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On May 27th, in light of President Obama’s announcement to dispatch 1,200 more National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, I testified at a joint hearing of the House Committee on Homeland ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Mexicans are already wary of private security contractors. Last July, videos surfaced ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed issues related to the Mérida Initiative implementation and objective, and published its findings in a May 12 report. The Mérida Initiative is a ...

The Mérida Initiative's bland name was chosen to avoid comparisons with "Plan Colombia" and to deny Calderón's opponents--such as López Obrador and other Hugo Chávez sympathizers--the chance to assert ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico are hashing out a security arrangement to replace the Merida Initiative that will focus on exchanging information and the root causes of violence, ...

Washington, Feb 4 (EFE).Washington, Feb 4 (EFE). — A Mexican priest held a protest Wednesday outside the White House, where he denounced cartel activity and highlevel corruption in his homeland and ...

Under the Mérida Initiative, the U.S. has spent about $3 billion since 2007 assisting security forces with fighting corruption and criminal organizations—like drug cartels—in Mexico. For programs ...

InSight Crime Co-Director Steven Dudley was invited to testify before US Congress on May 23, in order to provide an overview of US-Mexico security cooperation, with special emphasis on the Merida ...

TIJUANATIJUANA — It’s not much more than dusty lot in one of Tijuana’s grittier neighborhoods. But for Guillermo Mandujano, it’s become a haven — a place to forge friendships and build dreams. The ...

Mexican lawmakers just voted to legalize recreational marijuana, a move that raises new questions about U.S.-Mexican collaboration on anti-drug efforts. Since 2007, the U.S. government has ...