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.

Venezuela's Corrupt Officials Key to Human Trafficking Networks

Human trafficking has increased dramatically in Venezuela. The involvement of the country's security forces is key to this, experts say.

Venezuela Security Policy: The Criminal Exploitation of the Migrant Crisis

In this article, the Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory examines the policy intervention options for tackling the criminal exploitation of the Venezuela migration crisis. …

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.

How Risks Facing Migrants in Latin America Have Multiplied

Migrants across Latin America, especially Venezuelans, can fall into traps laid by organized crime in a variety of ways.

Lake Titicaca: A Smuggler's Paradise in Bolivia and Peru

Lake Titicaca serves as a crossroads for varied criminal economies, from cocaine shipments to trafficking the frogs that live along its banks.

How Organized Crime Profits from Migrant Flow Across Colombia's Darién Gap

Migrants crossing the Darién Gap between Colombia and Panama face extortion, rape, violence, and being forced to carry drugs.

Legitimate Businesses Used as Fronts for Human Trafficking in Argentina

Human traffickers in Argentina are using legitimate business to continue their illicit activities and elude authorities.

Dominican Republic Struggles to Curb Rampant Sex Trafficking

A network which sexually trafficked Colombian and Venezuelan women to the Dominican Republic has been dismantled.

Guatemala Sex Traffickers Earn Millions Through Deception

Authorities in Guatemala have dismantled several human trafficking networks in a series of coordinated operations, shedding light on…

United States Suddenly Keen to See Guatemala Extradite Human Smugglers

A US request has led Guatemala to dismantle a prolific human smuggling ring that smuggled migrants to the United States.