Immigration
“They’ve Destroyed My Family” – The Story Of A Mother’s Last-Minute Deportation
Miguel Torres said his wife’s deportation didn’t come as a complete surprise. Glenda Cardenas Caballero was undocumented and had a order of deportation from 2005. He said the family had tried for years to find a way for her to stay. “They tried to deport her three times,” he said. “But then we continued doing the appeals. We’ve been always complying with every single detail.”
Read MoreTraveling Along America’s ‘Forgotten Border’
The northern border, and the unique landscape of the Northern United States that surrounds the border, is the subject of Porter Fox’s new book: Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America’s Forgotten Border. In it, Fox details his own travels along our Northern border, a trip he made on foot, by boat and by car along the winding, often remote, U.S.-Canada border, starting in the state where he grew up, Maine.
Read MoreAfter Being Separated At U.S.-Mexico Border, One Family Is Reunited In Honduras
A 6-year-old boy has been reunited with his family in Honduras after nearly five months in federal custody. The boy was separated from his father in May after the two illegally crossed the U.S. southern border in McAllen, Texas.
Read MoreFrom Mass. To El Salvador, Families Are Bracing For The End Of TPS
Isabel Quintanilla is FaceTiming with her daughter, Irma Flores. This is the easiest way for the two to keep in touch. Quintanilla lives in El Salvador and hasn’t met her new great-grandson. She asks her daughter, Flores, how the baby is sleeping these days.
Read MoreAfter Maria, Displaced Puerto Ricans Start to Call New Hampshire Home
Not far from downtown Nashua, Carla Gomez is hosting a 77th birthday party for her uncle.
Read MoreWith Legal Status Ending, A Salvadoran Dad Must Leave His Family Or Live In Hiding
Sitting in his tidy apartment in Bridgeport, Jose Zabala, 38, described crossing the U.S. border in 2001 when a major earthquake hit El Salvador. The disaster allowed him to receive legal protection known as Temporary Protected Status or TPS.
Read MoreWhat’s Waiting For Deported Salvadorans Inside ‘La Chacra’
More than 6,000 Salvadorans living in Massachusetts with temporary immigration status face potential deportation next year, when the humanitarian program allowing them to live in the U.S. expires.
Read MoreDesperate To Be Reunited With Their Children, Parents Place Their Hope In A Stranger
The Trump administration estimates there are more than 500 children between the ages of 5 and 17 who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, and who remain in the custody of the U.S. government.
Read MoreLake Memphremagog: Marathon Swim From Vermont To Canada Focuses On Open Borders
An international border divides Lake Memphremagog in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. And for the last seven summers, a group of marathon swimmers have challenged that border and themselves.
Read MoreFamily Vacationing In N.H. Reeling After Arrest At Checkpoint 90 Miles From The Border
Under a Department of Justice rule, the Border Patrol is allowed to conduct these checkpoints 100 miles from a border, and they have been since 1953. What’s harder to know is whether or not these checkpoints are happening more frequently.
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