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Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the U.S., even after migrant relatives' horrific deaths

On Latin American trip, NYC mayor seeks perspective from Catholics working with migrants

BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) -- As New York City Mayor Eric Adams finalized his Latin American trip Oct. 8, Catholics in the region noted it started with an Oct. 5 visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, a shrine to the patroness of the Americas and the source of inspiration

Can a reform-minded president-elect change Guatemala's political culture of corruption?

Bernardo Arévalo campaigned on an anti-graft agenda in a contest that many in Guatemala had assumed was rigged from the start against insurgent candidacies.

Countries move to close dangerous Darién Gap migration route

Deal with Colombia and Panama aims to halt refugees crossing the lawless jungle region, but some say dangers will increase

Haitians head to Mexico-US border; church seeks humanitarian help

A Mexican border diocese has issued an urgent appeal for assistance as hundreds of Haitian migrants arrive in the oft-violent city of Nuevo La...

Haitians Head to Mexico-U.S. Border; Church Seeks Humanitarian Help

Haitians head to Mexico-U.S. border; church seeks humanitarian help

The Mexican border Diocese of Nuevo Laredo has issued an urgent appeal for assistance as hundreds of Haitian migrants arrive in the city, hoping to apply for asylum in the United States.

Haitians head to Mexico-U.S. border; church seeks humanitarian help

Shelter helps migrants expelled from US via Mexico to Guatemalan jungle

Mexican asylum-seekers hope for better days under Biden

Mexican asylum-seekers hope for better days under Biden David Agren Published February 28, 2021 Bookmark Liesky Gomez fled Cuba, wound his way north through Central America and Mexico and tried to apply for asylum in the United States – only to be sent back to a Mexican border city controlled by drug cartels. Penniless, he worked odd jobs to make ends meet. He invested his savings into a BBQ, which he used to cook pizzas to be sold on the streets of Reynosa opposite the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. He eventually opened up “Pizza Cubana” in an abandoned A-frame building. It achieved some attention and sales – until the pandemic hit.