
A series of reports and multimedia presentations about the transit of migrants from other continents through Latin America en route to the United States.
Links to long-form information produced by journalistic sources
Published by National Public Radio Latino USA on May 27, 2020.
A two-part audio series looks at the impact of the Trump administration’s crackdown on asylum, reporting from Ciudad Juárez and Tapachula.
Publicado por El Faro el 24 de mayo de 2020.
A photo-filled report from the Mexican border city of Matamoros, where thousands of mostly Central American asylum-seekers are stranded by “Remain in Mexico” and the COVID-19 border closure.
Published by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune on May 18, 2020.
Under cover of COVID-19 response, the Trump administration has been moving aggressively to deport unaccompanied children who are already in the system—in addition to those already being expelled at the border.
Published by Politico on May 5, 2020.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ICE continues to transfer migrants across its network of detention centers, spurring concerns in small towns like Natchez, Mississippi and Lumpkin, Georgia.
Published by the Arizona Daily Star on May 4, 2020.
Media and entertainment portrayals of the U.S.-Mexico border as far more dangerous and uncontrolled than they are cause harm to towns in the border region.