How Corruption, Complicity Fuel Human Trafficking in Ciudad Juárez
Human trafficking is prevalent and pervasive in Ciudad Juárez, and relies on either direct state participation, malpractice, or indifference.
Death and Disappearance: Human Trafficking in Baja California
In Tijuana, local pimps often form part of small, family-based human trafficking networks, which can also work with organized crime groups.
Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border: Family Clans, Coyotes, or ‘Cartels’?
Human trafficking is one of the most complex and misunderstood criminal economies in the world. This is especially true along the US-Mexico border.
From Smuggling to Trafficking: One Migrant's Nightmare on the Guatemala-Mexico Border
Sometimes the line between human smuggling and human trafficking can be blurred as coyotes take advantage of those they've promised to guide.
Does US Policy Exacerbate Migrant Kidnappings on the US-Mexico Border?
US policy has exposed migrants to a greater risk of being killed, disappeared, and kidnapped in isolated stretches of the US-Mexico border.
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.
How US Policy Foments Organized Crime on US-Mexico Border
US immigration policies have had numerous unintended consequences, including bolstering criminal organizations along the US-Mexico border.
What Is Behind Wave of Homicides in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico?
Synthetic drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and flawed institutions could explain a recent spike in violence roiling Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Is Mexico’s CJNG Pushing the Gulf Cartel From Tamaulipas?
Some believe the CJNG’s invasion of Tamaulipas is all but a sure thing despite the Gulf Cartel’s historical roots, others are not convinced.
The Northeast Cartel and Criminal Hegemony in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
The Northeast Cartel has established almost complete dominance of criminal economies in Mexico's border city of Nuevo Laredo.
Mexico's Gulf Cartel Doing Damage Control After Kidnapping, Murdering US Citizens
A faction of one of Mexico's oldest organized crime groups is doing damage control following the murder of two US citizens.
MS13’s Mexico Program Key to El Salvador Gang Negotiations
US authorities have made several arrests that could strike a big blow to the MS13’s Mexico Program.
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Human Trafficking Investigation Published in Leading Mexican Newspaper
Leading Mexican media outlet El Universal featured our most recent investigation, “The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border,” on the front page of its August 30…
InSight Crime's Coverage of Ecuador Leads International Debate
This week, Jeremy McDermott, co-director of InSight Crime, was interviewed by La Sexta, a Spanish television channel, about the situation of extreme violence and insecurity in Ecuador…
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