Human Smuggling

Migrants who have been smuggled into the US

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United States Suddenly Keen to See Guatemala Extradite Human Smugglers

by Alessandro Ford 8 Aug 202213 Oct 2023

Bahamian authorities rescuing 25 Haitian migrants on July 24

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Haiti Migrants Dying Off Bahamas, Puerto Rico in Human Smuggling Disasters

by Douwe den Held 27 Jul 202213 Oct 2023

Tren de Aragua en Chile

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How Tren de Aragua Controls the Destiny of Migrants from Venezuela to Chile

by Laura Ávila 25 Jul 202213 Oct 2023

A Cuban Coast Guard vessel stops a speedboat carrying migrants

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Clashes Between Cuba’s Coast Guard and Human Smugglers Turning Increasingly Violent

by Henry Shuldiner 4 Jul 202213 Oct 2023

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Reliance on Human Smugglers Continues to Kill Migrants at US-Mexico Border

by Parker Asmann 29 Jun 202213 Oct 2023

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Dominican Republic-Haiti Border Fence Likely to See Same Cracks as US Wall

by Douwe den Held 8 Mar 202213 Oct 2023

The body of migrant massacred in northern Mexico is returned to Guatemala in March 2021.

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Mexico Migrant Massacre Linked to Sophisticated Guatemala Smuggling Ring

by Alex Papadovassilakis 4 Feb 202213 Oct 2023

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Ecuador Smuggling Rings See Windfall in Migrants

by Gabrielle Gorder 19 Nov 202113 Oct 2023

A gun lies in the foreground in a gutter while a number of black cars and people go past in the background

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Why are Criminal Dynamics Constantly Changing in Tamaulipas, Mexico?

by Chris Dalby 8 Nov 202113 Oct 2023

Venezuelan migrants are seen walking along a road linking Bolivia and Chile

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Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s Most Dangerous Gang, Spotted in Chile

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 21 Oct 202113 Oct 2023

Migrants-Smuggling-Haitian-Colombia-Panama

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Migrant Smuggling Routes, Hideouts in Colombia’s Indigenous Lands

by Gabrielle Gorder 28 Sep 202113 Oct 2023

Two flags side by side, one of Uruguay on the left, one of Cuba on the right

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The Increasingly Busy Cuba-Uruguay Human Smuggling Route

by Chris Dalby 20 Sep 202113 Oct 2023

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