Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling
Tuesday March 4, 2025 | 7:00pm – Weisiger
Open to the General Public!
In 2014, Mexico (with financial and logistical support from the Obama administration) launched Programa Frontera Sur, a security enforcement project aimed at stopping Central American migrants from reaching the U.S./Mexico border. Under this program, Mexico dramatically increased arrests and deportations while simultaneously making the migration journey more arduous and deadly. In response to this heightened security, migrants have turned to transnational gangs such as MS-13 who have become increasingly involved in the human smuggling industry.
In 2015, Dr. Jason De León began a long-term photoethnographic project focused on understanding the daily lives of Honduran smugglers who profit from transporting migrants across the length of Mexico. In this talk, he draws on ethnographic data to discuss the evolving relationship between transnational gangs and the human smuggling industry.
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Erika Sengstack