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A group of migrants cross a shallow river and met with border agents in green uniforms.

Some Salvadoran migrants look to other nations for refuge as US tightens border

Immigration

For some Salvadorans, the promise of the “American Dream” has been tainted by coordinated deterrence efforts from Mexico and the United States. They’re looking to places like Costa Rica for refuge — for now.

Graffiti of the letters "MS", which stand for the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, photographed in San Salvador on April 22, 2014. Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Calle 18 are rival gangs that started in Los Angeles but now have a heavy presence in El Salvador.

Gang violence awaits a teen from El Salvador after his failed attempts to reach the US

Conflict
TK

‘You send your children away because, like human beings everywhere, you want them to have a decent life’

Business, Economics and Jobs

El Salvador struggles to reduce gang violence while mother looks for kidnapped son

El Salvador Claims Violence Decline, Mother Still Looks for Kidnapped Son

Global Politics
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After War, El Salvador Confronts Ravaged Environment

Bob Carty reports from San Salvador on the environmental impact of El Salvador’s 12-year civil war. The two sides have just signed a ceasefire, and the fate of the country’s environment could be a key factor in forging a lasting peace.

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