This post was co-authored by Michael Evans and Jesse Franzblau. Clearing the decks after a recent overhaul of Mexico’s transparency regime, the Mexican Senate last week rejected a request by the current group of Federal Institute for Access to Information (IFAI) commissioners to remain in their posts until the end of their current terms. Beginning in May, the … Continue reading
At a summit of North American leaders in Toluca, Mexico, Presidents Obama, Peña Nieto and Harper pledged to ease border restrictions in an effort to increase trade and economic activity. (Los Angeles Times) Mexico’s attorney general said he is “profoundly concerned” about the shooting of a Mexican migrant earlier this week by a U.S. Border … Continue reading
Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) cannot locate a single document or electronic record relating to a 2008 meeting between INM commissioner, Cecilia Romero, and the U.S. State Department official in charge of monitoring and combating human trafficking. INM continues to declare the “non-existence” of such records despite an exhaustive, 44-page ruling from the country’s information commissioners … Continue reading
Citing information in a declassified U.S. State Department cable, Mexico’s information commissioners have overturned a determination by the country’s National Migration Institute (INM) that it did not have records on the 2008 visit of Ambassador Mark Lagon, then the top U.S. official in charge of monitoring and combating human trafficking. The case stems from a … Continue reading
Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) said that they expect to see an increase in the number of migrants deported from the United States in the coming year. (Latin Times) Citing the lack of progress on immigration reform, 29 U.S. lawmakers asked President Obama to suspend deportations for those who would be eligible for citizenship under … Continue reading
Recently, our colleagues at Fundar discovered a truly bizarre document buried deep inside the Web site of Mexico’s National Institute for Migration (INM): an 86-page report featuring graphic photos of the body art adorning the bodies of Mexican and Central American gang members. (You can download the full report here.) In some cases, the individuals … Continue reading
Migration Declassified 