Tim Rogers

A woman sells banana leaves at a market in Managua, Nicaragua.

Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua

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Over the past year, the US Border Patrol has apprehended tens of thousands of Central American children crossing the US-Mexico border alone. So why are kids from Nicaragua, the region’s poorest country, staying at home?

Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Canal

Nicaraguan Canal