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Rand: Human trafficking is multi-billion dollar business for crime bosses, gangs

By World Tribune on June 12, 2019 Americas, El Salvador, Exclusives, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Top Stories, U.S., World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, June 12, 2019 More than 60 percent of illegal immigrants pay a trafficker to get them into the United States, according to a new Rand Corporation report. In Central American nations, crime lords, gangs, and small-time operators make up to $2.3 billion a year moving illegals across the border, making it one […]

Trump warns he will cut aid to Central American nations over caravan

By World Tribune on October 17, 2018 Americas, El Salvador, Exclusives, Guatemala, Honduras, Rest of The Best, Stateside, Top Stories, Washington, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 As a caravan of some 2,000 Hondurans headed north through Guatemala, President Donald Trump said he is considering withholding funds from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador if the caravan reaches the U.S.-Mexico border. “We have today informed the countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador that if they allow […]