Mexico: Evolution of the Merida Initiative, 2007-2021

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Abstract:

Congress remains concerned about the effects of organized crime-related violence in Mexico on U.S. security interests and U.S. citizens safety in Mexico. Homicides in Mexico have reached record levels in each of the last four years as criminal groups have fought for control of smuggling routes into the United States. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador is under pressure to improve his security policy. Congress has increased oversight of bilateral efforts since the November 2019 killing of an extended family of dual citizens near the Arizona border in Mexico. U.S. arrests of a former Mexican public security minister (December 2019) and a former defense minister (October 2020) on drug trafficking-related charges have raised congressional concerns about endemic corruption in Mexico. This product provides an overview of the roughly $3.3 billion appropriated for the Mrida Initiative and assesses Mexicos security strategy and bilateral security efforts.

Author(s):
Seelke, Clare R.
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
CONGRESS (US) WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2021 Jan 13
Pagination:
3

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
families (human), united states, governments, training, crime, criminals, drug trafficking, human rights, law, national security, security, police, border security, congress, department of state, immigration control, law enforcement
Keyword(s):
Merida Initiative, security assistance, fmf (Foreign Military Financing), counternarcotics, public security, institution building, tco (transnational criminal organizations), rule of law
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Jun 17
Update Date:
2022 Aug 05