Search

The article reports on a humanitarian crisis in Honduras, has caused huge numbers of unaccompanied minors to immigrate to the U.S. to avoid drug cartels and gang violence. Topics include partisan deadlock that has prevented a response from the U.S. government, the work of U.S. states and immigration services to accommodate the child immigrants, and a discussion of various solutions proposed by different parties, such as the Guatemalan government, the U.S., and others.

The article discusses former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, his removal from office, his exile to Nicaragua, and political factions for and against. It notes criticism by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and calls from Latin America's leftist leaders for U.S. President Barack Obama to intervene. It notes Honduran presidential elections scheduled for November, interim President Roberto Micheletti, and a recent history of coups in Latin America.

The article discusses the June 28, 2009 military coup in Honduras that removed leftist President Manuel Zelaya from office. It describes the divide between the country's rich and its pro-Zelaya poor and demonstrations in the country's capital city of Tegucigalpa. It characterizes the chaos induced by the coup as reminiscent of Central America's war-torn 1980s.