Central America Archives

A pilgrim carries a Panamanian flag as he walks through the streets of Panama City during World Youth Day on January 24th, 2019.

Pope Francis Addresses Immigration Issues During World Youth Day in Panama (in Photos)

The Catholic Church's youth rally has drawn 200,000 pilgrims from around the world to Panama City.

Viewfinder: A New Migrant Caravan Travels to the Border

Members of a caravan of Central American migrants walk along a highway on their way toward the United States on January 20th, 2019, in Huixtla, Mexico.

Pacific Standard Staff

Central American migrants, taking part in a caravan heading to the U.S., queue to receive a meal at a temporary shelter in Irapuato, Guanajuato state, Mexico.

Social Justice

As the Migrant Caravan Moves North, Dangers Remain Close at Hand

Earlier this month, two trucks from the caravan disappeared in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

Luis Gómez Romero

Field Notes: Outside a Soup Kitchen for Central American Immigrants

Hermosillo, Mexico: Central American immigrants walk to a soup kitchen for some much-needed sustenance after traveling by Mexican freight train—known among the caravaners as "the beast."

Pacific Standard Staff

Asylum seekers turn themselves in to a U.S. Border Patrol agent after crossing from Mexico into the United States on November 7th, 2018, in Mission, Texas.

Civil Rights Groups Immediately Sue as Trump Tries to Block Asylum Seekers

Multiple civil rights groups sued the administration on Friday, arguing that a new executive policy violates both United States and international law.

Jack Herrera

Salvadorean migrants heading in a caravan to the U.S., cross the Suchiate River to Mexico.

Social Justice

Migrants From Central America Face a Long Road to Asylum

As the caravan of migrants heads north, one case demonstrates how difficult attaining asylum can be for people who face violence and even certain death if they return home.

Maya Srikrishnan

Asylum seekers gather at El Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on August 10th, 2018, as they look for an appointment to present their asylum request before the United States authorities.

What Asylum Means for the U.S. and the Central American Migrants Who Want It

Anyone who enters the U.S. has a right to claim asylum, but the process isn't easy.

Emma Sarappo

Viewfinder: Hondurans Head North to the U.S.

Migrants carry the flag of Honduras while on a caravan of immigrants en route to the Mexican border on October 18th, 2018, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Pacific Standard Staff