Rob Waters

1 month ago | gulflive.com | Alma Campos |Sebastián Hidalgo |Rob Waters

By Alma Campos | Photos by Sebastián Hidalgo | Edited by Rob WatersA framed print of La Virgen de Guadalupe and a wooden crucifix stood out against the wall in Concepción Ortíz’s living room in the Southwest Side of Chicago. A television played cartoons for her 2-year-old granddaughter. Seated around the kitchen table, she and I talked as she served café con leche and seamlessly juggled the rhythms of her daily life.

Oct 16, 2024 | palabranahj.org | Alma Campos |Olga L. Jaramillo |Sebastián Hidalgo |Rob Waters

After crossing all of Central America, the family continued their journey into Mexico, facing extortion from gangs and authorities along the way. As the danger mounted, there was another round of horrors in store: They now needed to travel on the freight train known as La Bestia (The Beast) or el tren de la muerte (death train), which gained its nicknames from the horrific accidents that happen when migrants fall off the tops of cars.

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