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Three masked protesters stand on a street with blurred traffic in the background, holding signs and flags. One person holds an American flag and a sign that reads 'MINNEAPOLIS STOP ICE TERROR PARTY FOR SOCIALISM & LIBERATION.' Another holds a sign that says 'YOUR COURAGE MELTS ICE!'
US immigration sees radical policy shifts in first year of Trump’s term
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50:09
Guatemala declares state of emergency following coordinated attacks
5:57
A perpetual outsider on the meaning of home
7:35
Music
The Guatemalan health workers funded by ABBA’s ‘Chiquitita’
6:24
The Guatemalan health workers funded by Abba’s ‘Chiquitita’
6:24
Guatemalan food couriers
0:38
A holiday special on religious observances around the world
Full Episode
48:49
Guatemala’s flower carpets made of sawdust decorate Holy Week
3:04
Polyethylene bags are used to protect bananas from pests and blight on a plantation in Costa Rica.
Business, Economics and Jobs
The shadow of the United Fruit Company still reaches across the globe today
Bernardo Arévalo ran on an anti-corruption campaign to become president.
Politics
‘We want to eradicate corruption’: Guatemala’s new president makes promises that stir hope — and impatience
Guatemala's president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo leaves at the end of a press conference in the Plaza of Human Rights in Guatemala City, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
Politics
Guatemala’s newly elected president faces legal challenges
people in line with signs
Victims of Guatemalan military seek justice for war crimes 
A police officer searches and checks the documents of a man living in the Kiwanis Community, during a preventive patrol in search of gang members in Soyapango, El Salvador, Aug. 16, 2022, amid a state of exception.
Conflict & Justice
El Salvador imprisons dozens of foreign visitors in crackdown on crime
volcano
Natural disasters
El Fuego volcano erupts in Guatemala
A decorated street carpet known as an alfombra created for Holy Week in Antigua, Guatemala.
Lifestyle & Belief
Guatemalans commemorate Holy Week with colorful street carpets
At a playground in San Francisco, Deisy Ramírez reflects on how she found safety here after fleeing captivity in Guatemala
Women & Gender
For immigrants fleeing gender-based violence, it’s a long road to asylum in the US
Honduran migrants Bianca Emerita Galvan, 22, left, and Dani Omar Suazo, 21, holding their son 1-year-old sone Daniel Emir, arrive at El Ceibo, Guatemala, Aug. 12, 2021, after being deported by air from the US to Mexico and then shipped into Guatemala by l
Immigration
Mexico expels Central American migrants to rural Guatemala
Mayan stone ruins in a field of foliage
Environment
Scientists turn to the ancient Mayans for lessons on sustainability
A box containing stacks of cash with a 50 note stack from New Zealand on top
Top of The World
Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
Harris at the podium in Guatemala on a diplomatic visit
Biden administration
Addressing migration requires long-term commitment, says analyst on Harris visit to Guatemala
In this Oct. 30, 2020, file photo, Mark Andollina, left, and Shane Holder, remove part of a roof damaged by Hurricane Zeta
Natural disasters
Hurricane season arrives early this year. Are authorities prepared?
A pregnant person wearing a red shirt holds her belly, wearing a face mask and gloves.
Commentary
For pregnant women, getting the COVID-19 jab is a challenging choice
Huge green pipes on sandy ground against a dark blue sky
The Big Fix
Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is shown wearing a dark suit and purple tie with the logo for the White House behind him.
Migration
Homeland Security chief defends US handling of migrant increase at border
Dora Melara is an attorney working for Justice in Motion, a US-based nonprofit. She took a road trip recently to track down some family members separated at the US border.
Immigration
This Honduran lawyer reunites families separated at the US-Mexico border. It involves difficult road trips — and detective work.
A man is shown holding a sign that reads "Not 1 more deportation" while speaking to Joe Biden who is holding a microphone.
Biden administration
Biden expands quick bid to undo Trump’s immigration policies
A Honduran migrant woman carries a child on her back as they travel with other migrants by foot along a highway in Chiquimula, Guatemala,  Jan. 16, 2021, in hopes of reaching the U.S. border
How the Biden administration might undo some of Trump’s immigration policies
Alexei Navalny and his wife Yuliastand are shown wearing face masks and standing next to each other with a mobile phone also showing them in the near ground.
Top of The World
Poisoned opposition leader Navalny arrested in Moscow; Migrants stopped in Guatemala; Bobi Wine’s opposition party rejects Museveni win
A large crowd of people are shown in conflict with security officials wearing military fatigues and helmets in a road.
Migration
Guatemala forces stall migrants with tear gas, batons
Children line up to enter a a temporary shelter in Florida, Feb. 2019.
Top of The World
545 migrant children still separated from families; Nigerian protesters break curfew; Nagorno-Karabakh beset by coronavirus
A crowd carries two caskets.
Women & Gender
Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown
Deportees cross the tarmac after arriving on an immigration flight from the US at La Aurora international airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sept. 2, 2016.
Immigration
Guatemalans deported from US shunned at home over coronavirus fears
A close up of President Donald Trump
Top of The World
Trump cuts WHO funding; online threats increase amid pandemic; deportations could be spreading COVID-19
A worker wears a protective face mask works while cleaning the interior of a public bus, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 15, 2020.
COVID-19
In Central America, efforts to slow spread of coronavirus could lead to ‘autocratic tendencies’
Three men stand, in the foreground are troops parading by
Global Politics
Guatemala’s new president is more of the same, experts say
Sandra Morales speaks at Dec. 19 action in front of Member of Parliament Bardish Chagger’s office.
What happens to the American children of asylum-seekers in Canada?
A woman stands on a mountain overlook.
Global Nation Education
These sisters both had DACA. One took matters into her own hands.
A female protester raises her fist as she takes part in a march to protest against the decision of Guatemala President Jimmy Morales to end the mandate of the UN-backed anti-graft commission, the CICIG, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 12, 2019.
Justice
Guatemala shut down its anti-corruption commission. Now its people worry about impunity.
A woman and a young girl stand together on the banks of a river.
How Trump’s bilateral deals with Central America undermine the US asylum system
A man stands next to a white board.
Global Nation Education
Growth of Oakland’s Guatemalan community sparks interest in Mam
a man holds up his right hand in front of a wall of fingerpaint-hands
Migration
Guatemala’s shortcomings raise doubts about US migration deal
thelma cabrera in guatemala
Leaders
Guatemalan elections: Corruption, violence — and hope
A man stands inside a newly built house in Guatemala built with remittance money from his son, who lives and works in the US.
Immigration
Migration to US is a family ‘duty’ for many Guatemalans
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Environment
Climate disruption is worsening global economic inequality
A girl and a woman carry bags and have their back turned to the camera on a city street
Immigration
Why it’s harder to win asylum, even in New York
Several people are shown on the beach next to large floating rafts with wooden tops.
Borders
Free passage is a way of life for Mexicans and Guatemalans on the border
A man is silhouetted against a fence topped with razor wire. People have clothespinned clothing on the fence to dry.
Borders
‘Remain in Mexico’ policy charges ahead as legal challenges stumble
A green military truck drives on a road.
US Diplomacy
State Dept. list of corrupt Central American government officials is a ‘sham,’ rep. says
A close-up photo of a mother and her daughter, who is wearing pink, at a bus station.
Immigration
Why are so many migrant families arriving at the southern US border?
A woman holds a visibly distraught woman with her face in her hand.
Immigration
Arizona volunteers form ‘underground’ network to house migrants released by ICE
A young child is shown holding a doll by the arm.
Global Politics
Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters
Illustrated cards with text underneath
Culture
From ‘El Man Bun’ to ‘La Border Wall’, Millennial Lotería speaks to new generation
Susana
Climate Change
Commentary: The border wall problem few of us are talking about? Climate change.
Honduran mother and child on their way to US
Climate Change
Climate change is the overlooked driver of Central American migration
In this close-up photo, a logo patch is shown on the uniform of a US Border Patrol agent.
Girl dies after being detained by US Border Patrol
Miguel Paiz Domingo sits on the cement tomb of his son, Misael Paiz.
Immigration
Misael Paiz, 25, dies in the desert after a 2,000 mile trek from his small village in Guatemala
A large group of male migrants from Central America stand in line for food donations
Commentary
Why does the migrant ‘caravan’ exist? And how did it come to be?
A man in welder's coveralls stands in a metal workshop.
Many immigrants have years of work experience. ‘Upskilling’ programs are helping them use that knowledge.
Central American migrants are shown walking on a road and sidewalk spreading the length of the highway in frame near the border with Guatemala.
Conflict & Justice
Thousands of US-bound migrants cross into Mexican border city
Young girl, shown from behind, with arms outstreched, in room in home
Immigration
The government says it will help reunite families they separated at the border — but not all of them