Miguel Ángel Trevino Morales, known as "Z 40," was taken into custody near the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo by armed forces who intercepted his pickup truck with a helicopter at about 3:45 a.m. Monday morning.
Central Americans have been catching freight trains to the U.S. border for years, risking injury or worse for a free ride and a path clear of Mexican government checkpoints.
Blogger Timothy A. Evans writes about his experience working in Costa Rica for Fundación Acción Joven, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to reducing junior and high school dropout rates.
