Mexico Deputies Approve 25-Year Penalties for Forced Recruitment

Mexico's Chamber of Deputies approved a reform imposing prison sentences of up to 25 years for forced recruitment, a measure targeting criminal groups' coercive enlistment practices. The reform now moves to the Senate, where passage would mark a legislative escalation in addressing organized crime's labor exploitation. The law's enforcement and impact on cartel recruitment remain uncertain.

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