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As Migration Flows Reverse, Faith Groups Confront the Fallout of U.S. Policy

By Ethan Meyers
A Venezuelan migrant family, who decided to return to their country following the new U.S. immigration policies under President Donald Trump, after spending a year in Mexico, crosses the border, in Paso Canoa, Costa Rica, August 30, 2025. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun
Jun 4, 2026
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Across Latin America, faith-based organizations have a long history of accompanying and serving migrants traveling northward. But as the U.S. grows increasingly aggressive in its immigration enforcement, these ministries find themselves serving migrants flowing south, away from the U.S.

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A Venezuelan migrant family, who decided to return to their country following the new U.S. immigration policies under President Donald Trump, after spending a year in Mexico, crosses the border, in Paso Canoa, Costa Rica, August 30, 2025. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun