For hundreds of migrant children living in shelters at the border, this CNN Hero’s mobile classrooms offer education and stability
Tijuana, Mexico CNN — Estefanía Rebellón knows the trauma that stems from being forced to flee your home for safety. She understands the fear and uncertainty felt by the more than 70 million migrant and forcibly displaced children around the world. She was a migrant child, too. “My family’s case is the case of many […]
Mexico bus crash kills at least 16 Venezuelan and Haitian migrants
CNN — A bus crash in the Mexican state of Oaxaca killed 16 people on Friday, according to local authorities, who say most of the passengers were migrants. Three children and two women are among the victims, all of whom are from Venezuela and Haiti, the Oaxaca state attorney general said. At least 27 people […]
A Chilean national wanted in the killing of famed singer-activist Victor Jara is in custody after his US citizenship was revoked
CNN — A Chilean national who’s been wanted in that country in the killing of leftist singer-songwriter Victor Jara 50 years ago is now in custody in Florida, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. Pedro Barrientos was arrested last week during a traffic stop in Deltona, Florida, ICE announced Tuesday. Barrientos, a former military officer, […]