Displacement

Map by IDMC showing estimates of internally displaced people in various countries

Brief

Criminal Violence Has Displaced Millions in Latin America: Report

by Mike LaSusa 12 May 201624 Apr 2023

Brief

Guatemala Arrests Alleged Leader of Mendoza Criminal Clan

by Elyssa Pachico 6 Apr 201624 Apr 2023

Central American migrants riding the "Train of Death"

Crime, Violence Driving Migration from Central America: Reports

by Mike LaSusa 2 Mar 201624 Apr 2023

Residents were recently displaced from El Bagre, Antioquia by conflict between armed groups.

Brief

Internal Displacement Decreases Dramatically in Colombia

by Elise Ditta 4 Feb 201624 Apr 2023

US Secretary of State, John Kerry

Brief

US Recognizes Dangers CentAm Migrants Face Traveling North

by Quenton King and David Gagne 14 Jan 201624 Apr 2023

How Violence, Crime Drives Migration from Colombia to Chile

by Connectas 28 Dec 201524 Apr 2023

Drug Violence Fueling Displacement in Guerrero, Mexico

by Daniela Pastrana 7 Dec 201524 Apr 2023

Makeshift homes of IDPs in Mexico

Brief

Mexico Govt Ignoring Internal Displacement: Report

by Elijah Stevens 12 Oct 201524 Apr 2023

Gang members in El Salvador

Brief

Record Violence and Displacement Echoes El Salvador’s War Zone Past

by David Gagne 2 Sep 201524 Apr 2023

Child migrants on top of a freight train

Brief

Surge of Detainees in Mexico Suggests Violence Still Fueling Child Migration

by David Gagne 25 Jun 201524 Apr 2023

Colombia has the second highest number of IDPs

Brief

Colombia Home to Over 15 Percent of World’s Internally Displaced Population

by Loren Riesenfeld 7 May 201524 Apr 2023

Images of Displacement in Honduras’ Most Violent City

by Revistazo 26 Feb 201524 Apr 2023

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