Children from Central America have been making that journey, often without their parents, for two decades. They pray that the violence and poverty that have plagued their country for so long improves. You will never find someone like Isabel,” Lourdes says. A devout Christian, she prays to God for protection. I spent time with Lourdes, Enrique’s mother, when we both spoke at Sam Houston State University. But, as I learned when I returned to Nueva Suyapa last month, a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence. But the dominance in the past few years of foreign drug cartels in Honduras, especially ones from Mexico, has increased the reach and viciousness of the violence. He kicked one student in the face in front of an administrator and charged “rent” to others to attend school. On Sundays, she sells a soup called mondongo out of a big aluminum tub cooked over a wood fire on the front patio.

The violence and poverty in Honduras is worse than ever. It might come to that. Empresa multiservicio especializados en refrigeración, mantenimiento eléctrico y más. The 23 year old was killed later that month, but Yadira says four others who do the same work are still at the school. Jasmin and Lourdes are inseparable. Enrique made good on his pledge. He was only five when she left Honduras for the United States because she couldn’t afford to send him to school. Pictured is Belky, Enrique’s sister, and her two sons. The daily danger to children is one reason people leave.

“Open your eyes. Enrique Pineda Barnet, Director: La bella del Alhambra. Children suffer when their parents leave them. She dreams of her U.S.-born daughter going beyond her high school degree and graduating from college. Lourdes invited Maria Isabel and Jasmin to move in to her home last year. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. They recently expanded their tiny home, and are struggling to make ends meet. She had followed him to the U.S and had two children. Children from Central America have been making that journey, often without their parents, for two decades. Ve el perfil completo en LinkedIn y descubre los contactos y empleos de Luis Eduardo en empresas similares. Three years ago, about 6,800 children were detained by United States immigration authorities and placed in federal custody; this year, as many as 90,000 children are expected to be picked up. On the maternal side of the family, three of nine nephews living in Nueva Suyapa and more than half of the nine adults have been robbed at gunpoint; two of them have been robbed three times each. She still cleans homes with Enrique’s wife, María Isabel, and remains very involved in her apostolic church. Belky and her husband are raising their two sons and also remain very involved in their church in Honduras. 1K likes. He was a star student before his father left, but now his grades have slipped. There is no one else to turn to. I recently visited Enrique, 27, and his family in Florida, and stayed at their home one night. Five students, mostly 12 and 13 year olds, tearfully told Yadira the man had ordered them to use and distribute drugs or he would kill their parents.