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School project of child's hand prints with poem, "When I'm grown and far away, these little hands with you will stay"

As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together

Since 2014, some Central American youth were given temporary permission to join their parents in the US. The government acknowledged the danger they were in. But now, the Trump administration has canceled the programs that brought them. Meet one family, who waited 15 years to reunite, but whose time is almost up.

As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together
Prisoners flash the MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha street gang hand sign from inside a jail cell at a police station in San Salvador.

The 'alien threat' street gang MS-13 was actually made in the USA

The 'alien threat' street gang MS-13 was actually made in the USA
Man in baseball cap, close up, sitting at table with microphone and other panelists.

The US government is targeting MS-13, but a former gang member says arrests alone won't solve the problem

The US government is targeting MS-13, but a former gang member says arrests alone won't solve the problem
Agents surround man up against a wall, on has "Homeland Security Investigations POLICE Gang Unit" on his vest

Social workers and lawyers say deportation raids targeting teen gang members are misguided

Social workers and lawyers say deportation raids targeting teen gang members are misguided
Residents of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood gather for a candlelight vigil against gun violence.

This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America

This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America
Salvadoran military police stand guard outside a school in Soyapango's La Campanera neighborhood on the outskirts of San Salvador.

Here's why Salvadorans don't reach for their cellphones to record police abuse

Many Salvadorans say they're harassed and worse by heavily armed police patrolling poor neighborhoods. But few dare to use the latest technology to hold security forces accountable.

Here's why Salvadorans don't reach for their cellphones to record police abuse
Joey G - Brockton

Stopping the school-to-prison pipeline: Here's how one city is doing it

In Brockton, Massachusetts, street workers and schools are working to reverse the trend of Cape Verdean youth dropping out of school.

Stopping the school-to-prison pipeline: Here's how one city is doing it
Onlookers stand behind a police cordon as a policeman stands guard at a crime scene in Garcia, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico.

Mexico's drug kingpins are being taken out, but crime is still rising

The states Guerrero, Michoacán and Jalisco are experiencing a surge in crime, despite the fact that the government has eliminated most of the major drug cartels — long the source of the country's worst crime problems. But it may be that seeming success that has led to the new problem with crime.

Mexico's drug kingpins are being taken out, but crime is still rising
Eight-year-old Susan Cruz enjoying her first Christmas in the United States in 1978.

What does it take for a Salvadoran girl to make her way in America?

Music was a lifeline for eight-year-old Susan Cruz, when she and her mother fled violence in El Salvador in 1978 and headed for California. In this next in our series on immigrants' first days in the US, Cruz looks back on her tumultuous introduction to America.

What does it take for a Salvadoran girl to make her way in America?
Students at COSAT shave each other's heads

School Year: A dress code to keep the 'gangsters' away

Boys at COSAT often spend a lot of time on their hair. But what happens when teachers decide their hairstyles are a threat to student safety?

School Year: A dress code to keep the 'gangsters' away