unaccompanied minors crossing border

Bodies and feet of two young people, one pregnant

On the way to the US, children seeking asylum are often put in Mexico’s detention centers

Mexico detains most unaccompanied migrant children in jail-like facilities, even though the country’s laws forbid it.

On the way to the US, children seeking asylum are often put in Mexico’s detention centers
Graffiti of the letters "MS", which stand for the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, photographed in San Salvador on April 22, 2014. Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Calle 18 are rival gangs that started in Los Angeles but now have a heavy presence in El Salvador.

Gang violence awaits a teen from El Salvador after his failed attempts to reach the US

Gang violence awaits a teen from El Salvador after his failed attempts to reach the US
screenshot of video showing growing number of cases in immigration courts

More and more migrants are being tried as criminals in American courts

More and more migrants are being tried as criminals in American courts
A woman sells banana leaves at a market in Managua, Nicaragua.

Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua

Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua
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?

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