Has the Central American Migration Crisis Peaked?
A new book tracks the civil strife and botched U.S. policy behind decades of mass migration. But now, the patterns are shifting.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America’s election super-cycle As a young doctor in El Salvador in late 1980, Juan Romagoza paid a heavy price for tending to the wounds of anti-government activists. Kidnapped by Salvadoran soldiers amid escalating state violence and guerrilla activity, Romagoza was interrogated and tortured for nearly a month, at one point under the supervision of a general named Vides Casanova. After being hung up by his fingers and shot in the arm to ensure he’d never practice medicine again, Romagoza was released. He fled to Mexico and...
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