Dinámicas de violencia en la infancia y la adolescencia no acompañadaen contextos de migración

Objective: This paper shows the violence faced by unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents in Mexico, a matter that influences their recruitment by organized crime. It is based on the question: What circumstances expose unaccompanied minors to be recruited into organized crime? Practices and features of this sector and what makes it a vulnerable group to multiple violence are identified. Methodology: The analysis of national and international documentary sources was used to realize about the violence faced by unaccompanied migrant children; as well as what they experience when they are recruited by criminal groups during their journey. Results: The vulnerability of unaccompanied children benefits the incorporation and recruitment into criminal groups, either because of their need for survival, the vulnerability generated by displacement or as an apparent means to achieve a better life. Conclusions: It is shown that unaccompanied migrant children are victims of multiple types of violence which represents a lot of opportunities for organized crime and the omissions of the State to guarantee the fulfillment of their rights during their transit through the country.