Emily Green

migration

New Rules Target Migrants Trying to Make It to the US Through Latin America

El Salvador is now charging all African citizens who want to transit through its airports $1,300 per person.
Emily Green
11.2.23
Guerrero

Hitmen Just Murdered 13 Police Officers in Mexico’s Heroin Heartlands

The attack was unexpected, according to the authorities in Guerrero, which has long been wracked by drug-related violence.
Emily Green
10.24.23
venezuela

The US Government is Sending Migrants Back to a Narco State

President Joe Biden has determined that conditions in Venezuela have improved enough to send migrants from there home.
Emily Green
Deborah Bonello
10.6.23
Andres Roemer

Mexico’s Worst Alleged #MeToo Offender Was Just Arrested

Sexual misconduct allegations against Andrés Roemer in Mexico have drawn comparisons to the case of movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
Emily Green
10.3.23
mexico

Mexico’s Former President Launches More Xenophobic and AntiSemitic Attacks On Election Candidates

This is the second time that Vicente Fox has attacked candidates in Mexico's upcoming presidential election.
Emily Green
9.27.23
mexico

Mexican Woman in Her 60s Was Head of Massive Human Smuggling Ring, US Says

Ofelia Hernandez-Salas headed a transnational smuggling network, U.S prosecutors allege. She was extradited from Mexico this week.
Emily Green
9.8.23
News

The Serial Killer Hiding in Plain Sight

Though government officials likened him to Ted Bundy, it took months before an alleged American serial killer’s murder of sex workers in Mexico raised the alarm.
Emily Green
9.6.23
Politics

Ecuador’s Fernando Villavicencio Said He Wasn't Afraid of the Cartels. Then He Was Assassinated.

The presidential candidate was gunned down at a political rally. He was one of the most outspoken politicians against the cartels and political corruption.
Emily Green
8.10.23
mexico

A ‘Ted Bundy Copycat’ Accused of Killing Mexican Women Was Just Arrested

The American, Bryant Rivera, has been linked to the murder of at least three women in Tijuana, Mexico.
Emily Green
7.7.23
Drugs

A Border Agent Was Just Charged With Taking Bribes from Cartels to Smuggle Drugs

Officer Leonard Darnell George is accused of allowing vehicles stuffed with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and other drugs into the US via the Mexico border.
Emily Green
7.6.23
Honduras

Honduras Begins ‘Drastic Measures’ Against Gangs After Prison Massacre

“Our mission is to go after organized crime that operates inside prisons.” 
Emily Green
6.27.23
News

Adventure or Poverty Porn? Company Under Fire for $4,000 Hike Near Deadly Migrant Route

A recent documentary has sparked controversy about a two-week trek being offered in the Darién Gap, which is also home to a dangerous migrant route.
Emily Green
6.21.23
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