The U.S. government's concern about the power of criminal organizations increased after the latest violent attacks in Mexico, such as the unsuccessful arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo’s son, or the massacre of nine American Mormons in Sonora

The highly dangerous sea route by the shores of Chiapas and Oaxaca is being used by migrants as an alternative to reach the U.S. due to the National Guard’s deployment in Mexico’s southern border to stem migrant flow and the impossibility to climb “La Bestia”