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Luis garcía, Pro-Migrant Activist Detained in Chiapas: Why Are You Accused of Human Trafficking?
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Promigrant activist Luis García Villagrán, arrested on Tuesday in Tapachula, was arrested because Mexican authorities accused him of crimes of organized crime, in his mode of trafficking in persons, as well as for alleged drug distribution. Agents arrested the activist and coordinator of the Center for Human Dignity (CDH), Luis Rey García Villagrán, who supports the organization of migrants who travel by caravan; recently, he helped a group that…
Eduardo Ram rez, Governor of Chiapas, reports that Luis Garc a Villagr n was arrested for sponsoring migrant caravans to the United States.
Mexico CityDisinform. Faced with the arrest of migrant rights defender Luis García Villagrán in Tapachula, Chiapas, organizations warn of an increase in anti-immigrant policies and the criminalization of activists. In a statement issued by various human rights defenders, they said that the arrest of Luis García Villagrán is part of the growing pattern of criminalization against those who defend and accompany migrants.
The governor of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez, said that the activist, Luis García Villagrán, is allegedly part of an international network dedicated to orchestrating migrant caravans. On Thursday, as he left a meeting of the IMSS-Benestar with President Claudia Sheinbaum, the Chiapas president was questioned about the reasons for García Villagrán’s arrest, and this one detailed that he would be part of an international network dedicated to arming su…
Luis Rey García Villagrán denounced the corruption of immigration officials and is now accused of "trafficking people and distributing drugs"
With deep anguish and growing concern, family members and human rights organizations raised their voices after the arrest of Luis Rey García Villagrán, a pro-migrant activist, on the morning of August 5 in Tapachula, Chiapas. According to the first reports, García Villagrán, director of the Centro de Dignificación Humana A.C., was arrested by federal elements minutes after offering a press conference announcing the departure of a new migrant car…
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