/tags/central-america Central America en-US Copyright Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-01/dallas-judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-that-could-keep-central-american-kids-and-parents-apart The Biden administration and other defendants want a lawsuit brought by Texas and other states that could keep Central American children and their parents apart dismissed. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-01/dallas-judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-that-could-keep-central-american-kids-and-parents-apart Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /2019-07-25/trump-administration-considering-travel-ban-on-guatemalans-after-asylum-snub The possible travel ban against Guatemala comes after the Central American nation said it couldn't sign a deal with the Trump administration to force migrants to claim asylum there instead of the U.S. Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:00:00 GMT /2019-07-25/trump-administration-considering-travel-ban-on-guatemalans-after-asylum-snub Franco Ordoñez /news/2019-07-15/trump-moves-to-end-asylum-protections-for-central-americans The Trump administration on Monday moved to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in a major escalation of the president's battle to… Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:04:34 GMT /news/2019-07-15/trump-moves-to-end-asylum-protections-for-central-americans Associated Press /2019-06-14/mexico-is-overwhelmed-by-asylum-claims-as-it-ramps-up-immigration-enforcement Mexico pledged to ramp up immigration enforcement and let asylum-seekers wait on its side of the border. But on its own southern border, migrant detention centers are already overcrowded. Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:11:00 GMT /2019-06-14/mexico-is-overwhelmed-by-asylum-claims-as-it-ramps-up-immigration-enforcement James Fredrick /news/2018-04-27/migrant-caravan-gathers-on-u-s-mexico-border-for-final-push About 170 migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers have arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, joining about nearly 200 others on their final stop… Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:57:32 GMT /news/2018-04-27/migrant-caravan-gathers-on-u-s-mexico-border-for-final-push Associated Press /2017-03-13/in-their-search-for-asylum-central-americans-find-the-u-s-is-closing-its-doors Immigrants and human rights advocates say federal authorities under President Trump are discouraging asylum requests and turning away immigrants fleeing persecution. Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:52:00 GMT /2017-03-13/in-their-search-for-asylum-central-americans-find-the-u-s-is-closing-its-doors John Burnett /texas-news/2014-07-31/after-11-years-apart-mother-and-son-from-honduras-reunite-in-dallas Since last October, more than 57,000 kids from Central America have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Many of these immigrant children are living in North… Fri, 01 Aug 2014 01:25:46 GMT /texas-news/2014-07-31/after-11-years-apart-mother-and-son-from-honduras-reunite-in-dallas Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2014-07-29/salvadoran-girl-shares-her-dangerous-journey-to-north-texas So far, most of the debate over the immigrant children who have crossed the Texas border has been political. On Monday, an event featuring religious and… Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:56:39 GMT /texas-news/2014-07-29/salvadoran-girl-shares-her-dangerous-journey-to-north-texas Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /commentaries/2014-03-28/dangerous-exodus-kids-leave-central-america-for-north-texas-and-they-need-legal-help All week, NPR has reported on life along the U.S.-Mexico border. In his commentary, William Holston focuses on one particular group of immigrants growing… Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:25:00 GMT /commentaries/2014-03-28/dangerous-exodus-kids-leave-central-america-for-north-texas-and-they-need-legal-help William Holston