FOLLOWING THE ROUTE OF MIGRANT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FROM GUATEMALA In the last three years, 75% of the children and adolescents who reached the southern border of the United States came from the Northern Triangle of Central America; 24% came from Guatemala.
Did you know that more and more children and adolescents are migrating under unsafe conditions? Sometimes, they do it to escape violence, other times to reunite with their families, support their families economically or search for a better future.
Two years ago, I left for Oklahoma. I was not thinking of the future; I wanted to meet my parents in person. Mi dad left when I was one year old; my mom followed him two years later. They left me with my grandparents. Now I already have two siblings who were born over there. Mi grandparents agreed with my decision because they cannot take care of me anymore; my parents will not return.
Did you know that...?
En entire industry has emerged based on migration. Crossnational networks of people who dedicate themselves to human trafficking, using “blind spots”.These are scarcely populated areas without the presence of the authorities.They travel by boat, without sufficient food and shelter to survive or finish their trip in a good physical and mental condition.
The high-risk regions coincide with the areas where the Zetas are present.
Between Mexico and Guatemala, there are at least 136 gangs of migrant traffickers. 30 “blind spots” are registered where the authorities report that they cannot patrol due to a lack of staff.
The triangle of Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Saltillo. Veracruy and a part of Tabasco. There is a total of nine migrant stations and eight migrant homes.