A new survey documents the problem of migrants being preyed up on as they travel to Mexico. Critics allege it undercounts the number of victims.
Many of the travelers were children whose mothers left Guatemala years ago to earn money to send back to their families.
A Canadian official has fired back at the country's bishops after they criticized his recently introduced bill against human smuggling.
The Senate's inability to overcome a threatened filibuster Dec. 18 scuttled passage of the DREAM Act.