Since 2017, Central American migrant caravans have traveled from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to the Mexico–United States border. Victoria Sanford, author of the book Buried Secrets: Truth and Human Rights in Guatemala, believes government corruption is the source of increasing inequality, diminished life possibilities, hunger and violence that drive migration from Central America. Photo: European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

OPINION: Central America Needs a Regional Commission to Prosecute Corruption, Not a War on Migration

Following a virtual bilateral meeting with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $310 million humanitarian aid package to Central America and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo announced an agreement with the U.S. to establish a new joint border protection task force that would include 16 Department of Homeland Security officials. Two … Continue reading OPINION: Central America Needs a Regional Commission to Prosecute Corruption, Not a War on Migration

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