Trafficking in Persons Along Mexico’s Eastern Migration Routes: The Role of Transnational Criminal Organizations

Authors

Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2017

Abstract

The aim of this research is to understand the role of transnational organized crime in human trafficking along Mexico’s eastern migration routes, from Central America to Mexico’s northeastern border.1 In this region, drug traffickers are smuggling and trafficking unauthorized migrants in order to diversify their revenue streams. This project analyzes the new role of Central American gangs and Mexican-origin drug trafficking organizations—now known as transnational criminal organizations (TCOs)2—in the trafficking of persons from Central America to Mexico’s northeastern border.

Comments

http://www.utrgv.edu/human-trafficking/index.htm

Recommended Citation

Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe. 2017. “Trafficking in Persons Along Mexico’s Eastern Migration Routes: The Role of Transnational Criminal Organizations,” March. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/final.pdf.

Publication Title

Wilson Center Latin American Program