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A child, part of the Central American caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, looks at the camera, in Donaji, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. The migrants had already made a grueling 40-mile (65-kilometer) trek from Juchitan, Oaxaca, on Thursday, after they failed to get the bus transportation they had hoped for. But hitching rides allowed them to get to Donaji early, and some headed on to a town even further north, Sayula. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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Caravan migrants get buses, plan to ride to Mexico City

by Sonia Perez D. Associated PressNovember 3, 2018

Honduran migrants leave Guatemala City at sunrise Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 as they make continue their way north toward the U.S. Many of the more than 2,000 Hondurans in a migrant caravan trying to wend its way to the United States left spontaneously with little more than the clothes on their backs and what they could quickly throw into backpacks. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

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Pressure turns to Mexico as migrant caravan heads for border

by Sonia Perez D. Associated PressOctober 19, 2018

A Honduran migrant breastfeeds her daughter before starting to walk again as part of a caravan of hundreds of Honduran migrants making their way the U.S. in Esquipulas, Guatemala, early Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to cut aid to Honduras if it doesn’t stop the impromptu caravan of migrants, but it remains unclear if governments in the region can summon the political will to physically halt the determined border-crossers. (AP Photo/Moises...

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Trump warns Honduras over migrant caravan now in Guatemala

by Sonia Perez D. Associated PressOctober 17, 2018

Paulina Gutierrez Alonzo, a 26-year-old Quiche indigenous woman, answers questions during an interview at her grandfather's house in Joyabaj, Guatemala, Thursday, July 26, 2018.

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Immigrant families remain apart with no end in sight

by Nomaan Merchant Associated Press, and Sonia Perez D. Associated PressJuly 27, 2018

Bryan Rivera cries after looking at the remains of his house, after his family went missing during the Volcan de Fuego or "Volcano of Fire" eruption, in San Miguel Los Lotes, Guatemala, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Guatemala's national disaster agency suspended search and rescue efforts at the zone devastated by the eruption, saying climatic conditions and still-hot volcanic material makes it dangerous for the rescuers. (AP Photo/Moisés Castillo)

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Search halted as volcano death toll hits 109

by Sonia Perez D. Associated Press, and Mark Stevenson Associated PressJune 8, 2018

A rescue worker carries a flock of farm birds rescued from homes destroyed by the Volcan de Fuego, or "Volcano of Fire," eruption, in El Rodeo, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Rescuers were concerned about possible dangers posed not only by more volcanic flows but also rain. Authorities have said the window is closing on the chances of finding anyone else alive in the devastation. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Time running out for rescue chances

by Mark Stevenson Associated Press, and Sonia Perez D. Associated PressJune 6, 2018

Rescue workers search in El Rodeo, one of the hamlets in the disaster area near the Volcan de Fuego, or "Volcano of Fire," in Escuintla, Guatemala, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. The fiery volcanic eruption in south-central Guatemala killed scores as rescuers struggled to reach people where homes and roads were charred and blanketed with ash. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Volcano ravages entire families

by Sonia Perez D. Associated Press, and Mark Stevenson Associated PressJune 5, 2018

A firefighter carries the body of a child recovered near the Volcan de Fuego, which means in Spanish Volcano of Fire, in Escuintla, Guatemala, Monday, June 4, 2018. A fiery volcanic eruption in south-central Guatemala sent lava flowing into rural communities, killing dozens. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

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Guatemala volcano death toll up to 65

by Sonia Perez D. Associated PressJune 4, 2018

A woman who learned her child died in a fire is held by her sister outside the children's shelter Virgin of the Assumption Safe Home, in San Jose Pinula, Guatemala, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. At least 19 people have died after a fire at the shelter, which was created to house children who were victims of abuse, homelessness or who had completed sentences at youth detention centers and had nowhere else to go, the spokesman for Guatemala's volunteer fire departments said. (AP Photo/Luis Soto)

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Death toll rises to 34 in fire at youth shelter in Guatemala

by Jose Lopez Associated Press, and Sonia Perez D. Associated PressMarch 9, 2017