A pro-government caravan drives through Diriamba, Nicaragua, in support of President Daniel Ortega and his Sandinista National Liberation Front or FSLN. Paramilitaries are accused of leading a violent crackdown against protestors critical of Ortega’s government. The violence has killed more than 400 people in the past three months.
About 600 people have been captured by armed groups and have gone missing, according to one human rights group.
Two students were killed and at least 10 were injured before top Catholic clergy were able to negotiate their release.
A medical student was shot during a standoff between pro-government militias and university students in Managua, Nicaragua on July 13.
The Trump administration could provide Mexico with money to absorb asylum seekers.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador won in a landslide. Some worry he will clash with Trump.
López Obrador pushes for amnesty and poverty programs to solve the crisis of violence.
Arnovis Guidos Portillo last saw his 6-year-old daughter on May 26, when he asked for asylum in Texas.
Many factors, including the prospect of reuniting with family members, spur migrants to try to reach the United States.
Ana Gloria Henríquez says her granddaughter is a happy girl who loves Disney, her pet dog and the beach. Now the child is at a shelter after being separated from her mother following a border crossing.