Lopez, Esmeralda

This article is relevant to research that aims to understand the legal mechanisms which impact Female migrants and Indigenous female migrants from the Northern Triangle of Central America ("NTCA"). The article begins with an overview of the high rate of poverty, violence, and immigration in the NTCA, especially for the people of Guatemala and Honduras.

Amidst the increase in Indigenous migrants fleeing Central America, the Mexican government has chosen to prioritize border enforcement instead of providing adequate protection to migrants. Most vulnerable are Central American Indigenous women, who face a variety of dangers while migrating including human trafficking, kidnapping, forced marriage of minors, extortion, and rape.