GameChangers 2025: Migration Smuggling Market Goes From Boom to Bust
The number of migrants traveling through Latin America to the United States plummeted in 2025 and sent organized crime groups…
Even as US-Mexico Border Encounters Plummet, Migrants Are Still Vulnerable to Organized Crime
The number of migrants apprehended on the US-Mexico border in the 2025 fiscal year plunged to the lowest total in…
As Migrant Flows Drop, Crime Groups Adapt in Ciudad Juárez
A 17-year-old girl tortured her last victim on May 12. That day, prosecutors’ agents raided a house in the southeast…
In Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Old Criminal Groups Form New Criminal Guard
The first body was found in the morning. The man had been shot and killed. His hands and feet had…
Former Mexico Official’s Alleged CJNG Ties Spur International Manhunt
Authorities in Mexico have made a high-profile arrest just as they mount an international manhunt to capture a former security…
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…
Chile Struggles to Tackle Spike in Human Trafficking
Human trafficking cases in Chile have increased alongside rising migration in recent years, but the country’s institutions are struggling to…
Why Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Slow the Flow of Migrants or Fentanyl From Mexico
Fresh threats of tariffs from the US government may prove counterproductive in combating migrant smuggling and fentanyl trafficking networks, and…
Violence Transforms Ecuador’s Migration Landscape
A year after Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared war on organized crime, the country is grappling with a surge in…
GameChangers 2024: Global Cocaine Networks and Trump 2
Increased cocaine production delivered an extra $25 billion in earnings to transnational organized crime in 2024, ensuring greater criminal sophistication…