Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights
1 week ago

Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Franco Caraballo called his wife Friday night, crying and panicked. “The lack of a criminal record does not indicate they pose a limited threat,” said a sworn declaration in the filing, adding that along with their suspected gang membership “the lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose.” This undated photo provided by Johanny Sanchez shows Sanchez, left, and her husband Franco Caraballo, who was sent over the weekend to El Salvador accused by the Trump administration of belonging to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. This undated photo provided by Johanny Sanchez shows Sanchez, left, and her husband Franco Caraballo, who was sent over the weekend to El Salvador accused by the Trump administration of belonging to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit ICE regional supervisor Robert Cerna said in an affidavit that agents did not rely on “tattoos alone” to identify potential members. The U.S. deportations exacerbate Venezuela’s immigration crisis by turning “migrants into geopolitical pawns,” said Oscar Murillo, head of the Venezuelan human rights group Provea.

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Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal status
8 hours, 18 minutes ago

Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal status

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The U.S. government used an 18th-century wartime law to deport more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants earlier this month to El Salvador, where they were immediately transferred to the country’s maximum-security gang prison. And while a federal judge in Washington tries to determine whether the U.S. government defied his order to return the migrants while they …

Venezuela receives hundreds of deported migrants from US after flights restart
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1 day, 8 hours ago

Venezuela receives hundreds of deported migrants from US after flights restart

Hindustan Times  

CARACAS, - A group of 199 Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrived on Monday after the two countries reached an agreement to restart flights, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said. Venezuela receives hundreds of deported migrants from US after flights restart A diplomatic spat last week inflamed already tense relations as the United States accused Venezuela of refusing …

Venezuela says it will start accepting repatriation flights from the U.S. again
2 days, 22 hours ago

Venezuela says it will start accepting repatriation flights from the U.S. again

NPR  

Venezuela says it will start accepting repatriation flights from the U.S. again toggle caption Javier Campos/Getty Images Venezuela has announced that it will resume accepting flights of its citizens who are deported by U.S. immigration authorities. Jorge Rodríguez, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, said on Saturday in a post on social media that the repatriation flights would begin again …

Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights
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4 days, 22 hours ago

Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights

LA Times  

Then-candidate Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico in Sierra Vista, Ariz., in August. A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador vowed Friday to “get to the bottom” of whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg …

What we know about the Venezuelan nationals detained and transported to an El Salvador prison
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4 days, 22 hours ago

What we know about the Venezuelan nationals detained and transported to an El Salvador prison

LA Times  

In this photo provided by El Salvador’s presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16. According to various media reports, several family members of those detained learned of their loved one’s fate only after identifying them in a video …

Venezuela continues to accept deportation flights from Mexico
4 days, 22 hours ago

Venezuela continues to accept deportation flights from Mexico

NPR  

Venezuela continues to accept deportation flights from Mexico Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants were flown home from Mexico on Thursday. LEILA FADEL, HOST: A federal judge says government lawyers gave a, quote, "woefully insufficient" response to his demands for more details after the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelans to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, despite the judge's order …

Trump Administration Continues To Defy Federal Judge
1 week ago

Trump Administration Continues To Defy Federal Judge

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In a court filing a day after a federal judge demanded more information on over 250 people who were expelled from the United States to a Salvadoran prison under an extreme wartime power, the Trump administration continued to stonewall, insisting the judge had no right to request it. The filing on Tuesday claimed that the judge’s verbal …

Judge asks if Trump ignored order to turn around Venezuelan deportation flights
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1 week ago

Judge asks if Trump ignored order to turn around Venezuelan deportation flights

Hindustan Times  

A federal judge on Monday questioned whether the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador, a possible violation of the decision he'd issued minutes before. “I will memorialize this in a written order since apparently my oral orders don’t seem to carry much weight,” Boasberg said. El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, on Sunday …

Group seeks answers on deportation of Venezuelans despite court order
1 week, 1 day ago

Group seeks answers on deportation of Venezuelans despite court order

Hindustan Times  

* Group seeks answers on deportation of Venezuelans despite court order ACLU seeks clarification on Venezuelan deportations despite court order * Judge Boasberg blocked deportation under Alien Enemies Act * Trump administration defends deportations, citing international airspace WASHINGTON, - Civil rights groups on Monday sought "immediate clarification" from the Trump administration about weekend flights deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members from …

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist TdA aliens …

US deports over 200 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador despite court ban
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1 week, 2 days ago

US deports over 200 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador despite court ban

Al Jazeera  

The United States has flown more than 200 immigrants, alleged members of a Venezuelan gang, to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has said, after his US counterpart Donald Trump controversially invoked wartime legislation to expel them. Bukele said the US would “pay a very low fee” for El Salvador’s custody of the men, but neither he nor …

Trump defies court, sends hundreds of migrants to El Salvador
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump defies court, sends hundreds of migrants to El Salvador

India Today  

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge’s order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who negotiated an earlier deal with Bukele to house migrants, posted on the site: “We sent over 250 alien enemy members of …

US prepares to deport about 300 alleged gang members to El Salvador
1 week, 3 days ago

US prepares to deport about 300 alleged gang members to El Salvador

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration will pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison for one year about 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, in one of the first instances of the Central American country taking migrants from the United States. ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt said two flights Saturday may have carried people deported under Trump’s …

The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it’s a U.S. immigration detention facility. Making deals across Latin America In its first month, the Trump administration has reached deals with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama to act as stopovers or destinations for migrants expelled from the U.S. “The idea is to scare them.” Now …

The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Venezuelan migrants handed over …

US deports 177 Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo Bay
1 month ago

US deports 177 Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo Bay

Al Jazeera  

President Maduro said the handover was a ‘direct request’ from his government to the US and added that his countrymen were ‘rescued’. However, The Associated Press reported, quoting Thomas Cartwright of Witness at the Border, an advocacy group that tracks deportation flights, that more immigrant transfer flights arrived in Guantanamo Bay on Thursday. The deportation took place after the American …

One month in, mixed results in Trump's immigration crackdown
1 month ago

One month in, mixed results in Trump's immigration crackdown

NPR  

One month in, mixed results in Trump's immigration crackdown The White House is touting the first month of its immigration crackdown as a big success. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: The White House is touting the first month of its immigration crackdown as a big success, but there are still big questions about whether the reality on the ground matches the Trump …

More than 170 Venezuelan migrants deported to Guantanamo arrive home
1 month ago

More than 170 Venezuelan migrants deported to Guantanamo arrive home

CNN  

CNN — A plane carrying 177 Venezuelan migrants, who were held in Guantanamo Bay after being deported from the US, arrived in Venezuela on Thursday, nearly emptying the naval base of the migrants sent there after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Hundreds of migrants were sent to Guantanamo Bay as part of Trump’s sweeping crackdown on migration, but they have since …

More than 170 migrants held at Guantánamo flown back to Venezuela
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1 month ago

More than 170 migrants held at Guantánamo flown back to Venezuela

NPR  

More than 170 migrants held at Guantánamo flown back to Venezuela Nearly all the migrants held at Guantánamo — 177 Venezuelans — have been flown back to Venezuela. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a clearer picture this morning of how the Trump administration is using the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. And I should say, Steve, NPR didn't …

Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants are flown home from Guantanamo Bay, with a layover in Honduras
1 month ago

Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants are flown home from Guantanamo Bay, with a layover in Honduras

LA Times  

Nearly 200 Venezuelan immigrants to the U.S. were returned to their home country after being detained at Guantanamo Bay in a flurry of flights that forged an unprecedented pathway for U.S. deportations. The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said it had “requested the repatriation of a group” of Venezuelans “who were unjustly taken” to the U.S. naval base at …

Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants are flown home from Guantanamo Bay, with a layover in Honduras
1 month ago

Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants are flown home from Guantanamo Bay, with a layover in Honduras

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Nearly 200 Venezuelan immigrants to the U.S. were returned to their home country after being detained at Guantanamo Bay, in a flurry of flights that forged an unprecedented pathway for U.S. deportations. In a court filing Thursday, federal immigration and military authorities said that “Venezuela has historically resisted accepting repatriation of its citizens but has recently begun …

US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay
1 month, 1 week ago

US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay

Hindustan Times  

Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were deported this week on direct flights to Venezuela, according to court documents published Friday. This week, three immigrants were deported on direct flights to Venezuela after successfully obtaining a restraining order against the federal government to prevent …

US shifts deportation route to Venezuela after judge blocks Guantanamo Bay transfer
1 month, 1 week ago

US shifts deportation route to Venezuela after judge blocks Guantanamo Bay transfer

Firstpost  

Lawyers for the deported men said that the US government had falsely accused them of gang connection, which might put them in danger Three immigrants who obtained a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transportation to Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay Naval Base were deported this week on direct flights to Venezuela, according to court records released Friday. The three …

US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay
1 month, 1 week ago

US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were deported this week on direct flights to Venezuela, according to court documents published Friday. The three men were deported Monday, the day after a federal judge approved a temporary order blocking a possible …

U.S. deports immigrants to Venezuela after Guantanamo transfer is blocked
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1 month, 1 week ago

U.S. deports immigrants to Venezuela after Guantanamo transfer is blocked

LA Times  

Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were deported this week on direct flights to Venezuela, according to court documents published Friday. The three men were deported Monday, the day after a federal judge approved a temporary order blocking a possible transfer to Guantanamo Bay. …

Venezuela sends planes to fetch undocumented migrants from US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela sends planes to fetch undocumented migrants from US

New Indian Express  

Maiquetía: Venezuela sent two planes to bring nearly 200 undocumented migrants back from the United States, saying it hoped for a "new beginning" in ties with Washington, which does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate president. Some of the deported included individuals with suspected ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, officials said, although Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said …

Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relations
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relations

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — Two Venezuelan planes returned home Monday with about 190 Venezuelans deported from the United States, signaling a possible thaw in relations between two longtime diplomatic adversaries and a victory for President Donald Trump in his efforts to get more countries to take their people back. “This is the world we want, a world of peace, understanding, dialogue …

First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the US

Deccan Chronicle  

The first U.S. military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, according to a U.S. official. It was the first step in an expected surge in the number of migrants sent to the U.S. naval base, which for decades was primarily used to detain foreigners associated with the Sept. 11, 2001, …

Guatemala to increase deportation flights from US carrying migrants from other countries
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Guatemala to increase deportation flights from US carrying migrants from other countries

CNN  

CNN — Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Foreign nationals who arrive in Guatemala through deportation flights will be repatriated to their home countries, Arévalo said, adding that the US …

7,300 deported in first week of Trump 2.0, emplaned migrants say ‘we are not criminals’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

7,300 deported in first week of Trump 2.0, emplaned migrants say ‘we are not criminals’

Firstpost  

Recipient nations are unhappy with how their citizens were sent back home. The Brazilian government has demanded an ’explanation’ from the US government after seeing its people deboarding military planes in handcuffs Over 7,300 immigrants in the US were sent back home in handcuffs and shackles after the Department of Homeland Security began its mass deportation drive on President Donald …

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington GUATEMALA CITY — Margarita Raymundo walked down the ramp of the U.S. Air Force cargo jet and onto the tarmac of Guatemala City’s airport, barely three days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent had apprehended her, along with three other migrants. The presence of U.S. military planes landing in …

Deportation flights from the U.S. to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deportation flights from the U.S. to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat

The Hindu  

Colombian migrants returning home on Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro initially refused to accept two U.S. military planes with migrants, prompting Mr. Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on Colombian …

Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro initially refused to accept two U.S. military planes with migrants, prompting Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on …

US deportation flights land in Colombia after Trump-Petro row
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US deportation flights land in Colombia after Trump-Petro row

Al Jazeera  

Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomes ‘free and dignified’ deportees, stressing that migrants are not criminals. “The well-being of our fellow citizens and the guarantee of their rights is a priority of the Colombian government,” Colombia’s Foreign Ministry said in a social media post on Tuesday. The spat began on Sunday when Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused to authorise two deportation …

Just the beginning: Trump sanctions Colombia for refusing deportation flights
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Just the beginning: Trump sanctions Colombia for refusing deportation flights

India Today  

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would impose retaliatory measures on Colombia including tariffs, sanctions and travel bans after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of Trump's immigration crackdown. Colombia's refusal to accept the flights is the second case of a Latin American nation refusing U.S. military deportation …

White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
1 month, 3 weeks ago

White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington BOGOTA, Colombia — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner. Earlier, the U.S. president had ordered visa …

Donald Trump plans asylum deal with El Salvador to deport migrants as Mexico and Colombia refuse flights
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump plans asylum deal with El Salvador to deport migrants as Mexico and Colombia refuse flights

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump is running into early roadblocks with his plans for mass deportation of illegal immigrants and is hoping that El Salvador is his saving grace. Colombia turned away two U.S. military aircraft that were full of the country's residents who fled to the U.S. and are now being deported by the orders of President Trump, a U.S. official told …

US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
1 year, 5 months ago

US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board

Associated Press  

MAIQUETIA, Venezuela — Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with a first plane of more than a hundred migrants landing back in their economically troubled country under the Biden administration’s latest attempts to deal with swelling numbers of asylum-seekers. This is the first time in years that U.S. immigration authorities are deporting people to the South American …

Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights
1 year, 5 months ago

Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights

Associated Press  

LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama — At the edge of Panama’s Darien jungle Friday, Venezuelans made up the majority of migrants waiting for buses to speed them across the country to Costa Rica, where they planned to continue moving north. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for border and immigration policy said Friday that it is already repatriating people to …

Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights
1 year, 5 months ago

Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When she heard about the U.S. government’s plan to …

Chile launches push to find people disappeared in Pinochet era
1 year, 6 months ago

Chile launches push to find people disappeared in Pinochet era

Al Jazeera  

National Search Plan aims to locate remains of people who were forcibly disappeared during post-coup authoritarian rule. As Chile approaches the 50th anniversary of its 1973 coup, the country’s government has launched an initiative to search for people who disappeared during the authoritarian rule of General Augusto Pinochet. Reporting from Chile’s capital Santiago, Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman said successive Chilean …

Fifty migrants kidnapped from Mexican bus
1 year, 10 months ago

Fifty migrants kidnapped from Mexican bus

The Hindu  

Mexican security forces are searching for about 50 migrants who were kidnapped from a commercial bus, authorities said Wednesday. The kidnapping took place in the central state of San Luis Potosi, the Attorney General’s Office there said. The bus, whose two drivers were also missing, was discovered further north in the border state of Nuevo Leon on Tuesday, it added, …

Migrants stranded on Chile-Peru border repatriated to Venezuela
1 year, 10 months ago

Migrants stranded on Chile-Peru border repatriated to Venezuela

The Hindu  

Chile's government said that 115 Venezuelan migrants who had been stranded on the border with Peru were repatriated to Venezuela on a humanitarian flight Sunday. "It was 12 days of sleeping in the desert, with cold, a lot of sun during the day and the children got burned and ill." Yuri Gil, a 38-year-old stylist, said that several people weren't …

Over 2,000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico last year
1 year, 10 months ago

Over 2,000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico last year

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government said Friday over 2,000 migrants were kidnapped by smuggling gangs and drug cartels last year, as authorities mounted a successful search for 10 Colombians abducted in northern Mexico this week. Mexico’s national immigration agency said authorities had freed 2,115 migrants of all nationalities kidnapped by gangs in 2022. Prosecutors in the northern border state of …

Mexico deports Central Americans after being flown in by US
3 years, 7 months ago

Mexico deports Central Americans after being flown in by US

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Central American migrants being expelled by the United States and flown deep into Mexico for deportation to their homelands drew concerns from U.N. agencies Wednesday about the treatment of vulnerable migrants needing humanitarian protection. Daniel Berlin, deputy director of the nongovernmental organization Asylum Access, said that his organization is the largest legal services provider for asylum-seekers in …

US deported Venezuelans through third country despite risks
4 years, 5 months ago

US deported Venezuelans through third country despite risks

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Trump administration stealthily deported an unknown number of Venezuelans …

Mass Deportations Only Fuel A Cycle Of Violence And Migration
6 years, 9 months ago

Mass Deportations Only Fuel A Cycle Of Violence And Migration

Huff Post  

Women and their children walk on the tarmac at the Ramon Villeda international airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, after being deported from the U.S. on July 14, 2014. “Most deportees will struggle to make a living without interacting with organized crime, which owes its prevalence in Central America partly to previous waves of U.S. deportations.” After that, deportees must …

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