At Home, a Stranger: Challenges for New Returnees in El Salvador

Country: El Salvador Source: US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants y Ana Martínez, 2025 Welcoming Communities Program Intern at USCRI Mexico(2025) Edited by Alexia Gardner (Policy Analyst) and Anum Merchant (Policy Intern) Imagine building a life in a country for more than a decade—becoming integrated into the community and coming to consider a place home—only to be uprooted and abruptly sent somewhere that now feels like a distant memory. For many, this scenario sounds like a nightmare. However, for thousands o