Fifteen years ago, Mexican attorney Alma Barraza immersed herself in a legal fight to win fair compensation for indigent villagers who lost their property when the government seized land to build a dam.

Since then, five villagers Barraza represented were killed. A man she worked with was shot dead, as was one of her bodyguards. Her brother is missing. And who committed the crimes remains a mystery.

Haunted by the lack of answers and stymied by Mexican authorities, Barraza has turned to Chicago attorney John Lee to petition an international tribunal for help in finding the truth and getting justice. But the already difficult journey for Barraza and Lee became more difficult following the Trump administration’s slashing of foreign aid.

With cuts earlier this year and Washington’s further

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