Tag: <span>central america</span>
April 23, 2018 > Staff
Nicaragua cancels social security changes after deadly protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: President Daniel Ortega canceled an unpopular social security proposal in Nicaragua yesterday following five days of violent protests that left more than 20 people dead, […] Read More >
April 19, 2016 > Katie Schlechter
Reunification with Family in US is Bittersweet for Child Migrants
This article was originally published in Civic Ideas on April 18, 2016. NEW YORK — It is an uplifting image: a child seeing her mother for the first time after […] Read More >
February 23, 2016 > Katie Schlechter
Child Migrants Face Challenges, But Are Kids Again on the Soccer Field
This article was originally published in Civic Ideas on February 17, 2016, and is the second in a two-part series. NEW YORK — On artificial turf at the foot of […] Read More >
February 18, 2016 > Katie Schlechter
Child Migrants Fight in Immigration Courts to Stay in U.S.
This article was originally published in Civic Ideas on February 17, 2016, and is the first in a two-part series. NEW YORK — Congregating on benches in a downtown Manhattan […] Read More >
January 14, 2016 > Staff
U.S. To Admit More Central American Refugees Amid Migrant Crisis
Top Story — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced in an address to the National Defense University on Wednesday that the country will expand the number of Central American […] Read More >
December 11, 2015 > Staff
Officials to Relocate 800 Central American Child Migrants to Dallas Area
Top Story — Some 800 unaccompanied child migrants who traveled to the United States from Central America in the last few months will be relocated to two Dallas area campsites […] Read More >
November 18, 2015 > Staff
Cuba Blames U.S. Policy for Migrant Surge
Top Story — Cuban officials have blamed U.S. policy for the recent surge in migration from the island to the United States, which has created a border crisis in Central […] Read More >
October 8, 2014 > Nicki Fleischner
A Day on a New York City “Rocket Docket”
The minors and their guardians sit in the fluorescent-lit room and stare at the sketch on the whiteboard. The image represents a map of Mexico and the U.S. separated by […] Read More >