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Alongside the publication Sunday of an Op-Ed by President Barack Obama in the Arizona Daily Star, calling to…
As both Venezuela's government and the opposition battle over the significance of the country's rising murder rate, neither side seems…
Citizens of the Mexican state of Michoacan woke on Thursday morning to banners hanging from bridges, monuments, and school gates…
El Nacional did a special over the weekend on kidnapping, charting how this crime has increased in Venezuela…
A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) discusses money laundering issues between the U.S. and Mexico, and how…
The appointment of retired colonel Julian Leyzaola, the controversial former head of Tijuana's police force, to lead a security crackdown…
Paramilitary commanders have said that the demobilization of some elements of the AUC was faked, with the blessing of government…
The mayor and the police chief of Columbus, New Mexico, were arrested Thursday along with nine others for alleged participation…
As violence and criminality rise in Mexico so do the fortunes of private security firms. According to declarations by the…
Mexican legislators joined the chorus of furious lawmakers on both sides of the border, who are asking authorities why U.S.
A U.S. State Department cable, released by WikiLeaks, sheds light on the near-impossible crusade to clean up Mexico's police force,…

US Department of Homeland Security: An Analysis of Migrant Smuggling Costs along the Southwest Border
This Working Paper by Bryan Roberts, Gordon Hanson, Derekh Cornwell, and Scott Borger, analyzes the costs of human trafficking…