Emily Green
Emily Green is a journalist in Mexico City. Before moving to Mexico, Green reported on local politics for The San Francisco Chronicle. She has also reported internationally from the Philippines on the harassment and death threats faced by local journalists.
Emily Green is a journalist in Mexico City. Before moving to Mexico, Green reported on local politics for The San Francisco Chronicle. She has also reported internationally from the Philippines on the harassment and death threats faced by local journalists.
As the coronavirus drags on, Mexico's food prices soar
The trend of rising food costs is playing out across the world because of a combination of disrupted supply chains, natural harvest cycles, plummeting currencies and limits on key exports. Experts worry that the longer the coronavirus crisis lasts, the bigger the food problem will grow.
US and Mexico are blocking kids from asking for asylum because of coronavirus
Some countries are banning alcohol sales in their lockdowns — leading shoppers to panic-buy
Experts concerned Mexico not taking enough COVID-19 precautions
Women in Mexico take to the streets to protest femicide
Women's shelters in Mexico struggle to survive amid rise in femicides
The country has seen a rise in reported femicides and violence against women. Despite the president's promises to address the violence, his administration has cut programs aimed at helping women and girls.
Airbnb hosts try to navigate coronavirus challenges
Some sharing platform companies, like Airbnb, Lyft and Uber, are urging users and hosts to take cautionary measures to avoid the virus and its spread. But that has left a lot of open questions, and the platforms’ users are increasingly navigating a complex, public health crisis on their own.
Guatemala shut down its anti-corruption commission. Now its people worry about impunity.
President Jimmy Morales, who is under investigation, shut down Guatemala's popular anti-corruption commission. Now the country is embroiled in a battle over its legacy.
Five years after 43 students disappeared in Mexico, their case remains a grim, unsolved mystery
Five years on, relatives of the 43 missing students in Mexico continue to press for answers, and justice in the case, but to no avail.
Migration to US is a family ‘duty’ for many Guatemalans
Guatemala faces pressure from Washington to stop its citizens from migrating north to the US. But complying with American demands may be nearly impossible for a country where so many people rely on US remittances.
Mexico's goodwill wanes as more migrants arrive
Facing political and economic pressure from the US, Mexico has seen a shift in public attitude toward migrants: Rising resentment is replacing tolerance in a country that is both deeply religious and has a long history of sending its own citizens to the US.
In El Salvador, climate change means less coffee, and more migrants
In El Salvador, erratic weather is taking a big toll, agricultural experts say, compounding the challenges for coffee farmers at a critical moment.
As Trump knocks Mexico on immigration, López Obrador keeps quiet
López Obrador’s demure response to Trump might surprise some who followed Mexico’s presidential election last year.
Why are so many migrant families arriving at the southern US border?
The number of migrant families is unprecedented, and it seems like a paradox at a time when the Trump administration has focused on deterrence. So why are they arriving all at once?
As hundreds more asylum-seekers are sent back to Mexico, rights groups say US policy is illegal
As of Feb. 21, Mexico had accepted 112 Central American asylum-seekers from the US, including 25 minors, according to Tonatiuh Guillén, head of Mexico’s immigration agency.