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Guatemala's newly elected president faces legal challenges
Guatemala is facing political turmoil following legal challenges posed to the country's president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo. On Thursday, prosecutors moved to remove him and his party members of their immunity for allegedly making social media posts encouraging students to take over a university last year. Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joined The World to talk about why and how this political development has unfolded and what it means for the country.
Victims of Guatemalan military seek justice for war crimes
El Salvador imprisons dozens of foreign visitors in crackdown on crime
Guatemalans commemorate Holy Week with colorful street carpets
For immigrants fleeing gender-based violence, it’s a long road to asylum in the US
Thousands of people are pursuing protection from gender-based violence in a US asylum system that was gutted during the presidency of Donald Trump and has been only partially restored by President Joe Biden. Deisy Ramírez was one of them, trying to escape an abusive, forced marriage in Guatemala.
Mexico expels Central American migrants to rural Guatemala
Mexico is forcing hundreds of migrants to the small border outpost of El Ceibo, Guatemala. Many are would-be asylum-seekers in the US.
Scientists turn to the ancient Mayans for lessons on sustainability
Lisa Lucero, an anthropology professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and an expert on Mayan civilization, discussed her findings with The World's host Marco Werman.
Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
Global operation by Australia and the American FBI leads to the arrest of more than 800 suspected criminals. And the Nigerian government bans Twitter after the platform deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. Also, a man in a pickup truck rams into a Muslim immigrant family in Canada on the street, killing four people.
Addressing migration requires long-term commitment, says analyst on Harris visit to Guatemala
About $13 billion are squandered as a result of corruption in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, says Adriana Beltran, an analyst with The Washington Office on Latin America.
Hurricane season arrives early this year. Are authorities prepared?
Emergency management specialists are bracing for an early — and intense — hurricane season.
For pregnant women, getting the COVID-19 jab is a challenging choice
Information on vaccines for pregnant women differs, depending on the country. Making the choice to get the shot while pregnant can get complicated, explains Valerie Fernández, who faced the decision herself in Arizona.
Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy
Global capacity for geothermal energy has nearly doubled over the past two decades.
Homeland Security chief defends US handling of migrant increase at border
Faced with a rising number of migrants at the southwest border and criticism from all sides, the Biden administration's head of Homeland Security insisted Tuesday that the situation is under control as he defended a policy of allowing children crossing by themselves to remain in the country.
This Honduran lawyer reunites families separated at the US-Mexico border. It involves difficult road trips — and detective work.
So far, much of the burden of finding families has been on nonprofits and lawyers like Dora Melara, who often start with very little information and have to rely on the kindness of strangers to track people down.