El Salvador's leader wants to go in even bigger on bitcoin
After making the cryptocurrency legal tender, President Nayib Bukele plans to launch bitcoin-backed bonds to raise $1 billion for the country.
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Salvadoran Americans bring World Cup soccer hopes to El Salvador as it faces Canada
El Salvador's national soccer team plays its World Cup qualifying match against Canada Wednesday night — with several players and coaches from the United States.
A once-remote patch of rainforest is now packed with migrants trying to reach the U.S.
More than 100,000 people have crossed the Darién Gap jungle from Colombia to Panama so far this year. The environmental impact and threats from cartels are many.
Harris Wanted To Talk About Migration, But Instead Got Pushed On A Border Visit
Vice President Harris met Tuesday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in her trip to assess the root causes pushing migrants to seek asylum at the U.S. border.
Can U.S. Aid Make Honduras More Livable? One Group Tries to Slow Out-Migration
The Association for a More Just Society, is one of many organizations working in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to address societal ills that are driving migrants north to the U.S. border.
Citizens Work To Expose COVID's Real Toll In Nicaragua As Leaders Claim Success
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government insists the country has low numbers of cases and deaths from the pandemic. A grassroots group is working to reveal the true impact is far worse.
Why People Are Fleeing Honduras For The U.S.: 'All That's Left Here Is Misery'
Hunger, violence and catastrophic flooding are leading more families to flee the Honduras for the southern U.S. border than any other country. At least 200 families a day are asking for asylum.
'Predatory Elite' Also Bear The Blame For Migrant Crisis, NSC's Juan Gonzalez Says
"Migration is essentially a social release valve for migrants," says Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council's senior director for the Western Hemisphere.
With Honduras' Narco Allegations, Pressure Rises To Sanction Its Leader
U.S. prosecutors say President Juan Orlando Hernández enabled drug trafficking into the U.S., and Democratic lawmakers want punishment. It comes as President Biden seeks Central American aid.
'Remain In Mexico' Policy's End Brings Renewed Hope To Asylum Seekers
Central American migrants are thankful for the Biden administration's plans to go back to admitting them to the U.S. as their asylum claims are processed. But many still worry about future obstacles.