Salvador set to become deadliest peacetime country in the world By Tracy Wholf March of this year was the most deadly month on record in El Salvador in more than a decade. Continue reading
Jan 04 Here’s what you may have missed from NewsHour Weekend in 2014 By News Desk From a candid interview with Bryan Cranston to the roots of gang violence in El Salvador, here's a look back at some of the what you may have missed from NewsHour Weekend's first full calendar year on air. Continue reading
Nov 14 U.S. to grant refugee status to some child migrants By Pete Yost, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will launch a program in December to grant refugee status to some minors under the age of 21 who live in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and whose parents legally reside in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 08 Producer’s Notebook: A look at life inside the violent gangs of El Salvador By Brian Epstein PBS NewsHour Weekend producer Brian Epstein recalls his recent trip to El Salvador, where the rise of violent gangs has pushed Salvadorans to seek asylum in the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 08 Giving voice to youth caught in immigration limbo By News Desk The violence affecting life in El Salvador isn't confined within that country's borders. Residents from other parts of Central America, including Guatemala and Honduras, experience similar fears in their daily lives. Continue reading