In El Salvador, a family waits for answers

Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, a recent immigrant from El Salvador, was living in East Boston when she went missing on November 26, 2022. It took Boston Police over 6 weeks to announce her disappearance on January 12, 2023 ––  a huge delay for a missing persons case. Almost a year later, she has yet to be found.

Marcela Garcia is a columnist at The Boston Globe and one of few members of the media following her story closely. While the search for answers drags on, Marcela visited Reina Carolina’s hometown in El Salvador to learn more about her and what her life was like before she made the move to Boston. Marcela joins The Common to share what she found.