Dispatches From Central America
Stories from Honduras and El Salvador in the shadow of U.S. immigration policy in August 2018.
Boston-Based Group Seeks To Assist Migrants In Tijuana
A group of Boston-based volunteers have traveled to Tijuana to offer legal advice to some seeking asylum in the U.S. WBUR's Shannon Dooling has joined them to report on their...
What A Boston Student's Deportation Reveals About School Police And Gang Intelligence
His story offers some insight into how observations of a seemingly mundane high school argument can have a profound impact when placed in the hands of federal immigration officials.
'They Immediately See Gangs': From El Salvador To Boston, Helping Young People Shake Stigma And Feel Safe
For two organizations working thousands of miles apart, that is their shared goal: to show young people a vision of their futures beyond the gangs.
After Being Separated At U.S.-Mexico Border, One Family Is Reunited In Honduras
Apart for nearly five months, a father and his young son are reunited in Honduras. The father was deported in May while his six-year-old boy was held in federal immigration...
From Mass. To El Salvador, Families Are Bracing For The End Of TPS
A baker in San Vicente, El Salvador, worries her daughter living in the U.S. will become a target for gangs if she is deported back to her home country when...
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Qué Les Espera A Los Salvadoreños Deportados Dentro De 'La Chacra'
Más de 6,000 salvadoreños que viven en Massachusetts con la condición de inmigración temporal se enfrentan a una posible deportación de los EE. UU. el próximo año. Esto es lo...
What's Waiting For Deported Salvadorans Inside 'La Chacra'
More than 6,000 Salvadorans living in Massachusetts with temporary immigration status face potential deportation next year from the U.S. Here's what it's like for those who are sent back to...
Photos: Rep. McGovern Meets With El Salvadoran President
WBUR photographer Jesse Costa and reporter Shannon Dooling are reporting from San Salvador as a delegation of Massachusetts politicians and immigration advocates travel to Honduras and El Salvador.
Desesperados por reunirse con sus hijos, los padres ponen su esperanza en una extraña
Para los padres migrantes todavía separados de sus hijos, en la frontera de los EE. UU., la espera y la incertidumbre pueden ser insoportables.
Desperate To Be Reunited With Their Children, Parents Place Their Hope In A Stranger
For migrant parents still separated from their children at the U.S. border, the waiting and uncertainty can be unbearable.
Deported Back To Their Country, Salvadorans Are Greeted With Two Pupusas And A Juice
WBUR’s Shannon Dooling and photographer Jesse Costa are reporting from Honduras and El Salvador this week. Follow along here.
Photos: In Honduras, Getting A Sense Of The Impact Of U.S. Immigration Policies
WBUR photographer Jesse Costa and reporter Shannon Dooling are reporting from Honduras as a delegation of Massachusetts politicians and immigration advocates travel to Honduras and El Salvador.
Razón Por La Que Los Políticos De Massachusetts Viajarán A Centroamérica
El congresista Jim McGovern y el Fiscal de Somerville, Joseph Curtatone, irán a Honduras y El Salvador esta semana.
Why Mass. Politicians Are Traveling To Central America
Congressman Jim McGovern and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone will be in Honduras and El Salvador this week.