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Migrants line up in a row in front of the border post in Ceibo. Dozens of Central American migrants stranded at the Ceibo border crossing between Mexico and Guatemala were taken by the Mexican authorities to detention centers for migrants in Mexico. Photo: Jair Cabrera Torres/dpa (Photo by Jair Cabrera Torres/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Why the United States Calls Some Refugees 'Asylees'

Drawing distinctions between refugees and asylees is a political exercise, and a perilous one.

Robert Radin ·

A sign outside of a Influx Care Facility (ICF) for unaccompanied children explains what the facility is on Sunday, February 21, 2021 in Carrizo Springs, Texas. (Photo: Sergio Flores/<em>The Washington Post</em> via Getty Images)

FEMA Ordered to Help as Border Patrol Holds 3,000 Migrant Children Over Legal Limit

A lawyer who interviewed children at a facility in Texas said that "one of them shared that he could only see the sun when he showered, because you can see the sun through the window."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Sister Dianna Ortiz, torture survivor turned human rights champion, died Friday February 19, 2021. (Photo: AP/YouTube screen grab)

Sister Dianna Ortiz—US Nun Who Survived Guatemala Torture and Became Human Rights Champion—Dies at 62

"Dianna walked through the very worst of hell and came out with love... Her legacy is a witness to nonviolence and to love in the face of evil and to redemption. That's her legacy, to teach us that that's possible."

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

U.S. volunteer Mary Keenan of Brownsville, Texas hands out markers on December 8, 2019 during a class for immigrant children at a refugee camp near the Gateway International Bridge in the border town of Matamoros, Mexico, where more than 1,000 Central American and Mexican asylum-seekers are awaiting their next court hearings. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

Reversing Xenophobic Trump Policy, Biden to Allow 25,000 Asylum-Seekers Stuck in Mexico to Enter US

"It remains a legal and moral imperative that the U.S. government abide by national and international refugee law and provide these individuals with an opportunity to request asylum."

Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·

Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras, are blocked from traveling further on a road by security forces in Vado Hondo, Guatemala on January 17, 2021. (Photo: Luis Vargas/Andalou Agency via Getty Images)

As Guatemalan Forces Beat Back Migrant Caravan, Biden Urged to Reverse Trump Policies of 'Cruelty and Coercion'

"The answer is not to continue doing more of the same but to envision a new direction that respects the political and economic self-determination and dignity of our Central American neighbors."

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

Guatemalan deportees arrive in Guatemala City on a Department of Homeland Security plane on March 12, 2020. (Photo: Johan Ordoñez/AFP/Getty Images)

'Unconscionable': ICE Deported 33 Unaccompanied Guatemalan Children After Judge Ordered Halt to Practice

"It is not out of the power of the district court, if someone could raise the matter, to order ICE to return the children that it removed on that flight," said one legal expert.&nbsp;

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

Demonstrators confront riot police during a protest demanding the resignation of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, in Guatemala City on November 21, 2020. - The Vice President of Guatemala, Guillermo Castillo, asked President Alejandro Giammattei to resign together for "the good of the country," after the 2021 budget was approved in Congress. (Photo: Orlando Estrada/AFP via Getty Images)

Guatemalan President Reviewing Budget, Which Slashed Healthcare Spending, After Outraged Protesters Set Fire to Legislative Building

"We are outraged by poverty, injustice, the way they have stolen the public's money," a psychology professor who attended the protests told the press.&nbsp;

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

A man walks along a damaged street after the passage of Hurricane Eta in La Lima, Cortes, Honduras, on November 16, 2020 as Hurricane Iota—upgraded to Category 5—moves over the Caribbean toward the Nicaragua-Honduras border. (Photo: Wendell Escoto/AFP via Getty Images)

'Unreal & Heartbreaking': Experts Highlight Climate Crisis Connection as Category 5 Hurricane Iota Barrels Toward Central America

"It's a simple equation: as the global temperature rises storms get bigger, longer, and more frequent," said Greenpeace. "We need governments to act on climate RIGHT NOW.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Then President-elect Alejandro Giammattei speaks during a interview with AFP in Guatemala City on August 12, 2019.

Guatemalan Leader Blasts Trump Admin's "Contaminated" Deportation Flights as Rights Groups Say Expulsions Show "Reckless Disregard" for Rights and Health

"Guatemala is an ally to the United States, the United States is not an ally to Guatemala," said President Alejandro Giammattei.

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

Governments and corporations should be held accountable for the inequalities they have perpetuated and that are decisive in who lives or dies, and how many. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The Self-Centered Rich Country Response to Pandemics and Crises Is Wrecking Poor Countries

Along with measures like rent freezes and guaranteeing workers’ rights, really addressing a global pandemic involves public health&nbsp;planning&nbsp;that cross borders and confronting global inequality and the climate crisis.

Tamara Pearson ·