Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Relations José Antonio Meade declared at a conference in Gevena that Mexico demanded more than just explanations from the United States on the reports of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) spying activities in Mexico. (CNN México) Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Carmen Aristegui Tweets Story on Napolitano/Snowden Briefing Papers
This morning, Carmen Aristegui of Noticias MVS in Mexico essentially live-tweeted a story about the Napolitano briefing papers we published yesterday. These documents included a bullet point indicating that Mexico wanted to “put to bed” issues stemming from leaked documents on U.S. spy operations in Mexico. You can read the documents in our original post … Continue reading
Mexico Privately Hoped to “Put to Bed” Tensions Raised by Snowden Leaks
This post was co-authored by Michael Evans and Jesse Franzblau. Just three months ago, Mexico wanted to “put to bed” bilateral tensions arising from the leak of sensitive intelligence information indicating that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) spied on Mexican citizens. The new information was discovered by the non-governmental National Security Archive among a set of … Continue reading
Migration News: October 12-18, 2013
Mexico’s national migration authorities (INM) announced they have identified through their investigations 57 companies that have sought illegal documentation for foreigners who were then forced into labor and/or sexual exploitation. (Vanguardia) Continue reading
Migration News: October 4-11, 2013
Narco News reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was investigating the death of Honduran national Lelis Rodriguez, who died while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities on 31 July 2013. (Narco News) Continue reading
FOIA NOTES: U.S., Mexico Clashed over Deportation Program
Mexico and the United States disagreed over important aspects of a controversial U.S. deportation program, according to the declassified minutes of a 2011 bilateral meeting involving officials from both sides of the border. The meeting focused on Mexico’s complaints about the Alien Transfer Exit Program (ATEP), through which the U.S. attempts to disrupt repeated attempts … Continue reading
Migration News: September 28 – October 4, 2013
U.S. Border Patrol announced that its plan to modify its protocols relating to the use of forces by its agents stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border. (El Mañana) Continue reading
Special News Summary: How is the government shutdown affecting immigration services in the U.S.?
Due to the government shut down, the Office of Refugee Resettlement is has closed and the essential services they provide to refugees and asylum seekers are all on hold. (Office of Refugee Resettlement website) The majority of immigration courts are still open after the government shutdown, but immigration attorneys and advocates worry that petitions for … Continue reading
FOIA NOTES: CBP Stonewalling on Border Shootings
Recent FOIA requests for records on fatal borders shootings have been met by stonewalling from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The FOIA requests are part of an organized effort to pierce the veil of secrecy around the disturbing increase in the number of people killed by U.S. agents patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border in … Continue reading
Migration Declassified 