Topic: Rape Trees

2 chapters across the catalog

Texas Governor Greg Abbott launches an international billboard campaign in Mexico and Central America to warn migrants about the dangers of illegal travel, including the threat of sexual assault. The billboards feature blunt messaging about "rape trees" and the high cost of human trafficking. Chase Geyser recounts his own experiences visiting Eagle Pass, describing the humanitarian toll and the exploitation of children by cartels at the border.

Christy Hutchison provides graphic descriptions of "rape trees" found along the border, where women and children are allegedly shackled and assaulted by coyotes. She claims to have captured cartel phones containing data on buyers across the US, including in Baltimore and New York. Hutchison also reports seeing bodies of migrants mutilated by cartels.