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Scientists Discover What Allows Glass Frogs to Become Transparent
A species of glass frogs found in South and Central America has the rare ability to turn on and off its transparent appearance.
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Volcano Begins to Erupt in Eastern El Salvador, Prompting Ashfall Advisory
Authorities in El Salvador are warning residents near the Chaparrastique volcano in the eastern part of the country to be alert as it begins to erupt.
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Lisa Brings Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds After Making Landfall in Belize
Tropical Storm Lisa continued to bring heavy rain and gusty winds Wednesday night after making landfall as a hurricane in Belize.
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Migrant Caravan Sets Out in Southern Mexico
While the caravans have garnered media attention, the migrants traveling in them represent a tiny fraction of the migratory flow that carries people to the U.S. border every day, usually with the help of smugglers.
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Mexico: Help for US on Migrants “Can't Go on Forever”
Mexico’s president has again sidestepped questions about reinstating the U.S. “Remain in Mexico” policy.
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Migrants Find Themselves Stranded Abroad by New US Policy
Karla Leiva finds herself at a migrant shelter near the Guatemala-Mexico border with her 5-year-old daughter Zoe.
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US Is Flying Central Americans to Mexico to Deter Crossings
An official says the Biden administration has begun flying some Central American families deep into Mexico as authorities encounter more families and unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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After Mudslide, Priest Builds a New Town on Narco Land
A Honduran town was hammered by two consecutive hurricanes and then obliterated by a mudslide. That’s when the Rev. Leopoldo Serrano arrived in his Franciscan robes like an answer to the townspeople’s prayers, ready to take charge — and ready, it would turn out, to make a deal with the devil to save the people of La Reina.
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US Publishes List of Corrupt Officials in Central America
The U.S. State Department has named more than 50 current and former officials, including former presidents and active lawmakers, suspected of corruption or undermining democracy in three Central American countries.
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US Ends Strict Trump-Era Asylum Rules for Violence Victims
The U.S. government has put an end to two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum
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Harris to Guatemalans Considering Illegal Migration: ‘Do Not Come'
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday discouraged Guatemalans from immigrating illegally to the U.S. “I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making the trek to the United States-Mexico border: Do not come. Do not come,” Harris said.
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Expelled From US at Night, Migrant Families Weigh Next Steps
In one of Mexico’s most notorious cities for organized crime, migrants are expelled from the United States throughout the night
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Biden Ending Deals With Central America Restricting Asylum
The Biden administration is ending agreements with three Central American nations that were part of an effort to restrict asylum under President Donald Trump
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Punishing Hurricanes to Spur More Central American Migration
Flooded out Honduran and Guatemalan families stranded on rooftops in the most marginalized neighborhoods after the passage of hurricanes Eta and Iota this month have raised fears of a new wave of migration, observers across the region say.
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Judge Orders US to Stop Expelling Children Who Cross Border
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deportations of minors during the coronavirus pandemic
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Hurricane Iota Roars Onto Nicaragua as 2nd Blow in 2 Weeks
Hurricane Iota is tearing across Nicaragua with screeching winds and pounding surf
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Hurricane Iota Makes Landfall in Nicaragua
Hurricane Iota made landfall on Monday night in Nicaragua. Iota is the 30th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season.
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Hurricane Eta Grinds Inland Into Nicaragua; at Least 3 Dead
Hurricane Eta is churning across northeast Nicaragua after making landfall with devastating winds and rains that had already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow
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US Finds Ally in Mexico as Asylum Policy Marks First Year
It’s been a year since the Trump administration adopted a policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. The practice has gone a long way toward making Mexico a key ally in President Donald Trump’s response to a surge of migrant families, most of them from Central America.
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Mexican Guardsmen Break Up Migrant Caravan Along Highway
Eight hundred Central American migrants have been hauled onto to buses by Mexican national guardsmen and immigration agents after crossing into the country early Thursday and walking for hours along a rural highway