Trump’s immigration policies leave migrants trapped in Mexico facing criminal exploitation

A migrant family fleeing gang violence in their home country faced further horrors on their journey through Mexico. Attempting to reach safety, they were kidnapped by a criminal group targeting migrants for ransom. Proof-of-life videos sent to their relatives intensified their ordeal, with threats escalating when the ransom could not be paid. After 32 days in captivity, authorities rescued the family, but the psychological scars remain, particularly for the children. In the first 100 days of Trump's presidency, a crackdown on immigration drastically reduced the number of migrants crossing through Mexico to the US border. However, this decline has intensified the high risk of kidnapping for those stranded in Mexico, where safety remains elusive. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Mexico #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #USImmigration #USMexicoBorder #DonaldTrump #TrumpFirst100Days #Trump100Days #100Days #AmericaFirst #USAsylumCrisis #MexicoMigrantCrisis #USImmigrationPolicy #AlJazeeraEnglish