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Assignment: Border Stories, part 2: Coyotes and kidnap

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Eduardo at a migrant shelter in San Luis Rio Colorado in the state of Sonora in northern Mexico

21/03/2024 GMT

Border Stories, part 2: Coyotes and kidnap

BBC World Service - Assignment, Border Stories, part 2: Coyotes and kidnap

Tales of kidnap and extortion from those who risk everything to enter the US from Mexico

Every day, thousands travel across Mexico towards the US on routes dominated by criminals. We hear about kidnap and extortion from those who risked everything to enter the US.

Thousands of people every day are on the move across Mexico towards the border with the US. But for migrants, this is one of the most perilous journeys in the world: land routes are dominated by powerful drug cartels and organised crime groups.

In this episode of Border Stories, Linda Pressly hears terrifying stories of kidnap and extortion from those who have risked everything to enter the United States.  

The US/Mexico border has become the most important battleground for Americans in this year’s presidential election, but it seems no one can stop the men with guns who operate with impunity south of the border in Mexico.    

Producer/presenter: Linda Pressly
Producer: Tim Mansel
Producer in Mexico: Ulises Escamilla
Sound: Neil Churchill
Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Eduardo at a migrant shelter in San Luis Rio Colorado in the state of Sonora in northern Mexico. Credit: BBC/Tim Mansel)

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