Tracing The Migrant Journey
KJZZ's Fronteras Desk reporting team joined migrants as they traveled thousands of miles to reach the U.S. This multi-part series put reporters on the ground from Honduras to Portland, Maine, to document the challenges migrants face on their trek through Central America, Mexico and the U.S.
Click a point in the timeline to follow the journey.
Why People Are Migrating From Honduras — And Why Many Want Them To Stay
Recent Migration Policies Deepen The Divide At The Mexico-Guatemala Border
Toughened Enforcement Pushes Asylum Seekers To Stay In Mexico
In San Luis, Asylum Seekers From Around The World Wait Months
The U.S. Races To Build A New Border
Phoenix Shelter A Brief Respite For Migrants Coming To U.S.
Hospitality Makes Up For Lack Of Housing For Asylum Seekers In Maine
Reporter Dispatches From The Field
In August 2019, KJZZ's Fronteras Desk traveled to four countries. Along the way, they checked in with The Show. Here are their reports from the field.

Portland, Maine
About 400 people seeking asylum from Central Africa have come to this small town of Portland, Maine, over the last couple of months. Laurel Morales reports on the last leg of the journey.
Phoenix, Arizona
Tens of thousands of migrant families have passed through Phoenix this year on their way to destinations in other parts of the country. Bret Jaspers reports from a shelter.
Hear Bret Jaspers On BBC Newshour

Yuma, Arizona
On the Arizona border, people from all over the world have gathered to cross into Arizona's desert. So what does that shift look like once they get here? Michel Marizco reports.
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Nogales, Mexico
Michel Marizco has been reporting along the Arizona-Mexico border all week. He brings us a little closer to home, reporting in Nogales, Sonora, before heading to Yuma, Arizona.
Hear Michel Marizco On BBC Newshour

San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico
Murphy Woodhouse reports from San Luis Rio Colorado, one of many cities along the border where there are waitlists for people hoping to cross at ports of entry to request asylum.
Hear Murphy Woodhouse On BBC Newshour

Guadalajara, Mexico
Kendal Blust picks up the migrant journey from Guadalajara, a major transit point for migrants on their way through Mexico to the United States — but that's been changing.
Hear Kendal Blust On BBC Newshour

Tapachula, Mexico
Rodrigo Cervantes reports from a city in southern Mexico that could be heaven, it could be hell — or it could be someplace in between for thousands of migrants traveling to the U.S.
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Tecún Umán, Guatemala
Rodrigo Cervantes takes us to an area with historic and commercial ties that’s been quickly transforming due to recent migration policies — the Guatemala-Mexico border.
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San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Jorge Valencia is on the ground in Honduras, a country which accounts for about half the people who are traveling to try to reach the southwestern border to petition for asylum, according to numbers.
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Reporters
- Kendal Blust
- Rodrigo Cervantes
- Bret Jaspers
- Michel Marizco
- Laurel Morales
- Jorge Valencia
- Murphy Woodhouse
Editors
- Michel Marizco
- Chad Snow
Digital team
- Tim Agne
- Cameo Hill
- Jean Clare Sarmiento
- Sky Schaudt
- Justin Stabley
Graphics
- Sky Schaudt