Documentary Looks at Migrants' Rough Journeys through Mexico

EFE: A documentary about the work of the Rev. Alejandro Solalinde on behalf of Central American migrants making the journey through Mexico discusses the extortion rackets, murders, mass kidnappings and massacres that those looking to reach the United States are subjected to.

"Over five years, he has saved many people from the traffickers of lives who operate in the areas around the train that the Central Americans use on their trip to the United States," Alejandra Islas, who directed "El Albergue" (The Shelter), told Efe.

The documentary, which was made with the support of Amnesty International's Mexico chapter, gives viewers a window into the work of Solalinde, who founded and runs the Hermanos en el Camino shelter, as well as telling the "microstories" of migrants aided by the shelter, which provides a roof, food and "spiritual relief," Islas said. Read more.