Oct 24 Watch 10:08 Inside the 'pure hell' of Honduras's rising tide of domestic violence By PBS News Hour In Honduras, poverty, gang violence and corruption are fueling a domestic-violence epidemic in the Central American country where on average, a woman is murdered every 13 hours. As a result, many Honduran women flee the country and become part of… Continue watching
Oct 22 When marriage and citizenship don't go hand in hand By P. J. Tobia, Alexandra Hall In the 1990 romantic comedy Green Card, an American girl played by Andie MacDowell marries French guy Gérard Depardieu. It's a win-win. He gets citizenship. She gets to put "married" on an application for a fabulous Manhattan apartment that weirdly… Continue reading
Oct 19 Chicana writer on the poetry embedded in her migrant father's rough hands By Corinne Segal Poet and activist Marilynn Montaño did not know what it meant for her parents to be undocumented until middle school. Montaño, who was born in the U.S., witnessed her parents' efforts to gain papers that would allow them to legally… Continue reading
Oct 06 U.S. deports fewest immigrants in nearly a decade By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past 12 months than at any time since 2006, according to government figures obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Oct 02 Carson says jihadists will try to enter U.S. with Syrian refugees By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said the U.S. should bar refugees from war-torn Syria because they are "infiltrated with Jihadists," who seek to harm America. Continue reading
Sep 29 How one Guatemalan family joined Alaska's small Hispanic community By Alaska Public Media For Kimberly Mejía Gúzman and her five siblings, moving from Guatemala to Anchorage, A.K. meant the promise of new opportunities -- but it also meant leaving their home behind. Continue reading
Sep 25 Immigration group planned girl's encounter with Pope Francis for a year By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sophie Cruz's brief encounter with Pope Francis during his parade in Washington this week appeared to be the kind of spontaneous moment that is so endearing about this pope: an initially hesitant young child wrapping an arm around… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 7:37 How Pope Francis' bipartisan call resonated in Congress By PBS News Hour In an unprecedented address to the U.S. Congress, Pope Francis called for action on poverty, climate change, immigration and the refugee crisis. He urged the protection of human life at all stages, as well as the easing of partisan divisions. Continue watching
Sep 20 U.S. prepared to accept 100,000 refugees in 2017 By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The U.S. will accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year, up from 70,000, and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017, according to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Continue reading