Immigration

Daniel Ortega stripped them of their citizenship, but the 222 Nicaraguan prisoners who arrived in the United States last week entered the country under a humanitarian parole, not as refugees. As a result, they are not automatically eligible for some essential benefits. Instead, they must rely on NGOs, charities and borrowing money from friends. (Lea este artículo en español)

Roberto Rivas risked his life to help dismantle a "huge" human smuggling ring involving as many as 10,000 passports. He was brought to the United States as an informant on a special 'public benefit' visa, but claims he was then forgotten about by the agents he assisted. (Leer en español)

Their adoptive parents in the U.S. refused to pay a bribe in Mexico. As a result, the Polinske children have been waiting 37 years for their Mexican adoption - and U.S. citizenship - to be recognized.

More and more Cuban rafts are appearing in U.S. waters due to the political and economic crisis on the communist-run island. (Leer es español)

Cubans are leaving the island in record numbers thanks to an informal network of charter flights set up by less-than-transparent tour operators. Some question the motives of the Cuban and Nicaraguan governments. (Lea este artículo en español)

On his second try, Jose Cervera will finally become a U.S. citizen on Thursday. It took him more than a decade to unravel his identity, and even now he remains unsure of who he is.

Thousands of Haitians flocked to the United States last year after the election of Joe Biden in the hope of benefiting from a more generous welcome from the White House than what awaited them under Donald Trump. But those hopes quickly evaporated. (Leer en español)

A former U.S Marine facing deportation 30 years after he left active duty can now apply for naturalization, after Immigration Service expands rules, his lawyer says. (Leer en español)

This is the story of a family that traveled from Santiago, Chile to Del Rio, Texas over the course of a month. Thousands of others who followed the same route ended up in a migrant camp under a bridge, causing a major humanitarian embarassment for the Biden administration. (Leer en español)