Morelos — arrived in Jiutepec, Morelos, searching for refuge. She had escaped Bogotá, Colombia, in 2021 after years of domestic violence inflicted by the father of her three daughters. She thought that crossing the border would allow her to close that dark chapter. However, on October 30 of this year, her life was shattered once again: her middle daughter, Sharick Staicy Bonilla Díaz, disappeared without a trace. Since then, Janeth has been reliving the same fear she thought she had left behind.

Janeth’s story began years ago in the Colombian capital. “I decided to leave the country to protect myself and my daughters,” she recalls in an interview with La Silla Rota. The immigrant arrived alone in Morelos after the father of her daughters refused to sign the permit allowing her to take the

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