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Far From Home

Agence France-Presse

Sexual violence plagues young women attempting to flee Central America

GlobalPost

August 11, 2015

Sandra was one of the eighty percent of migrant women who are sexually assaulted as they escape to the US through Mexico.

Agence France-Presse

US conservatives battle over immigration message as presidential race intensifies

GlobalPost

August 06, 2015

President Obama won around 75 percent of the Latino vote in 2012. Republicans may lose out again with anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Agence France-Presse

Problems in the US immigration court system are seemingly endless

GlobalPost

August 04, 2015

Thousands of Central American minors are caught in the system.

Agence France-Presse

How one man escaped El Salvador’s cycle of violence

GlobalPost

August 04, 2015

At seven years old, Alex Sanchez and his brother fled El Salvador's Civil War for an uncertain future in Los Angeles.

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Mexico 'a death trap for migrants' one year after new border program launched

GlobalPost

July 08, 2015

Though last year's influx of Central American migrants spawned reform, migrants remain easy prey.

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Meet the evangelical preacher who teaches unaccompanied migrant girls how to sew

GlobalPost

June 16, 2015

A Colombian refugee herself, Margarita Monsalve now helps Central American girls and their caretakers earn money.

Agence France-Presse

Trauma lingers in US for Honduran family scarred by gang murder (VIDEO)

GlobalPost

May 30, 2015

M3-13 chased this family out of San Pedro Sula after killing the husband and father. The mother and three kids now live in Los Angeles after crossing into the US illegally.

Agence France-Presse

How risk of deportation shadows immigrant families with undocumented members

GlobalPost

May 22, 2015

An estimated 16 million people live in mixed-status families in the United States. Their challenges are unique and sometimes divisive.

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