"We don't have to agree on everything, but our relationship is strong enough that it can weather disagreements."

Mogadishu was rocked to its core on Oct. 14 by a truck bombing that left 358 dead and hundreds wounded. The missing are still being sifted for among the scorched rubble.

Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.

“Everyone will report what happened here tonight differently,” Mr. Ryan joked.

A suicide prevented is often more than only one life saved; it often is a whole family preserved.