This essay calls on Governments in the Central American Northern Triangle (CANT) region "to increase the quality of their political systems ... to contain forced displacement and allow for the return of those who had fled." The article examines the extreme violence and organized crime in the region that is causing many families and individuals to flee and become displaced, as well as the widespread forcible recruitment into gangs in the region, "creating a burden for families with children who are at risk and are usually forced to pay the gang to avoid forced recruitment." The article discusses the forced displacement of young people and families and "the surge of unaccompanied minor migrants from these countries who have been arriving into the United States."
