The alarming rise of femicide, the targeted assault, rape, and murder of women due to their gender, has reached epidemic proportions in Latin America. This criminal phenomenon, labeled “femicide” by the United Nations, is now spreading to the United States through the influx of migrants. The journey from South America and the Northern Triangle countries to Mexico’s northern border is marked by rape trees, where women’s underwear hangs from branches, and rape tents, where girls and women are dragged by smugglers. However, the violence against women does not cease once illegal immigrants cross into the United States.
Recent incidents highlight the severity of the issue. In Queens, an Ecuadoran illegal immigrant named Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi allegedly attacked and raped a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint while recording the assault. Shockingly, progressive Representative Pramila Jayapal dismissed news coverage of this heinous crime as “fear-mongering.” Inga-Landi has a history of abusing females, including his pregnant wife, according to police reports. He crossed the border illegally in 2021 and was ordered to leave the country by an immigration judge in New York City last February.
The prevalence of sexual violence against women in Latin America is well-documented. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), a division of the United Nations, reports rampant femicide in the region. Mexico, in particular, has seen a significant surge in femicide cases, as highlighted by the George Bush Institute at the Wilson Center. The institute has declared that gender-based violence is a major driver of migration from Central America and the broader region.
Honduras, in particular, is facing an “emergency situation” according to UN official Alice Shackelford, with the highest femicide rate in Latin America. Migdonia Ayestad of the National Autonomous University of Honduras describes the extreme degree of hatred and contempt against women, where men believe they have the right to women’s bodies.
While it is important to acknowledge that not all immigrants from Latin America are violent criminals, dangerous anti-female attitudes are infiltrating the United States through President Biden’s open border policy. Leftists often deny the problem, refusing to acknowledge the prevalence of violence against women in the region. However, the facts speak for themselves.
Incidents of rape and murder committed by Latin American migrants in the United States are mounting. A Honduran illegal migrant allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl at knifepoint in Kenner, Louisiana. Another case involved a Mexican illegal migrant named Eduardo Sarabia, who was arrested for kidnapping and raping two women in a van specially equipped as a “rape dungeon on wheels.” An El Salvadorian illegal migrant, wanted for assaulting a mother and her 9-year-old daughter during a home break-in in Los Angeles, was also arrested for allegedly raping and murdering Rachel Morin in Maryland.
Venezuela, a significant source of femicidal criminals, refuses to provide the US with criminal background information about migrants apprehended at the border. Tragically, this has resulted in devastating consequences. Laken Riley, a nursing student from Georgia, was raped and murdered by a Venezuelan migrant. On the same day, another Venezuelan migrant, Renzo Mendoz Montes, allegedly sexually abused a 14-year-old in Virginia. Most recently, two Venezuelan migrants were accused of luring 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray under a bridge in Houston, where they stripped her naked, bound her, raped her for two hours, and ultimately killed her.
The urgency of addressing this crisis cannot be overstated. Women’s rights groups supporting President Biden must speak up, as safety from rapists and sexually motivated killers is a fundamental right. While some may object to the term “illegal” and prefer “undocumented,” it is crucial to acknowledge that among these migrants, there are individuals who are rapists and killers. The only way to curb this femicidal madness is to close the border and take decisive action.
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I appreciate the author shedding light on the issue of femicide in Latin America. It’s indeed a grave concern that needs urgent attention. However, I would like to know more about the factors contributing to this alarming rise. Could the author please expand on the underlying causes or societal factors that have led to the epidemic proportions of femicide in the region?