In his small family of Honduran immigrants, there was anger and deep, deep sorrow.
The large uncertainty is due to the substantial number of undocumented Honduran immigrants currently believed to be residing in the United States.
Many of the victims were Honduran immigrants.
In telephone interviews, two of the Honduran immigrants said they protested and asked for smaller vehicles.
Many of those who died in the Happy Land blaze were Honduran immigrants.
That fire killed 87 people, most of them Honduran immigrants, in a windowless dance hall with no fire exits.
No one plays stickball anymore, but the soccer games live on, this time among the Honduran immigrants who have carved out a niche here in recent years.
He also urged officials in Washington to consider a temporary program giving illegal Honduran immigrants legal status.
It had been set up after a flash fire in 1990 killed eighty-seven Honduran immigrants packed into a place called Happy Land.
The fire asphyxiated 87 people, mostly Honduran immigrants, in a windowless dance hall upstairs that had no fire exits.