Will the US Send Alleged Fuel Smugglers to Mexico?
The Mexican government has requested the extradition of several US citizens accused of colluding with organized crime groups to smuggle…
GameChangers 2025: Migration Smuggling Market Goes From Boom to Bust
The number of migrants traveling through Latin America to the United States plummeted in 2025 and sent organized crime groups…
Chapitos Plea Deal Raises More Questions on US Role in El Mayo’s Kidnapping in Mexico
A top leader of the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel has agreed to cooperate with US prosecutors, marking yet…
Even as US-Mexico Border Encounters Plummet, Migrants Are Still Vulnerable to Organized Crime
The number of migrants apprehended on the US-Mexico border in the 2025 fiscal year plunged to the lowest total in…
The Story of Mexico’s Multibillion-dollar Fuel Theft Crisis
A series of recent seizures and arrests underscore how powerful criminal groups in Mexico are expanding their involvement in fuel…
As Migrant Flows Drop, Crime Groups Adapt in Ciudad Juárez
A 17-year-old girl tortured her last victim on May 12. That day, prosecutors’ agents raided a house in the southeast…
In Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Old Criminal Groups Form New Criminal Guard
The first body was found in the morning. The man had been shot and killed. His hands and feet had…
Screwworm Scare Highlights Ongoing Cattle Trafficking Loopholes in Southern Mexico
Amid growing concerns over the spread of the screwworm parasite, Mexico’s national ranchers union is calling for tougher actions to…
More Punitive US Measures Unlikely to Curb Fentanyl Trafficking
Lawmakers in the United States have made permanent a federal policy that established harsher penalties for trafficking illicit fentanyl and…