Mexico: & US: The child migrant smugglers of Northern Mexico (Requires subscription) (Includes video)
Washington Post – October 02, 2021
Antonio guided his first group of undocumented migrants into the United States when he was 12. He’s 17 now, and one of the most prolific juvenile smugglers along a section of the border that’s full of them. He’s notorious among the Border Patrol agents of Brownsville, Tex., who keep a list of the 10 most successful juvenile smugglers on the wall of their office. Some have been caught more than a hundred times. Antonio, always cautious, is up to 15. The smugglers at the heart of one of the world’s largest human migrations – including the current surge of children and families – are often children themselves.
Also: Opinion: Child smugglers may be victims, too (Requires subscription): https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/child-smugglers-may-be-victims-too/2021/10/08/499f6dd0-26e7-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/mexico-child-migrant-smuggler-border/