In Oakland, Calif., there's a growing number of Guatemalan migrants and asylum seekers. Some speak an Indigenous language — Mam. One class offered at a community college helps English and Spanish speakers learn the language.
It took 16 years for Herberth Cortez Gaitan to have his asylum case heard, 9 more for him to be deported — and 2 years for him to return to the US after a federal court found that immigration judges had made a mistake.
Magdalena knows where her daughter Maria is, but has no way of reuniting with her. They were separated and Magdalena was deported during the pilot phase of the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” policy, last August.
The Trump administration has recently implemented a policy of separating migrant children from their parents if they cross the southern border other than at a checkpoint. But they began testing a similar policy a year ago.
The cost of smuggling has gone up in the last year — sharply. But, for the safety of their children, parents get references, take out loans and make the best smuggling decision they can.
For 20 years, Californian Nancy Bailey ran an adoption home for needy kids. But the government says she was trafficking them. This week, she may go to prison for life
In Zacualpa, Guatemala, some residents can't resist the gamble of taking out a loan and heading north. But they don't all make it and some go missing. Now help is at hand.
For years, women in rural Guatemala were terrified to tell what had happened to them during the country's long civil war. But then the story of an earlier war victim helped them speak out.
For 20 years, Californian Nancy Bailey ran an adoption home for needy kids. But the government says she was trafficking them. This week, she may go to prison for life
The cost of smuggling has gone up in the last year — sharply. But, for the safety of their children, parents get references, take out loans and make the best smuggling decision they can.
The Trump administration has recently implemented a policy of separating migrant children from their parents if they cross the southern border other than at a checkpoint. But they began testing a similar policy a year ago.
Magdalena knows where her daughter Maria is, but has no way of reuniting with her. They were separated and Magdalena was deported during the pilot phase of the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” policy, last August.
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Development
The Migration Project helps Guatemalan families find missing loved ones
The World
May 05, 2016
In Zacualpa, Guatemala, some residents can't resist the gamble of taking out a loan and heading north. But they don't all make it and some go missing. Now help is at hand.
Conflict
Anne Frank's diary inspired some victims of Guatemala's civil war to tell their stories
The World
December 27, 2016
For years, women in rural Guatemala were terrified to tell what had happened to them during the country's long civil war. But then the story of an earlier war victim helped them speak out.
Justice
On the way to the US, children seeking asylum are often put in Mexico’s detention centers
The World
January 03, 2017
Mexico detains most unaccompanied migrant children in jail-like facilities, even though the country’s laws forbid it.
Education
Fairy godmother or child trafficker? An American woman stands trial in Guatemala.
The World
April 26, 2017
In Guatemala, a controversial child trafficking trial starts for Nancy Bailey.
Justice
The Californian woman accused of trafficking babies in Guatemala will soon learn her fate
The World
May 16, 2017
For 20 years, Californian Nancy Bailey ran an adoption home for needy kids. But the government says she was trafficking them. This week, she may go to prison for life
Lifestyle
2,800 miles and 26 years later, a new dad looks for his own father in Guatemala
The World
August 23, 2017
David Lindes searched for his father for four years. He finally found him on Facebook.
Conflict
With smuggling costs skyrocketing, parents balance risk and debt for their children's future
The World
February 28, 2018
The cost of smuggling has gone up in the last year — sharply. But, for the safety of their children, parents get references, take out loans and make the best smuggling decision they can.
Immigration
For this mother and daughter, separated a year ago at the southern border, Trump's ‘zero-tolerance’ policy isn’t new
The World
June 06, 2018
The Trump administration has recently implemented a policy of separating migrant children from their parents if they cross the southern border other than at a checkpoint. But they began testing a similar policy a year ago.
Immigration
This mother, already deported, doesn’t know if she’ll ever be reunited with the daughter taken from her at the US border
The World
June 25, 2018
Magdalena knows where her daughter Maria is, but has no way of reuniting with her. They were separated and Magdalena was deported during the pilot phase of the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” policy, last August.
Immigration
The government says Border Patrol agents in the Southwest speak Spanish — but many migrants speak Indigenous languages
The World
July 03, 2018
The demand for interpreters is on the rise, especially since children have been separated from their parents at the southern border.