Mario Torres, a brilliant young student, left Venezuela at 18 years old in search of a better life. That was eight years ago. This is his story.

US policy shift leaves migrants in limbo to retrace perilous journeys south, searching for stability

Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing crises were left in limbo on day one of Trump’s second term. Fifteen months later, where are they?

Observers fear the anti-gang mission will repeat the mistakes of the previous foreign intervention and could throw more fuel on the fire.

Among the displaced, there’s little confidence the UN’s Gang Suppression Force will be anything but yet another pointless foreign intervention.

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Aid groups are increasingly seen as protecting the gangs, leading them to become targeted by the police and self-defence groups.