Guatemala

August 19, 2019

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.

Justice

When the government wrongly deports people, coming back to the US is almost impossible

The World

July 26, 2018

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Guatemala

Growth of Oakland’s Guatemalan community sparks interest in Mam

When the government wrongly deports people, coming back to the US is almost impossible

The government says Border Patrol agents in the Southwest speak Spanish — but many migrants speak Indigenous languages

This mother, already deported, doesn’t know if she’ll ever be reunited with the daughter taken from her at the US border

For this mother and daughter, separated a year ago at the southern border, Trump's ‘zero-tolerance’ policy isn’t new

With smuggling costs skyrocketing, parents balance risk and debt for their children's future

2,800 miles and 26 years later, a new dad looks for his own father in Guatemala

The Californian woman accused of trafficking babies in Guatemala will soon learn her fate

Fairy godmother or child trafficker? An American woman stands trial in Guatemala.

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

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