Fray Tomás

Friar Tomás González Castillo is among the most vocal members of a Catholic movement to advocate for migrants in Mexico. He is founder and director of “La 72,” a sanctuary near the Guatemalan border established as part of a Catholic underground railroad to protect migrants on their journey. Fray Tomás spends much of his time traveling Mexico to call attention to the failures of the Mexican government and U.S. immigration policy, in addition to denouncing drug cartels and investigating disappearances. Based on his provocative public statements, Fray Tomás faces regular death threats. In 2013, he won the Franco-German award for human rights.