illegal immigrants in the United States

Between 60% and 80% of migrant women and girls are raped while illegally migrating to the United States. Criminal groups in Mexico kidnap more than 20,000 migrants each year. Migrants who cannot afford to pay may be killed. Many migrants suffer torture and abuse.

Immigrants who enter the United States illegally can stay in jail indefinitely while waiting for their day in a United States court.

The United States Customs and Border Protection has 58,000 employees, including 20,000 Border Patrol police patrolling the United States border, who capture illegal immigrants. Immigrants who enter the United States illegally can stay in jail indefinitely while they wait for their day in court.

Many illegal immigrants become victims of Mexican gangs that capture and hold victims until families pay money. Migrants whose families cannot afford to pay may be killed. Meanwhile, migrants can suffer torture and abuse. Criminal groups in Mexico kidnap more than 20,000 migrants each year. Some of the victims are beaten, raped, and killed.

According to Amnesty International, 60% of migrant women and girls are raped while illegally migrating to the United States, while other data indicate that 80% of women experience rape or sexual assault during the migration process on their way to the United States. Some women carry condoms and try to convince rapists to use them, but many rapists refuse to use them, and some of the victims contract sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.