Leir Migration Monitor – March 2024

By Leir-affiliated Faculty Anjuli Fahlberg, Katherine Garcia, Laura Garcia and Justin Pérez

For over a year, a team of four researchers from Tufts University, El Salvador, and Honduras has been investigating the impact of differing governance approaches on violence and human rights in El Salvador and Honduras. They share with us some of their findings on how governance and violence are impacting migration into and out of Central America. 

Anjuli Fahlberg, Katherine Garcia, Laura Garcia and Justin Pérez share with us some of the lessons they learned during their research, including: 

• How Central American countries are dealing with many of the same struggles as the United States as new migrants arrive in search of safety and resources.
• How state repression is often just as potent a threat as the criminal violence of local gangs.
• The incredible risks that migrants take. 
• To be observant of how journalists are reporting about migration.