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fromCageside Press
10 hours ago

Daniel Rodriguez Opens Up About Months Spent in Mexican Prison

Daniel Rodriguez spent eight months in a Tijuana jail after being caught with an ounce of weed while crossing the border.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
17 hours ago

Hot Off the Press: EFF's Updated Guide to Tech at the US-Mexico Border

"The Battalion Search and Rescue always carries the Electronic Frontier Foundation's zine in our desert rig. We're finding new surveillance all the time, and without a resource like that, we wouldn't know what the hell we're looking at."
Roam Research
#immigration
NYC parents
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

DHS advised immigrant children to self-deport until a California judge stepped in

A federal judge ruled against coercive advisals to unaccompanied immigrant children regarding detention and deportation options.
US politics
fromFortune
4 days ago

'This utter lack of communication and consultation flies in the face of federal law': states push against immigration detention plans | Fortune

Immigration officials have spent $1.074 billion on warehouses for housing immigrants, facing significant opposition and scrutiny over contracts.
NYC parents
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

The Return of Family Detention

Thousands of immigrant children have faced medical neglect and severe mistreatment under the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement policies.
SF parents
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 days ago

The slow death of Jesus, the Mexican man who refused to go to a hospital for fear of ICE

Harsh immigration policies in the U.S. contributed to the death of Jesus Juarez Cruz, as fear of deportation prevented him from seeking medical care.
NYC politics
fromURL Media
3 days ago

Half of ICE Detainees at Brooklyn Prison Have No Criminal Record: Documents

Over half of the nearly 200 detainees at NYC's MDC have no criminal record, raising concerns about immigration detention practices.
NYC parents
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

DHS advised immigrant children to self-deport until a California judge stepped in

A federal judge ruled against coercive advisals to unaccompanied immigrant children regarding detention and deportation options.
US politics
fromFortune
4 days ago

'This utter lack of communication and consultation flies in the face of federal law': states push against immigration detention plans | Fortune

Immigration officials have spent $1.074 billion on warehouses for housing immigrants, facing significant opposition and scrutiny over contracts.
Miami food
fromThe Washington Post
12 hours ago

Fugitive Bolsonaro ally, convicted in 2022 coup attempt, is detained by ICE

Alexandre Ramagem, a former Brazilian intelligence chief, was arrested in Florida for immigration violations after fleeing Brazil following a conviction.
#ice
fromTruthout
3 days ago
US politics

Democratic Lawmakers Find Immigrants Stuffed "Like Sardines" in Arizona ICE Jail

US politics
fromTruthout
3 days ago

Democratic Lawmakers Find Immigrants Stuffed "Like Sardines" in Arizona ICE Jail

Democratic Congress members expressed horror at overcrowded conditions in an ICE facility during a surprise visit, revealing serious issues with detainee treatment.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

As fourth man dies at Adelanto ICE detention center, Mexican officials call for investigation

The death of Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano at Adelanto ICE Processing Center raises concerns about medical care and conditions in immigration detention.
#immigration-enforcement
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago
California

ICE detains three men outside SoCal courthouse, raising concerns for local immigration advocates

Federal agents arrested individuals outside a courthouse, raising concerns about immigration enforcement and due process violations.
fromThe Washington Post
4 weeks ago
Social justice

Deportees sent by Trump to Salvadoran prison are still stuck a year later

The Trump administration deported over 260 migrants to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, where many remain detained without legal representation, family contact, or trial access, despite lacking criminal records.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

ICE detains three men outside SoCal courthouse, raising concerns for local immigration advocates

Federal agents arrested individuals outside a courthouse, raising concerns about immigration enforcement and due process violations.
Social justice
fromThe Washington Post
4 weeks ago

Deportees sent by Trump to Salvadoran prison are still stuck a year later

The Trump administration deported over 260 migrants to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, where many remain detained without legal representation, family contact, or trial access, despite lacking criminal records.
#deportation
Mission District
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The opaque limbo of foreigners deported by the US to Mexico

Jean, a Haitian deported to Mexico, faces isolation and frustration due to lack of assistance and the complexities of third country deportations.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Trump administration reaffirms plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The Trump administration's deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia raises concerns about vindictiveness and legality amid mass deportation criticism.
Mission District
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The opaque limbo of foreigners deported by the US to Mexico

Jean, a Haitian deported to Mexico, faces isolation and frustration due to lack of assistance and the complexities of third country deportations.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Trump administration reaffirms plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The Trump administration's deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia raises concerns about vindictiveness and legality amid mass deportation criticism.
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

How cocaine trafficking actually works, according to a former drug smuggler

Andrew Pritchard initially smuggled cocaine for the UK club scene using hard-sided suitcases packed with concealed drugs and decoy luggage to evade airport security.
UK news
Medicine
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 days ago

The risk of miracle cures: Death of eight people following vitamin injections sparks alarm in Mexico

IV therapy clinics offer vitamin injections for revitalization, but recent deaths raise concerns about safety and oversight in such treatments.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US is using Mexico as a garbage sink' leading to toxic crisis', UN expert says

Mexico is facing a toxic crisis due to imported waste and lax environmental standards, impacting public health and safety.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court in crash that killed over 50 in Mexico

A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty to smuggling migrants, linked to a 2021 crash that killed over 50, facing a potential life sentence.
MMA
fromSherdog
5 hours ago

Daniel Rodriguez recounts time in Mexican jail: 'It's the worst possible situation'

Daniel Rodriguez spent eight months in a Mexican jail for marijuana possession, facing challenges with food and the judicial system during his incarceration.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

'Gladiator fight' cases against L.A. juvenile hall staffers are falling apart

Many criminal cases against probation officers in California are collapsing after initial indictments for allowing youth fights in juvenile halls.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Treat jailed drug dealers like radical extremists, says prisons watchdog

Jailed drug dealers should be isolated and managed assertively to reduce violence and chaos in prisons.
Law
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

15 attorney killings remain unsolved, Baja California Bar Association says

Fifteen attorney killings in Baja California remain unsolved, raising concerns about safety and police response.
#ice-detention
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Mother decries ICE detention after release: What the administration is doing is wrong and illegal'

Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla were released from ICE detention, highlighting the suffering of many families still incarcerated.
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Mother decries ICE detention after release: What the administration is doing is wrong and illegal'

Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla were released from ICE detention, highlighting the suffering of many families still incarcerated.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Motherhood, makeup and Zumba: the rehabilitation of one of Mexico's most dangerous prisons

The Cereso prison complex has been entirely remodelled, with infrastructure renovations and a new leadership approach focused on rehabilitation and mental health for female inmates.
Madrid food
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

A day in the life of a 19-year-old in ICE detention: I feel that this nightmare is not going to end'

Detention at Dilley Immigration Processing Center has severely impacted Olivia, a 19-year-old asylum seeker, leading to emotional distress and sleepless nights.
Online Community Development
fromSecuritymagazine
3 weeks ago

Mexico Security Crisis: Never Waste a Crisis

Security crises create opportunities for leaders to secure business support for enhanced security programs, technology investments, and team expansion by demonstrating value during heightened organizational attention.
#sinaloa-cartel
Mission District
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics

Five migrants were violently abducted by armed men in Mexico City, leading to a harrowing experience of captivity and torture for one named Mauricio Morales.
fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

Mexican pastor wanted for child sex abuse collared by border agents after escaping to California

Salvador Suazo-Garcia, who was wanted in his native Mexico for lewd and lascivious acts involving a child, was collared by agents in Lemon Grove on March 6.
US news
#mexican-cartels
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Majority of Mexican cartels' guns come from US, Sheinbaum says in response to Trump claims

Mexico's president calls for US action on gun trafficking, noting 75% of cartel weapons originate from the United States, as Trump proposes military intervention against cartels.
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

One of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives is arrested in Mexico

Mexican authorities captured Samuel Ramirez Jr., an FBI's 10 most wanted fugitive, in Sinaloa after nearly three years on the run for alleged involvement in two women's murders in May 2023.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Iron river': Mexico's cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US

The ability of criminal groups to exercise this type of power and exercise this type of violence is closely linked to firearms trafficking, said Cecilia Farfan-Mendez, an expert on Mexican organised crime. If we want to see less violence in Mexico, this is a very important conversation.
World news
World politics
fromNature
1 month ago

How a mathematician is cracking open Mexico's powerful drug cartels

Mathematician Rafael Prieto-Curiel developed a quantitative model estimating 175,000 people work in Mexican drug cartels, making them the fifth-largest national employer, despite political backlash.
Miscellaneous
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Terrifying cartel banner is hung across Tijuana high school near US border - after drug kingpin killed

A cartel banner supporting El Mencho appeared at a Tijuana high school days after Mexican special forces killed the drug kingpin, prompting authorities to cancel classes.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

33 people died in ICE custody last year. Lawmaker wants to make California detention centers accountable

Private detention centers have earned millions in profits and continued to secure contracts with government agencies, despite well documented cases of health and safety violations. It is time for the State of California to use its legal and moral authority to inspect private detention facilities, hold bad actors accountable and close facilities with consistent, documented cases of human rights abuses.
US politics
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Transfer of cartel members to the United States underlines lack of control in Mexican prisons

Mexican prisons have become command centers where cartel leaders operate and extort from behind bars, prompting near-100 extraditions to the United States for security reasons.
Madrid food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Is the US arming Mexican cartels?

Eighty percent of weapons seized from Mexican cartels originate from the United States, smuggled across the border to supply major drug trafficking organizations.
#mexico
fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Mexico's ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue - 'those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes' | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Mexico's ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue - 'those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes' | Fortune

#immigration-detention
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump administration to reportedly close controversial ICE jail in Texas

The Trump administration is closing Camp East Montana, a controversial immigration detention facility in Texas, following three detainee deaths and a measles outbreak.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years

Disappearances in Mexico have surged over the last decade, leaving over 130,000 people missing and devastating thousands of families.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Puerto Vallarta, in the aftermath of El Mencho's death: We got the message; they're in charge here'

CJNG cartel attacks on Puerto Vallarta businesses demonstrated territorial control following El Mencho's capture, causing infrastructure destruction, tourist exodus, and widespread fear.
World news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

DePetris: How El Mencho's death in Mexico could make drug cartel violence worse

El Mencho's killing represents Mexico's biggest security victory since capturing El Chapo, but his death may paradoxically worsen narcotrafficking violence through cartel fragmentation and succession conflicts.
#el-mencho
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Will Mexico's Jalisco cartel's violent biz model survive El Mencho's death?

Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, consolidated one of Mexico's most powerful criminal organisations in part due to a unique franchise-based structure. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the CJNG maintains a presence in every state of Mexico, with varying levels of influence, and operates in more than 40 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, and throughout the US.
World news
#jalisco-new-generation-cartel
fromFortune
1 month ago
World news

Mexico's latest cartel violence prompts fears of 'narcoterrorism' in replay 1990s Colombia | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
World news

Mexico's latest cartel violence prompts fears of 'narcoterrorism' in replay 1990s Colombia | Fortune

US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

ICE Is Not the Only Problem. Border Patrol Has Acted With Impunity for Decades.

The 'border crisis' claim is false; declining border encounters belie claims used to justify harsh immigration policies and export violent enforcement into the U.S. interior.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Nearly 80% of weapons seized by Mexico's current administration come from the US

Mexican authorities seized 18,000 firearms under President Sheinbaum, about 78% U.S.-origin, including 215 .50-caliber Barrett rifles and large quantities of ammunition.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Border Patrol Reportedly Shoots Person in Arizona, in Fifth Shooting in 3 Weeks

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot a person in Arivaca, Arizona, leaving the person in critical condition; it's the sixth immigration agent-involved shooting in three weeks.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Mexico sends 37 more drug cartel suspects to US amid Trump attack threats

Mexico has sent another 37 alleged members of Mexican criminal organisations to the United States, the country's security minister said, amid US President Donald Trump's threat of ground attacks against drug cartels in the region. The handover of alleged drug cartel members on Tuesday is the third major transfer to the US in the past year and brings the total number of suspects transferred to 92.
World news
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Mexico struggles to contain escalating violence in Sinaloa

Violence in Sinaloa is escalating despite federal military-led operations, with high-profile attacks and civilian casualties increasing.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Killing of Mexican drug cartel boss El Mencho' sparks wave of violence

Whole areas of western Mexico have been all but shut down after a surge in cartel violence sparked by a military raid that killed one of the world's most wanted drug traffickers, known as El Mencho. Schools were closed in several Mexican states, and foreign governments warned their citizens to stay inside after the drug lord, whose real name is Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, was declared dead on Sunday.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Guatemala prisoners take workers hostages in riots across three facilities

Prisoners in Guatemala have taken at least 46 workers hostage in riots across three detention centres, according to authorities. Officials said the incidents, which began on Saturday, appeared to be coordinated by gang members in response to their leader seeking a transfer to another facility for better conditions. list of 3 itemsend of list There were no reported deaths or injuries among the hostages, Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda said at a news conference.
World news
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Epstein's shadow in Mexico: A diplomat under scrutiny, thousands of videos and alleged ties to drug trafficking

Declassified Jeffrey Epstein files implicate high-level figures and reveal alleged child-sex-trafficking activity linked to Mexico, prompting investigations and reputational crises.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Arrests of drug lords reverberate in Sinaloa: There has been progress, but the security problem remains unresolved'

Transfers of Mexican criminal leaders to the U.S. continue, but violence in Sinaloa persists and escalates despite arrests and extraditions.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Precious metals boom catches the attention of organized crime in Mexico

Cartel violence and rising precious-metal prices have increased extortion, kidnappings, and security costs for mining companies operating in Mexico.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

La Union Tepito, the cartel enriching itself through Tren de Aragua's sexual exploitation networks

Their attackers had tried to burn them to cover their tracks, but the double femicide left no doubt: it bore the mark of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization. In the wake of the crime, investigations and news reports about the Venezuelan gang followed. And arrests began. Although the Mexico City Security Secretariat tried to downplay its role, police operations proved that this criminal network, after spreading across the continent, was already operating in Mexico.
World news
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Loose ends in the disappearance of the Sinaloa miners: Another case of horror in Mexico

A supposed criminal mix-up linked to Los Chapitos led to the abduction of at least ten Sinaloa miners, with five bodies found in a mass grave.
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

WATCH: Travelers Scramble for Safety as Mexican Drug Cartel Attacks Major Airport Following Killing of Cartel Boss

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel attacked Guadalajara International Airport after its leader El Mencho was killed, causing mass panic and prompting a state emergency response.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

El Mencho, the discreet drug lord who revolutionized Mexico's criminal landscape

Nemesio El Mencho led the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, expanding crimes beyond drugs into extortion, trafficking, and violence before dying in a police operation.
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