Jun 12 Sessions excludes domestic, gang violence from asylum claims By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Immigration judges generally cannot consider domestic and gang violence as grounds for asylum, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday in a ruling that could affect large numbers of Central Americans who have turned to the U.S. for protection. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Trump hosts roundtable discussion on immigration, gang violence By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The roundtable in Bethpage, Long Island, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 08 From prison to Ph.D, this activist fights for peace in Chicago By Kenya Downs Chico Tillmon went from being a leader in a gang, to steering inner-city young from a life of crime. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 6:01 Behind the fight to stem violence and protect women in Honduras A wave of immigrants to the U.S. from Honduras has been fueled largely by drug and gang-related violence and a surge of violence against women. They're all problems that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is trying to address. Special Correspondent… Continue watching
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
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
Jul 08 Watch Chicago grapples with how to curb gun violence after deadly weekend By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Why so many migrant children are braving the journey across the U.S. border alone By PBS News Hour Hoping to stop the surge of unaccompanied minors arriving in the U.S., Vice President Biden visited Guatemala to get support from Central American leaders. The NewsHour’s P.J. Tobia reports on why kids are coming and what happens to these child… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Mexican Photographer Captures Shades of Juarez From our series of reports in Mexico, photographer and Juarez resident Julian Cardona speaks with Margaret Warner about how the border city is struggling with violent criminal cartels. Continue watching