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  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico secure the scene of a murder.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
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  • Two people leave the scene of the murder of one of their family members in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
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  • People stand outside the scene of a murder in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez030.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico secure the scene of a murder.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez015.JPG
  • People stand outside the scene of a murder in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez001.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico search a man during a nighttime security sweep.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez003.JPG
  • A bridge connects El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez013.JPG
  • Strippers dance inside a club in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Clubs like these, which double as brothels, have been targeted by drug dealers recently.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez016.JPG
  • Strippers dance inside a club in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Clubs like these, which double as brothels, have been targeted by drug dealers recently.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez021.JPG
  • This murder victim arrived dead and riddled with bullet holes to Perez de Leon hospital in Petare, a poor neighborhood in eastern Caracas.   He was shot over 10 times in what witnesses told police was a gang fight.   Ambulanes dont go itno the poorhillside communties in Caracas so police transported this vctim to the hospital in their squad car,  The officers pronounced him dead on the trip to the hospital.  The victim has a piece of tape on him that the hospital uses for identification purposes.
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  • Strippers dance inside a club in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Clubs like these, which double as brothels, have been targeted by drug dealers recently.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez011.JPG
  • Strippers dance inside a club in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Clubs like these, which double as brothels, have been targeted by drug dealers recently.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez027.JPG
  • Strippers dance inside a club in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Clubs like these, which double as brothels, have been targeted by drug dealers recently.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez007.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico patrol the town looking for drugs and weapons.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez025.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico search a man during a  security sweep.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez018.JPG
  • A homeless drug addict builds a fire to stay warm near the Rio Grande river that separates El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez010.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico search a man during a nighttime security sweep.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez023.JPG
  • All of the murder victims in Caracas are processed in the city morgue.  The victims undergo autopsies and families retrieve the bodies directly from the morgue.  This man died of gunshot wounds in what police believe was a gang fight.
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  • Recently emptied carts in the morgue in Caracas.  All of the murder victims in Caracas are processed through the morgue.
    Rochkind_VenCrime011.tif
  • An army arrives to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez024.JPG
  • A funeral hearse drives to a cemetary in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez012.JPG
  • Police patrol outside of a house that was being used as a weapons cache in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez029.JPG
  • Strippers dance inside a club in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Clubs like these, which double as brothels, have been targeted by drug dealers recently.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez026.JPG
  • A view of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez005.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico search a man during a  security sweep.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez020.JPG
  • A food stand in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez008.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico patrol the town looking for drugs and weapons.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez009.JPG
  • A homeless drug addict builds a fire to stay warm near the Rio Grande river that separates El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez014.JPG
  • A homeless drug addict relaxes near the Rio Grande river that separates El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez004.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico search a man during a nighttime security sweep.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez006.JPG
  • Strippers dance inside a club in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Clubs like these, which double as brothels, have been targeted by drug dealers recently.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez019.JPG
  • Strippers dance inside a club in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Clubs like these, which double as brothels, have been targeted by drug dealers recently.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez028.JPG
  • A homeless drug addict builds a fire to stay warm near the Rio Grande river that separates El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez031.JPG
  • Police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico find two children alone in a drug den during a  security sweep.  Mexico is undergoing a violent war with the nation's drug cartels and Ciudad Juarez has become the murder capital of Mexico, with over 4,000 murders in the past two years.  President Felipe Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers in order to contain the situation, but they have not been successful.
    Rochkind_Juarez002.JPG
  • A crime scene by the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC).  The CICPC is a national organization whose Homicide division investigates murders in Venezuela.
    Rochkind_VenCrime008.tif
  • Inside the arms room at the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC) headquarters.  The CICPC is the national body which, among other things, is responsible for investigating murders.  In this room the CICPC stores all of the weapons that have been collected in the country for any reason. The weapons are kept here for 2 to 3 months before being moved to a military base. Commissioner Carlos Rodriguez of the CICPC said that they process 1000 arms every week.
    Rochkind_VenCrime018.tif
  • Inside the arms room at the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC) headquarters.  The CICPC is the national body which, among other things, is responsible for investigating murders.  In this room the CICPC stores all of the weapons that have been collected in the country for any reason. The weapons are kept here for 2 to 3 months before being moved to a military base. Commissioner Carlos Rodriguez of the CICPC said that they process 1000 arms every week.
    Rochkind_VenCrime017.tif
  • Inside the arms room at the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC) headquarters.  The CICPC is the national body which, among other things, is responsible for investigating murders.  In this room the CICPC stores all of the weapons that have been collected in the country for any reason. The weapons are kept here for 2 to 3 months before being moved to a military base. Commissioner Carlos Rodriguez of the CICPC said that they process 1000 arms every week.
    Rochkind_VenCrime016.tif
  • A police officer testifies about ballistics during the trial of a hitman in Ciudad Juarez.  The majority of murders in Ciudad Juarez go unsolved, creating a culture of impunity that fuels the increasing violence.
    Rochkind_Juarez040.jpg
  • Inside the arms room at the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC) headquarters.  The CICPC is the national body which, among other things, is responsible for investigating murders.  In this room the CICPC stores all of the weapons that have been collected in the country for any reason. The weapons are kept here for 2 to 3 months before being moved to a military base. Commissioner Carlos Rodriguez of the CICPC said that they process 1000 arms every week.
    Rochkind_VenCrime015.tif
  • Inside the arms room at the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC) headquarters.  The CICPC is the national body which, among other things, is responsible for investigating murders.  In this room the CICPC stores all of the weapons that have been collected in the country for any reason. The weapons are kept here for 2 to 3 months before being moved to a military base. Commissioner Carlos Rodriguez of the CICPC said that they process 1000 arms every week.
    Rochkind_VenCrime014.tif
  • Inside the arms room at the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC) headquarters.  The CICPC is the national body which, among other things, is responsible for investigating murders.  In this room the CICPC stores all of the weapons that have been collected in the country for any reason. The weapons are kept here for 2 to 3 months before being moved to a military base. Commissioner Carlos Rodriguez of the CICPC said that they process 1000 arms every week.
    Rochkind_VenCrime013.tif
  • Inspector Jose Rangel of the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC) takes notes on two homicide victims in the morgue.  The CICPC is a national organization whose Homicide division investigates murders in Venezuela.
    Rochkind_VenCrime010.tif
  • Inspector Jose Rangel of the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminales(CICPC) takes notes on two homicide victims in the morgue.  The CICPC is a national organization whose Homicide division investigates murders in Venezuela.
    Rochkind_VenCrime009.tif
  • The casket of a teenage victim from a birthday part massacre arrives at the church in Ciudad Juarez.
    Rochkind_Juarez042.jpg
  • A woman cries at a crime scene just after a man was shot and killed in Ciudad Juarez.
    Rochkind_Juarez034.jpg
  • Followers of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, attend a mass that takes place on the first of every month. Many drug dealers and criminals believe in Santa Muerte, as it is believed she looks after the criminal element.
    Rochkind_SantaMuerte012.jpg
  • Followers of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, attend a mass that takes place on the first of every month. Many drug dealers and criminals believe in Santa Muerte, as it is believed she looks after the criminal element.
    Rochkind_SantaMuerte010.jpg
  • Migrants pray for safe passage at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Altar, Sonora, before beginning their trip across the desert and into the US.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar010.JPG
  • Migrants pray for safe passage at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Altar, Sonora, before beginning their trip across the desert and into the US.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar008.JPG
  • Men pass the time in a cheap guesthouse in Altar, Sonora, while they wait to illegally cross the border.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar003.JPG
  • Employess at a hotel in downton Nogales, Mexio wait for customers to arrive. Increased broder violence has driven away much of the tourism that border towns like Nogales rely on.
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  • A group of men take classes at Falcone's System International, a body guard training school in the state of Taumalipas.  These men are training to act as the guards for the incoming mayor of Ciudad Victora.
    Rochkind_BodyGuard001.jpg
  • Followers of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, attend a mass that takes place on the first of every month. Many drug dealers and criminals believe in Santa Muerte, as it is believed she looks after the criminal element.
    Rochkind_SantaMuerte005.JPG
  • Migrants take vans and pickups from Altar, Sonora that will drop them off near the border.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar020.JPG
  • Migrants use phone booths in Altar, Sonora to call their families and guides in order to coordinate their border crossing.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar014.JPG
  • Men who were detained by US Border Patrol and returned to Mexico after a failed attempt to cross the border waitto be admitted to a shelter.  These men have little or no money and will spend the night in Nogales while they decide whether to return home or make another attempt at crossing.
    Rochkind_Nogales050.JPG
  • A young girl drinks water  on her mother's lap. She and her family have been sleeping outside since their tin and cardboard shack burned to the ground two weeks before. Even before the accident the family had no water or electricity and their only source of income was selling scavenged trash.
    Rochkind_Nogales034.JPG
  • A young girl walks by a caravan of police vehicles during a security sweep looking for drug dealers, drug users and criminals.
    Rochkind_Nogales020.JPG
  • An immigrant sits in the streets of Nogales with all his belongings. He was recently detained by US border patrol and returned to Mexico. He is now deciding whether he should go home or attempt to cross again.
    Rochkind_Nogales015.JPG
  • Men who were detained by US Border Patrol and returned to Mexico after a failed attempt to cross the border wait for lights out in a shelter.  These men have little or no money and will spend the night in Nogales while they decide whether to return home or make another attempt at crossing.
    Rochkind_Nogales011.JPG
  • A small chapel in a shelter for migrants.  The men who stay here have little or no money and will spend the night in Nogales while they decide whether to return home or make another attempt at crossing.
    Rochkind_Nogales010.JPG
  • Men who were detained by US Border Patrol and returned to Mexico after a failed attempt to cross the border wait for lights out in a shelter.  These men have little or no money and will spend the night in Nogales while they decide whether to return home or make another attempt at crossing.
    Rochkind_Nogales007.JPG
  • Police secure the scene of a double execution in Mexico City, Mexico.  The two men were blindfolded, handcuffed and shot in the head, in a style that is becoming familiar to Mexicans.  The police believe the killings were part of a low level drug feud. As the borders to the north tighten, more drugs and weapons are staying in Mexico. The rate of addiction is increasing and violent crime is also increasing throughout the country.
    Rochkind_MexicoCrime006.JPG
  • Abigail Peralta cries over the coffin of her father, Pedro Raffo.  Raffo  was shot once in the chest with a rifle during an attempted cell phone robbery.  Raffo walked himself into the hospital's emergency room where he soon died.  A doctor at the hospital said that Raffo most likely died because of a lack of proper hospital resources.
    Rochkind_VenCrime007.tif
  • A group of men take classes at Falcone's System International, a body guard training school in the state of Taumalipas.  These men are training to act as the guards for the incoming mayor of Ciudad Victora.
    Rochkind_BodyGuard004.jpg
  • A group of men take classes at Falcone's System International, a body guard training school in the state of Taumalipas.  These men are training to act as the guards for the incoming mayor of Ciudad Victora.
    Rochkind_BodyGuard003.jpg
  • A group of men take classes at Falcone's System International, a body guard training school in the state of Taumalipas.  These men are training to act as the guards for the incoming mayor of Ciudad Victora.
    Rochkind_BodyGuard002.jpg
  • Inside the Mexican congress before the beginning of a joint session.
    Rochkind_Congress001.jpg
  • Two young girls are comforted by their aunt during the wake of their mother in the state of Chihuahua, near Ciudad Juarez.  The mother was a factory work and was killed during a shooting on the bus that was taking her home.
    Rochkind_Juarez036.jpg
  • Family members grieve during the wake of a 14 yeard old girl who was shot and killed in Ciudad Juarez.
    Rochkind_Juarez037.jpg
  • Followers of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, attend a mass that takes place on the first of every month. Many drug dealers and criminals believe in Santa Muerte, as it is believed she looks after the criminal element.
    Rochkind_SantaMuerte013.jpg
  • Followers of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, attend a mass that takes place on the first of every month. Many drug dealers and criminals believe in Santa Muerte, as it is believed she looks after the criminal element.
    Rochkind_SantaMuerte007.jpg
  • People celebrate Day of the Dead in the cemetary of San Gregorio de Atlapulco on the outskirts of Mexico City.
    Rochkind_Misc005.JPG
  • Members of a Nortena band sit in their tour bus after giving a show in Mexico City. Many Nortena groups sing corridos, or songs that tell a story.  Some of these are narco-corridos, songs that tell the stories of famous drug dealers.  There has been a wave of killings of musicians that sing narco corridos.
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  • Members of a Nortena band sit in their tour bus after giving a show in Mexico City. Many Nortena groups sing corridos, or songs that tell a story.  Some of these are narco-corridos, songs that tell the stories of famous drug dealers.  There has been a wave of killings of musicians that sing narco corridos.
    Rochkind_Misc002.JPG
  • One man helps another smoke crack in Mexico City.  Drugs use has been rising in Mexico City.  Low level dealers are now paid more often in drugs instead of money, and increased border security causes more drugs to stay in the country.  In the capital many homeless children and adults are addicted to sniffing paint thinner and also to crack.
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  • A girl sits on the ground while her boyfriend gets high smoking crack in Mexico City.  Drugs use has been rising in Mexico City.  Low level dealers are now paid more often in drugs instead of money, and increased border security causes more drugs to stay in the country.  In the capital many homeless children and adults are addicted to sniffing paint thinner and also to crack.
    Rochkind_Calle004.JPG
  • A homeless drug addict sleeps on a park bench in Mexico City.  Drugs use has been rising in Mexico City.  Low level dealers are now paid more often in drugs instead of money, and increased border security causes more drugs to stay in the country.  In the capital many homeless children and adults are addicted to sniffing paint thinner and also to crack.
    Rochkind_Calle001.JPG
  • Followers of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, attend a mass that takes place on the first of every month. Many drug dealers and criminals believe in Santa Muerte, as it is believed she looks after the criminal element.
    Rochkind_SantaMuerte002.JPG
  • A view of the desert near Sasabe, Mexico.
    Rochkind_Altar030.JPG
  • Members of Grupo Beta, a Mexican government organization that works to help migrants, searches for a man who has gone missing from his group and is believed to be lost in the desert.
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  • The border fence near Sasabe, Sonora and Sasabe, Arizona.
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  • Migrants take vans and pickups from Altar, Sonora that will drop them off near the border.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar022.JPG
  • Migrants take vans and pickups from Altar, Sonora that will drop them off near the border.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar019.JPG
  • Many shops in Altar, Sonora sell goods that migrants need on their journey, like backpacks, hydration salts and matches.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar018.JPG
  • Many shops in Altar, Sonora sell goods that migrants need on their journey, like backpacks, hydration salts and matches.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
    Rochkind_Altar017.JPG
  • Migrants use phone booths in Altar, Sonora to call their families and guides in order to coordinate their border crossing.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
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  • Migrants use phone booths in Altar, Sonora to call their families and guides in order to coordinate their border crossing.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
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  • Migrants pass the time in the main plaza in Altar, Sonora.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
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  • Men pass the time in a cheap guesthouse in Altar, Sonora, while they wait to illegally cross the border.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
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  • Men pass the time in a cheap guesthouse in Altar, Sonora, while they wait to illegally cross the border.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
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  • A view of the desert just outside of Altar, Sonora.  Altar is the starting point for many migrants' journeys to the US. In Altar they find guides and coyotes to take them across the border.  The town's economy is nearly entirely dependent on the migrants. Recently drug cartels have become involced in the smuggling of people, using the same routes as the drugs and charging the migrants an exit tax to leave the country.
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  • A man opens the door to police as they conduct a security sweep looking for drugs, drug users, drug dealers and criminals.
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  • Men who were detained by US Border Patrol and returned to Mexico after a failed attempt to cross the border waitto be admitted to a shelter.  These men have little or no money and will spend the night in Nogales while they decide whether to return home or make another attempt at crossing.
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  • Men who were detained by US Border Patrol and returned to Mexico after a failed attempt to cross the border waitto be admitted to a shelter.  These men have little or no money and will spend the night in Nogales while they decide whether to return home or make another attempt at crossing.
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  • Men who were detained by US Border Patrol and returned to Mexico after a failed attempt to cross the border waitto be admitted to a shelter.  These men have little or no money and will spend the night in Nogales while they decide whether to return home or make another attempt at crossing.
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  • A poor  neighborhood of Nogales where most residents have to no electricity or  running water.
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  • A woman smokes a cigarette outside a hair salon in downtown Nogales.
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  • A musician plays his accordion in downtown Nogales, waiting for someone to hire him.
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