The Future of Tren de Aragua
The Tren de Aragua brand is far stronger than the organization behind it, fed in no small part by discourse…
Separating Fact From Fiction With Tren de Aragua
Even as the infamy of the Tren de Aragua grows in the Americas, its cohesion and organization are weakening. The…
Trump Official Headed Organization That Spread Fake News About Tren de Aragua
An official recently appointed to a leadership post in the US Department of Defense previously led a think tank that…
Organized Crime’s Infiltration of Chile’s Security Forces Raises Alarm
The recent involvement of Chile’s air force in protecting a drug shipment has sparked an unprecedented corruption scandal in the…
Colombia: Land of Opportunity — And Danger — for Ecuador’s Crime Bosses
A trend of Ecuadorian criminal leaders turning up in neighboring Colombia underscores how the country serves as a refuge —…
Trump Blurs the Line Between Immigration and Organized Crime
Under the administration of US President Donald Trump, there has been an unprecedented convergence of the issues of immigration and…
Debunking 3 Myths About Tren de Aragua
US President Donald Trump has put the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua at the center of his immigration enforcement efforts.…
How Forced Migration Strengthened Organized Crime in Venezuela
A new report from the World Bank has found that the forced displacement of millions of Venezuelans has helped consolidate…
The Women Working the Streets
Paulina has worked as a sex worker on the streets of Lima, the capital of Peru, for 15 years. With…
The Women Enslaved by Fines
When Isabel* accepted a job as a saleswoman in Peru from her cousin, Catalina*, she never imagined that months later,…