In Guatemala, Biden Announces $40m Program To Help ‘at Risk’ Youth

Biden Dispatched To Guatemala, Warns U.S. Will Start Detaining Immigrants (Fox News)

The U.S. will start to detain families at the border instead of releasing them on their own recognizance, warned Vice President Joe Biden in Guatemala City, where he held a multilateral meeting Friday with Guatamala's president Otto Perez Molina, Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and high-ranking ministers from Honduras and Mexico.

The summit of sorts is part of a regional public-relations campaign launched by the Obama administration to stem a flood of Central American children and families that has overwhelmed the U.S. immigration system.

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To coincide with Biden's trip, the Obama administration pledged $93 million in new programs to reduce violence in Central America. The funding includes $40 million to reduce gang membership in Guatemala, $25 million to build 77 youth outreach centers in El Salvador and $18.5 million to build 77 youth outreach centers in Honduras.