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📸 By the start of Donald Trump’s first term, violence in northern Central America had transformed migration: In Long Island, Central Americans expelled by violence came to a place not only rejecting their refugee status, but often pushing them to join the gangs they fled. elfaro.net/en/202505/ef...
Apr 22, 2025, 12:05 AM
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