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November 21, 2014

As Obama unveils program, other efforts aim to help Central Americans

lothes dry in the backyard of a home facing a U.S.-Mexico border fence near Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 5. U.S. and Central American leaders continue to work on approaches to address the situations driving Central Americans to seek refuge in the U.S.

WASHINGTON - As millions of immigrants to the United States celebrate the possibility of protection from deportation under a new Obama administration plan, among those who cannot take advantage of it will be the 68,445 families and 68,541 unaccompanied minors who were apprehended at the border in the last fiscal year.

Published in International