Mexican drug cartels are profiting from the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, turning it into a war zone

These cartels charge migrants for guidance across the border, extort them, or kidnap them, creating a lucrative illegal business

Different cartels are fighting each other and Mexican authorities for control of smuggling routes, escalating violence

The Tucson sector, one of the busiest sectors on the southern border, recorded over 300,000 migrant crossings in FY 2023

The illegal business related to immigration has become more profitable than drug trafficking for the cartels

The attorney general in Chihuahua reported a spike in homicides in Ciudad Juárez due to the increase in migrants and related illegal activities

Record-setting numbers of migrant apprehensions were recorded at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2023

Migrants face increasing dangers such as extortion and kidnapping as they try to navigate the border.