Deported to death: The tragic journey of a Salvadoran immigrant

Deported by the US, Giovanni Miranda plunged into a circle of violence that traps countless Central American migrants

Topics:
El Salvador
Gangs
U.S.

Desert Hawks: Paramilitary veterans groups stake out US-Mexico borderlands

Veterans in a paramilitary group called the Arizona Border Recon patrol the US-Mexico borderlands in their free time

Topics:
U.S.
Immigration
Customs and Border Protection

A homecoming racked with guilt and shame for Guatemalan migrant children

For the 10 percent of young people who are returned from the US, failure weighs heavily, and the safety net is thin

Topics:
Immigration
Guatemala
Children

Into the arms of the cartels: Deported Mexicans sent to city ruled by fear

Border crossers increasingly returned to dangerous cities where they’™re easy prey for ruthless criminal organizations

Topics:
Immigration
U.S.
Mexico

Fleeing violence, finding detention: One family's year in US lock-up

Far from the European refugee crisis, Central Americans with asylum claims detained in for-profit facilities

Topics:
U.S.
Law & Justice
Immigration

Immigration judges make life-altering decisions in overbooked courts

The surge of Central American migrants has swelled the immigration court system, pressuring judges and defendants alike

Topics:
U.S.
Immigration
Law & Justice

How US immigration officers use dubious identity papers to deport people

Under pressure to speed deportations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement relies on documents of questionable validity

Topics:
U.S.
Immigration
Cameroon

New York cracks down on businesses that defraud immigrants

Shoddy immigration service providers waste victims' time and money, and sometimes cause deportation

Topics:
Immigration
Small business
New York

Families split by immigration status hope executive action brings unity

The Bernals, whose mother is in deportation proceedings, are one of 9 million mixed-status families in the US

Topics:
Immigration
Latino
Arizona

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