Megan Janetsky | The Associated Press

The violence that followed the killing of a cartel leader in Mexico is fueling fears that the bloodshed could hurt tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year. The killing sparked a surge in violence and put the country on edge.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a promise of carrying out mass deportations, leaving Honduras and other Central American countries bracing for a potential influx of vulnerable migrants — a situation they are ill-prepared to handle.

Hundreds of Nicaraguan religious leaders, students, activists, dissidents and journalists are 'stateless.' President Daniel Ortega's government stripped them of their citizenship, homes and government pensions. They are scattered across the United States and other countries, in limbo as they struggle to recover from physical and psychological trauma.