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The Central American crisis began in the late 1970s, when major civil wars and communist revolutions erupted in various countries in Central America, causing it to become the world's most volatile region in terms of socioeconomic change. In particular, the United States feared that victories by communist forces would cause South America to ...
Dec 19, 2018 · Central America’s inequality and violence, in which the US has long played a role, is driving people to leave their homes. Photograph: Carlos García Rawlins/Reuters. Sometimes it has been a...
- Julian Borger
Oct 10, 2023 · Central America Displacement Crisis Explained. Gang violence, extortion, persecution, poverty and food insecurity continue to force hundreds of thousands of people from Central America to flee their homes in search of safety.
Jul 13, 2023 · Updated. Last updated July 13, 2023 2:55 pm (EST) Summary. Millions of people have left the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in recent years, with many fleeing...
- Diana Roy
About the Crisis in Central America. More than 1 million people were uprooted from their homes in Central America by the end of 2022 due to violence, insecurity and persecution, mainly by criminal organizations. El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have some of the highest rates of violence in the world.
Understanding the Central American Refugee Crisis. Why They Are Fleeing and How U.S. Policies are Failing to Deter Them. Refugee Status. By. Jonathan T. Hiskey, Ph.D., Abby Córdova, Ph.D., Diana Orcés, Ph.D. and Mary Fran Malone, Ph.D. Published: February 1, 2016. Download PDF. with Citations.
The Central America Migration Crisis. Background. The Central American countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are among the world’s most dangerous countries. At 90 for every 100,000 people, the homicide rate is nearly five times what the World Health Organization considers an “epidemic.”
