Mexico

Federal judge blocks remain-in-Mexico policy for asylum-seekers

A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked a Trump administration policy that generally requires asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico as they await their hearings.

Apr 9, 2019 9:28 AM CDT

US begins sending asylum-seekers at San Ysidro back to Mexico

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that, beginning Friday, asylum-seekers at the San Ysidro port of entry are being sent back to Mexico to await asylum hearings. The California port near San Diego is the first to change procedures as a result of a new policy announced last month…

Jan 25, 2019 12:06 PM CST

Judge blocks DOJ domestic violence asylum policy, while ‘remain in Mexico’ asylum policy announced

A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Wednesday struck down a Trump administration asylum policy denying victims of gang violence and domestic abuse a chance at asylum, a day before the federal government announced that it would force Central American asylum-seekers to live in Mexico while waiting for their court dates.

Dec 20, 2018 2:29 PM CST

Trump threatens to close border after CBP deploys tear gas; conflicting reports of deal with Mexico

President Donald Trump threatened to permanently close the Southern border on Monday, a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection used tear gas on migrants at a border crossing leading to San Diego. "We will close the Border permanently if need be," Trump tweeted.

Nov 26, 2018 9:30 AM CST

US is an outlier on death penalty attitudes in North America, ACLU attorney says

When it comes to imposing the death penalty, the United States has long outpaced North American neighbors Canada and Mexico, according to the director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project.

Feb 3, 2018 2:00 PM CST

Attorney’s bullfighting dreams come true during his golden years

Bullfighting is a hobby for James B. Pritikin, a divorce litigator who is a partner at Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove in Chicago.

Jan 1, 2018 3:40 AM CST

Supreme Court makes venue shopping harder for patent trolls

Could this be the end of out-of-town patent lawyers flocking to Marshall, Texas? They’ve become known for showing up in luxury cars, ordering catered gourmet meals for their trial war rooms and running up expensive hotel tabs. That’s the future some observers predict for the top destination for patent infringement lawsuits after a U.S. Supreme Court decision limited the venues where such suits may be filed.

Jul 1, 2017 1:35 AM CDT

Mexican judge presiding in El Chapo appeals is shot and killed

A Mexican judge who presided in several legal challenges filed by lawyers for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was shot and killed outside his home on Monday. Judge Vicente Antonio Bermudez Zacarias died after being shot in the head while jogging in Metepec, about 40 miles from Mexico City, report the…

Oct 18, 2016 4:03 PM CDT

GPS tracker put assassin on lawyer’s trail, but also helped catch the suspects, feds testify

A GPS device stuck under the Range Rover of an Texas attorney directed assassins straight to him, the feds say. But the small black box also pointed authorities to three of the claimed culprits in the attorney slaying, according to the Dallas Morning News and the Star-Telegram. They are cousins…

Apr 29, 2016 10:45 AM CDT

El Chapo recaptured in Mexico

Joaquin Guzman Loera, a Mexican national and alleged drug cartel leader known as El Chapo, was recaptured Friday, the New York Times reports. Guzman, who is charged with various crimes in the United States, has escaped from Mexican prisons twice, most recently last summer. The U.S. Justice Department and the…

Jan 8, 2016 4:40 PM CST

Personal pot use is a protected personal freedom, Mexican Supreme Court says

In a ruling that applies only to the petitioners, the Mexican Supreme Court has ruled that individuals should have the right to grow and use marijuana for their personal use. The opinion argued that the right to personal autonomy allows people to participate in recreational activities that don’t harm others,…

Nov 5, 2015 10:02 AM CST

Lawyer arrested for allegedly helping Mexican drug kingpin escape from prison

The New York Times reported Thursday that attorney Oscar Manuel Gómez and five others have been arrested for allegedly helping plan and carry out Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s escape from prison in July. The Times reported that Gómez allegedly planned his client’s escape, and used his regular…

Oct 23, 2015 1:15 PM CDT

Illegal trafficking of animals is becoming a growing issue in global trade

Efforts by the Obama administration in recent months to focus on illegal trafficking of wildlife and related activities undermining wildlife conservation have not received widespread attention. But that could change in the near future. The under-the-radar nature of the issue may help explain why only a dozen people attended a…

Aug 7, 2014 11:16 PM CDT

Seized cellphones led to capture of ‘most wanted’ Mexican drug trafficker, authorities say

The U.S. will seek extradition of the claimed leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, who was captured over the weekend sleeping in a condo in a Mexican beach resort town in an early-morning raid backed by the American government. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, 56, said to be the “most wanted”…

Feb 24, 2014 6:30 PM CST

Trial begins for lawyer accused of conspiring to launder up to $600M for Mexican drug cartel

A prominent Texas lawyer met with the ex-wife of a former president of Mexico and discussed a scheme in which he would launder as much as $600 million for a drug cartel, a federal prosecutor said Monday as the case went to trial in El Paso. But a lawyer for…

Oct 23, 2013 3:55 PM CDT