| Title: |
Aaron Mendez, migrant shelter director, kidnapped |
| Country: |
Mexico |
| State/Province: |
Tamaulipas |
| City: |
Nuevo Laredo |
| Other Address: |
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| Date of Incident: |
2019-08-03 |
| Security Level: |
Public |
| Summary: |
| A Catholic priest who runs a migrant shelter was kidnapped after refusing to hand over Cuban asylum seekers to an organized crime gang. Armed civilians stormed the Casa del Migrante AMAR shelter with the intention of kidnapping several Cuban refugees in order to ransom them back to their families. |
Nature of Incidents
| Killings: |
0 |
| (Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings: |
0 |
| Closed places of worship or religious buildings: |
0 |
| Arrests/detentions: |
0 |
| Sentences: |
0 |
| Abductions: |
1 |
| Sexual assaults/harassment: |
0 |
| Forced marriages: |
0 |
| Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse) |
0 |
| Attacked houses/property of faith adherents: |
0 |
| Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents: |
0 |
| Forced to leave home: |
0 |
| Forced to leave country: |
0 |
| Non-physical violence : |
0 |
Responsible Actor Category
| Responsible Actor Name: |
Criminal groups |
| Responsible actor category: |
Organized crime |
Responsible Actor Religion
| Responsible Actor Religion: |
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| Subcategory Responsible Actor Religion: |
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Religion of Victim(s)
| Religion of victim(s): |
Christian |
| Subcategory Religion of victim(s): |
Christian, General |
Additional Information
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