International experts are predicting continued high levels of migration from Venezuela, after nearly a decade mired in a humanitarian and economic crisis. Unlivable conditions like hyperinflation and shortages of essential …
US/Mexico Border
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Investigations
How Corruption, Complicity Fuel Human Trafficking in Ciudad Juárez
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaHuman trafficking is prevalent and pervasive in Ciudad Juárez, and relies on either direct state participation, malpractice, or indifference.
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Investigations
Death and Disappearance: Human Trafficking in Baja California
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychIn Tijuana, local pimps often form part of small, family-based human trafficking networks, which can also work with organized crime groups.
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Investigations
Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border: Family Clans, Coyotes, or ‘Cartels’?
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesHuman trafficking is one of the most complex and misunderstood criminal economies in the world. This is especially true along the US-Mexico border.
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Sometimes the line between human smuggling and human trafficking can be blurred as coyotes take advantage of those they’ve promised to guide.
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US policy has exposed migrants to a greater risk of being killed, disappeared, and kidnapped in isolated stretches of the US-Mexico border.
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Criminal NewsInvestigations
The Gauntlet: One Migrant’s Journey from Venezuela to the US-Mexico Border
The journey thousands of migrants take to reach the US-Mexico border is filled with daily run-ins with corrupt officials and organized crime.
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Criminal NewsInvestigations
How US Policy Foments Organized Crime on US-Mexico Border
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerUS immigration policies have had numerous unintended consequences, including bolstering criminal organizations along the US-Mexico border.
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Criminal News
What Is Behind Wave of Homicides in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico?
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneSynthetic drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and flawed institutions could explain a recent spike in violence roiling Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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Chiapas Bleeds as CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel Fight for Guatemala Trafficking Routes
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychClashes between the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG in Chiapas, close to the Mexico-Guatemala border have displacee of thousands.