Monica Almeida

Jul 8, 2024 | elpasoinc.com | Alfredo Corchado |Monica Almeida |Paul Mena

QUITO, Ecuador – The tiny and increasingly violence plagued country of Ecuador has for years served as a main conduit for migrants from Asia, the Middle East and Africa to begin the overland trek to the U.S. border. Now, amid a political shift here and a full-court press by the Biden administration to staunch the flow of illegal migration, Ecuador is shutting its door, at least to the growing number of Chinese migrants using it as a trampoline to places like Texas, California and New York.

Jul 6, 2024 | palabranahj.org | Reportaje De |Alfredo Corchado |Monica Almeida |Paul Mena

El precio que pagan los inmigrantes chinos a los traficantes de personas varía, un coyote en Ciudad Juárez, al otro lado de El Paso, Texas, aseguró recientemente al diario USA Todayque el cobro por el viaje puede superar los 75.000 dólares.

Jul 6, 2024 | palabranahj.org | Alfredo Corchado |Monica Almeida |Paul Mena |Dudley Althaus

Costs paid by Chinese to smugglers vary, but a smuggler in Ciudad Juarez, bordering El Paso, recently told USA Today the aided journey can run more than $75,000.  While Texas has been a major gateway in recent years, toughened enforcement by Mexican authorities in states like Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon has pushed the migration streams westward in 2023. Many of the migrants now pass through Southern California, particularly the Tijuana-San Diego area.

Jul 2, 2024 | kvia.com | Alfredo Corchado |Monica Almeida |Paul Mena

BY ALFREDO CORCHADO, MÓNICA ALMEIDA AND PAÚL MENA MENAPUENTE NEWS COLLABORATIVEQUITO, Ecuador -- The tiny and increasingly violence plagued country of Ecuador has for years served as a main conduit for migrants from Asia, the Middle East and Africa to begin the overland trek to the U.S. border.

Jul 2, 2024 | elpasoinc.com | Alfredo Corchado |Monica Almeida |Paul Mena

QUITO, Ecuador – The tiny and increasingly violence plagued country of Ecuador has for years served as a main conduit for migrants from Asia, the Middle East and Africa to begin the overland trek to the U.S. border. Now, amid a political shift here and a full court press by the Biden administration to staunch the flow of illegal migration, Ecuador is shutting its door, at least to the growing number of Chinese migrants using it as a trampoline to places like Texas, California and New York.