US Companies Are Helping Mexican Cartels Get Rich Kidnapping Migrants
The wave of migration at the border is a boon for kidnappers, human smugglers, and the American businesses that handle their money.
Prisoners Keep Dying of COVID While ‘Compassionate Releases’ Stall in Court
At least 54 federal prisoners have died from COVID-19 after having a compassionate release request denied or left pending.
El Chapo’s Wife Emma Coronel Turned Herself In
The ex-cartel leader’s wife expected to be taken into custody, a sign she plans to cooperate with U.S. law enforcement, sources tell VICE News.
On the Front Line of Mexico’s Forever War Against the Cartels
“You’ve found the heart of the mafia,” one cartel member in the state of Michoacán told us. “If I were you, I wouldn’t have come here.”
El Chapo’s Wife Emma Coronel Was Just Arrested on International Drug Charges
Coronel is also accused of helping coordinate El Chapo’s infamous 2015 escape from Mexico’s maximum-security Altiplano prison.
COVID-19 Devastated Prisons. Now Some Inside Don’t Want the Vaccine.
Staff and prisoners are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine at alarming rates, meaning U.S. prisons could continue to spread the disease.
Mexico Won't Charge Former Top General Accused of Drug Trafficking by DEA
In response, the U.S. signalled it may again pursue efforts to make Cienfuegos see justice in the U.S.
A New Law in Mexico Limiting Foreign Agents Is a Warning to the US
The new rules promise to limit agencies such as the DEA in Mexico, and to be one of the first diplomatic headaches for President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office.
Immigrant Teens Say They're Being Forcibly Drugged in US Custody
"When I get mad they give me shots."
Mexico Threatened to Kick Out the DEA to Get US Charges Dropped Against Former Top General
The arrest of Mexico's former defense secretary on drug charges triggered a diplomatic crisis —and the U.S. caved.
US Suddenly Decides Not to Prosecute Top Mexican General for Narco-Corruption
The unprecedented move will drop drug trafficking charges against Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda and send him back to Mexico to face justice.
Federal Prisons Keep Turning Into COVID Nightmares: 'Everyone Looks Like Death'
With at least 229 prisoners and 12 staffers currently infected, Fort Dix has the most severe outbreak in the federal Bureau of Prisons.