The United States State Department has instructed its embassies in the Western Hemisphere to report on human rights violations linked to mass migration. The department highlighted the role of criminal networks, including groups involved in drug trafficking, in facilitating migration and committing serious abuses such as child trafficking, forced labor, and sexual assault. Embassies are tasked with analyzing government policies that may encourage mass migration and urging local governments to address these abuses. The United States expressed readiness to collaborate with other countries in the region to tackle what it describes as a global crisis.