Criminal Migration

A vender counts Venezuelan Bolivars and US dollar bills to deliver change for a customer at a public market in the Quinta Crespo neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. Credit:

Venezuela Businesses Increasingly Need Dollars. Loansharks Are Taking Advantage.

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 5 Jul 20245 Jul 2024

News Criminal Migration

Vortex of Evil: Gangs and Narcos in Tapachula, Mexico

by Bryan Avelar 20 Jun 202425 Jun 2024

Screenshot of Fox News broadcast showing a map of alleged Tren de Aragua movements to the US Pantallazo de noticias de Fox News que muestra la supuesta migración de Tren de Aragua hacía los EE.UU

News Tren de Aragua

Is Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua ‘Invading’ the US?

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 1 Apr 20242 Apr 2024

Passer-by reads advert for loan in Peru. Un transeúnte lee un anuncio de préstamo en Perú.

Financial Vulnerability Fuels Predatory Crime in Peru

by Sean Doherty 28 Mar 202428 Mar 2024

A highway sign outside Culiacán spray-painted with “Chapisa,” a reference to the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Mexico Fentanyl Production Migrates North as Chapitos Death Threats Loom

by Parker Asmann, Victoria Dittmar and Peter Appleby 18 Mar 202418 Mar 2024

Venezuelan rioting inmates look down from the roof of a detention center run by Venezuela's Bolivarian police in Caracas

Is the ‘Pran’ System in Venezuela’s Prisons Finished?

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 15 Nov 202316 Nov 2023

Chilean Police searching for alleged Tren de Aragua members.

News Security Policy

3 Reasons Why Security Has Deteriorated in Northern Chile

by Dario Migliorini 2 Nov 20231 Feb 2024

Authorities detain Guillermo Rafael Boscán Bracho, alias "El Yiyi", in Corrientes, Argentina.

What Does Capture of ‘Yiyi’ Mean for Other Venezuelan Crime Bosses Abroad?

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 5 Oct 202313 Oct 2023

Soldados de México en una camioneta

News

Is Mexico’s CJNG Pushing the Gulf Cartel From Tamaulipas?

by Parker Asmann and Steven Dudley 17 May 202313 Oct 2023

Mula collage, MS13 leader.

‘Mula’: The Bridge Between MS13 and Mexican Mafia in Tijuana, Mexico

by Carlos Garcia 23 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

News

MS13’s Mexico Program Key to El Salvador Gang Negotiations

by Parker Asmann and Carlos Garcia 1 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

News

How a Priest in Mexico Resists the CJNG’s Incursions

by Parker Asmann 15 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

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