US EditionA Legal Fight Is Playing Out Around a Mexican Migrant Activist Accused of Human Trafficking
- A legal battle is ongoing in Mexico regarding Luis García Villagrán, an immigration activist arrested for human trafficking and later released by Judge Jonathan Izquierdo for lack of evidence.
- The Attorney General's Office announced it would appeal the judge's decision to release García Villagrán, citing insufficient evidence presented during the trial.
- García Villagrán claims his arrest is persecution related to his activism, despite accusations of leading a network for human trafficking.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that García Villagrán is linked to trafficking crimes, emphasizing the complexity of protecting migrants while managing U.S. pressure.
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A legal fight is playing out around a Mexican migrant activist accused of human trafficking
A legal battle is playing out in Mexico after police detained a well-known migration activist earlier this month, accusing him of human trafficking.
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolSix days after his arrest, Mexican migrant rights activist Luis García Villagrán was released after a judge decided on Monday not to continue the trial against him for the crime of organized crime to traffic in people.
After being detained for six days, Luis Rey García Villagrán, captured on August 5, accused of organized crime and smuggling of migrants on the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala, was released this Monday. In an interview, José Antonio Martínez Sánchez, defender of Luis Rey, explained that during the continuation of the hearing that took place in Tapachula, Chiapas, the district judge of the Federal Penal branch, Jonathan Francisco Izquier…
Tapachula, Chis., August 11. Activist Luis García Villagrán, accused of organized crime in the form of migrant smuggling, left the Social Reintegration Center number 3 based in Tapachula, Chiapas, after a hearing in which the judge of the case decided not to link him to proceedings. Lawyers José Antonio Martínez Sánchez and Roberto Manuel de Jesús Carrera García explained that Judge Jonathan Izquierdo - who was conducting the criminal case 54/20…
Luis García Villagrán, director of the Centro de Dignificación Humana A.C., was arrested on August 5 in Tapachula, in the context of organizing a migrant caravan.
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