Migrant activism has roots in the 1981 founding of the Sanctuary Movement, which spread more than 500 U.S. Protestant, Catholic and Jewish congregations, drawing on the ancient tradition of protecting people inside houses of worship.

Vice President Kamala Harris said the fact that she chose Guatemala and Mexico for her first overseas trip was a ‘reflection of the priority President Biden placed on this region.’

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with foreign ministers and leaders from Central America and Mexico.

Extreme weather events caused by climate change are forcing many Central Americans to leave their homes in search of safety.

Biden has proposed sending aid funds to several Central American countries to help address the root causes of immigration from the region.

In reality, poverty, threats of violence, and instability have forced many Central American families to leave their home countries.

Republicans’ milk carton stunt was ill-timed.

The vice president has been assigned to tackle the root causes of immigration from the Northern Triangle region of Central America.

The program could help reunite some 2,400 children with their families.

The actual death toll is believed to be much higher due to underreporting linked to the stigma of having been deported from the United States.