Migrants seeking refuge in the U.S. wade across the Rio Grande river from Del Rio, Texas, U.S. toward Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - People-smuggling crimes in Mexico this year have more than tripled since 2020, the government said on Wednesday, as the country battles to cope with a sharp increase in illegal immigration at the U.S. border.
Between January and August, Mexico registered 1,232 people-smuggling crimes, a jump of nearly 228% from the 376 logged during the same period in 2020, Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez told a regular government news conference.
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