The Migration Crisis

Reuters reporters explore the graft that makes parts of Central America unlivable for many and explain a migration phenomenon that is as complex as it is persistent.

Pushed Out

Alexander Ardón ruled one corner of Honduras like a fiefdom. Reuters shows how his murders, drug-trafficking, and other confessed crimes have implicated the pinnacle of Honduran politics and worsened the migration crisis from Central America. Full Story

September 21, 2021

The Untouchables

A prosecutor made gains against graft in Honduras. As probes got ever closer to President Juan Orlando Hernández, though, the government fought back. Full Story

October 29, 2021

The Backlash

A Guatemalan official prosecuted powerful countrymen for millions in unpaid taxes. Soon, he was fired, arrested and charged with serious crimes. Full Story

December 07, 2021

Bloody Harvest

Fighting over farmland in Honduras has led to nearly 150 murders and disappearances. But few cases have been fully investigated, let alone solved. Reuters examines a conflict that leads poor Hondurans to flee the rich fields of the Aguán Valley. Full Story

December 23, 2021

The Migration Crisis

How corruption and impunity fuel the exodus from Central America

The Migration Crisis

How corruption and impunity fuel the exodus from Central America

Pushed Out

The Untouchables

The Backlash

Bloody Harvest

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