Weekly Report - 11 April 2006

Briefings by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, reports in the US press and accusations in the Cuban government-controlled media all concur in predicting that people trafficking - the smuggling of illegal immigrants into the US - has been increasing the tightening of US border controls, and is likely to expand even more with the legislation now pending. Cuban and Mexican sources agree that in at least one Mexican state, government officials are involved in the trade.