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Since President Donald Trump entered office four weeks ago, thousands of migrants have been deported from the US

US deports 135 migrants to Costa Rica

The United States deported 135 migrants of various nationalities, including 65 minors, to Costa Rica yesterday, according to the Costa Rican government.

World • 21 Feb

Hundreds of indigent people had been living on the banks of the river

Ten children among 18 missing after flood in Guatemala

Ten children are among at least 18 people reported missing after a sewage-polluted river swollen by heavy rains swept away precarious homes in the Guatemalan capital, authorities said.

Central America • 25 Sep 23

A man walks trough rubbish and floodwaters at Barrio San Juan in La Lima, Honduras, today

Storm unleashes torrential flooding in Central America

Storm Iota unleashed torrential flooding in Central America today, causing swollen rivers to burst their banks as it flipped roofs onto the streets, and downed electricity poles and trees, killing at least two people in the region.

World • 17 Nov 20

A collapsed road in Honduras following Storm Eta

Over 100 feared dead as Storm Eta lashes Guatemala

The death toll from Storm Eta in Central America soared on Friday after the Guatemalan military reached a remote mountainous village where torrential rains had triggered devastating mudslides, killing about 100 people.

World • 06 Nov 20

Migrants mostly from Honduras cross the Suichate River on the Guatemala, Mexico border

Mexican border troops push back '2020 Caravan'

Hundreds of Central Americans from a new migrant caravan tried to cross into Mexico at the river that divides the country from Guatemala, but National Guardsmen fired tear gas to force them back.

World • 21 Jan 20

US authorities arrest migrants after crossing the Bravo river in Ciudad Juarez at the border between Mexico and USA

US Supreme Court permits Trump's asylum restrictions

The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US border.

World • 12 Sep 19

Migrants from Central America held at a border crossing in El Paso

Trump cuts aid to Central American countries

US President Donald Trump has directed the State Department to end foreign assistance programmes to three Central American countries.

News • 31 Mar 19

US troops set up barbed wire at the San Ysidro entry point on the border

Trump threatens migrants with US-Mexico border closure

US President Donald Trump has threatened to close the entire US-Mexico border if disorder erupts involving thousands of migrants trying to enter the United States.

US • 23 Nov 18

Groups of migrants have been gathering on the beach at the border fence that separates Mexico from California

Tension as hundreds of migrants reach US border

Hundreds of migrants have reached the US-Mexico border today, their numbers swelling as the main body of a much larger caravan of Central Americans followed behind them at an accelerated pace through Mexico.

US • 14 Nov 18

Migrants travelling in groups through Central America on the way to the US border

US lays barbed wire as migrant caravan approaches

Hundreds of Central American migrants planning to seek asylum in the United States moved toward the country's border with Mexico on Tuesday as US military reinforced security measures, laying barbed wire and erecting barricades.

US • 14 Nov 18

Separated migrant families are often held are in cages, such as this one in Texas

Why is the US separating immigrant families?

President Donald Trump has said that the US would not become a "migrant camp" as his administration faced a backlash for its practice of separating the children of illegal immigrants from their parents.

World • 19 Jun 18

Members of the migrant 'caravan' rest while heading across Mexico towards the US border

Mexico rejects accusation it fosters illegal migration

Mexico has rejected a claim by US President Donald Trump that it fosters illegal migration.

Mexico • 03 Apr 18

A bridge over a high river due to hard rains in Sabanilla area in Alajuelita, Costa Rica

Tropical storm Nate kills 22 in Central America

Tropical storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Central America as it pummelled the region with heavy rain while heading for the US Gulf Coast where it could strike as a hurricane this weekend.

News • 06 Oct 17

Smurfit Kappa's Americas business stretches across twelve countries

Smurfit Kappa to acquire Central American firm

Smurfit Kappa has agreed to acquire Grupo CYBSA, which has operations in El Salvador and Costa Rica.

Business • 09 Mar 15

The US has appealed to families in Central America not to send their children alone

US aims to deal with 90% rise in illegal crossings

US President Barack Obama has asked the US Congress for emergency funding and extra legal authorities to deal with the surge of people crossing illegally into the United States from Central America.

News • 30 Jun 14

President Michael D Higgins was speaking on the last day of his trip to Central America

Higgins praises Casement's human rights work

President Michael D Higgins has lauded Roger Casement as one of the earliest human rights campaigners.

News • 29 Oct 13

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