How Immigration Crackdowns and Aid Cuts Are Reshaping Migration Across Central America
May 20, 2026
Feature
By Pía Riggirozzi and Natalia Cintra
People on a motorbike at the Guatemala-Mexico border. (Photo: IOM/Muse Mohammed)
Central America's migration patterns are undergoing a profound transformation. Once primarily a region of emigration and northward transit, it is increasingly becoming a place of prolonged wait, return, and long-term s…