Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
In a new tactic, the Justice Department this week instructed federal prosecutors to build criminal drug cases against Mexican officials using terrorism statutes.
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How a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool
Cartel insiders say that in exchange for bribes and political support they were allowed to operate in Sinaloa state with near total freedom.
Cecilia Flores Became the Voice of Mexican Mothers
One of the most prominent activists for Mexico’s disappeared recently found the remains of one missing son. Now she has turned her attention to finding the other.
Cartel corruption claims push US-Mexico relations to breaking point
With Mexico under pressure from Trump to tackle drug trafficking groups, analysts say ‘it’s the most tense situation since the 1980s’Relations between Mexico and the United States are being pushed to breaking point amid accusations by Washington that M…
U.S. and Mexican Officials Deny C.I.A. Had Lethal Role in Mexico Operation
The denials came after a CNN report claimed the C.I.A. had been involved in the assassination of a cartel member inside Mexico earlier this year.
Drug gang attacks ‘force hundreds of Indigenous families to flee’ in Mexico
Violence in Guerrero state has driven as many as 1,000 households from their homes, rights group saysHundreds of Indigenous families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico by intense attacks from a local criminal group,…
Six people found dead inside train car at rail yard near Texas-Mexico border
Discovery was made by Union Pacific employee inspecting stopped train at the yard in Laredo before it continued its journey northSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailRail workers in Texas found six people dead inside a boxcar at a yard clos…
Chicago teen who pushed for parents’ release from ICE custody dies of cancer
Kevin González, 18-year-old who had terminal colon cancer, died shortly after reuniting with his parents in MexicoA Chicago-born teen who advocated for his parents’ release from US immigration authorities’ custody while fighting terminal cancer has die…
Disappearances in Mexico involving state at ‘alarming’ rate, says report
Exclusive: Human rights group warns of ‘deep collusion’ between criminals and officials in some parts of countryState actors are involved in disappearances in Mexico at an “alarming” rate, according to a report from the Inter-American Commission on Hum…
Weather tracker: US and Mexico brace for heatwave as deadly floods hit South Africa
Temperatures soar in California and Arizona, while deluge continues across Western and Northern CapeHeat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasona…