US Edition“Mexican Factory” in Chiapas: Birth Certificates Sold to Migrants for $4,000
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Former civil registrars are arrested in Chiapas for issuing illegal birth certificates to foreigners and alleged links to human trafficking.
Public officials participate in the plot and up to $4,000 is paid for a document
“Mexican Factory” in Chiapas: Birth Certificates Sold to Migrants for $4,000
“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat Is nationality for sale? In Tapachula, a corruption ring is charging up to $4,000 to issue official birth certificates to migrants. The Chiapas Attorney General's Office is already investigating the Civil Registry following an alert from the Mexican Embassy in Houston.In Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexican nationality has become a commodity. An investigation has revealed the existence of a black market for birth certif…
In Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexican nationality has become a commodity. An investigation has revealed the existence of a black market of birth certificates, where migrants—mainly of Cuban origin—pay thousands of dollars to spend, in a matter of a month, from being undocumented foreigners to "Mexicans" born in the south of the country. The cost of being "Mexican": 70,000 pesos Testimonies collected expose that the illegal procedure is not cheap. A Cub…
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