AZVEN UPDATE 30 APR 2019
Note; could not find it on MSNBC?
Some may remember Comrade Mao's quote -
"All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. "
"The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party."
Mao Zedong
THX
Tuesday, 30 April 2019 15:41
MSNBC: The people in Venezuela have no guns, and so therefore no power Featured
Written by Ed Morrissey
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MSNBC: The people in Venezuela have no guns, and so therefore no power
How long have I lived? Long enough to see a mainstream media outlet other than Fox News
to make a core Second Amendment argument. And guess who it is?
All right, all right, MSNBC didn't know they were making a core Second Amendment argument.
They were just reporting on the captivity of Venezuelans by a socialist regime that made sure to ban gun ownership.
Six of one, half-dozen of another, says the Free Beacon:
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10:12 - 30 Apr 2019
MSNBC reporter Kerry Sanders unwittingly made the American case for the Second Amendment
during a report Tuesday on the political upheaval in Venezuela.
Anchor Andrea Mitchell introduced Sanders for his report by commenting on the surprising ability
of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to stay in power, despite the pressure on him to step down.
"Not only hanging on but he appears to still control the military,"
Sanders said. "You have to understand, in Venezuela gun ownership is not something that's open to everybody.
So if the military have the guns, they have the power and as long as Nicolás Maduro controls the military, he controls the country."
Yes, indeed he does. And it's not just that gun ownership isn't open to everybody, it's that it's not open at all.
The Hugo Chavez regime banned private gun ownership in 2012 after a rapid rise in gun violence, mainly in Caracas.
The ostensible reason for the ban was to respond to public outrage over the increased crime,
but eventually the regime would have found a way to ban people from possessing firearms, with this very day in mind.
People in the US scoff at this argument from gun-rights advocates, mainly because we're not Venezuela
and the threat here is entirely theoretical. And that's a fair point,
although Rep. Eric Swalwell's threat to remind people that the US has nukes makes it seem slightly less theoretical.
However, it's also a chicken-egg argument: do we have a responsive government which poses no threat in spite of gun ownership,
or because of gun ownership? Most days it may seem like the former.
On days like today, with Venezuelans unable to resist tyranny despite having a First World government and economy a little over a decade ago,
it looks a little more like the latter.
Today is about much more than gun control, of course, and be sure to read John's most recent post on today's events in Venezuela.
But as MSNBC itself acknowledges, gun control and seizure by the state
is certainly playing a role in keeping civilians imprisoned by the socialist Maduro regime today.
End
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
AZMEX SPECIAL 30-4-19
AZMEX SPECIAL 30 APR 2019
Investigators rescue kidnapped Arizona couple in Mexico
Associated Press
9:04 am
April 30, 2019
https://kvoa.com/ap-arizona-news/2019/04/30/investigators-rescue-kidnapped-arizona-couple-in-mexico/
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — An Arizona couple has been rescued by investigators after being kidnapped and held for ransom in Mexico.
News outlets reported Monday that the Tucson couple was rescued by members of the
Sonora Attorney General's Office investigative branch in Nogales, Mexico, and were returned to the U.S. Saturday.
Authorities say the people, who were not named and are aged 38 and 40, were kidnapped April 24.
Family members reported the kidnappers asked for a $15,000 ransom to secure their release.
The U.S. embassy in Mexico City alerted the Sonora attorney general's office,
which located the couple in a house about six miles (10 kilometers) from the Arizona-Mexico border.
Several armed men were guarding them.
Mexican authorities have arrested 22-year-old Luis Alberto and 17-year-old Jesús Esteban on kidnapping charges.
Arizona couple rescued from Mexico after reported kidnapping
END
Investigators rescue kidnapped Arizona couple in Mexico
Associated Press
9:04 am
April 30, 2019
https://kvoa.com/ap-arizona-news/2019/04/30/investigators-rescue-kidnapped-arizona-couple-in-mexico/
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — An Arizona couple has been rescued by investigators after being kidnapped and held for ransom in Mexico.
News outlets reported Monday that the Tucson couple was rescued by members of the
Sonora Attorney General's Office investigative branch in Nogales, Mexico, and were returned to the U.S. Saturday.
Authorities say the people, who were not named and are aged 38 and 40, were kidnapped April 24.
Family members reported the kidnappers asked for a $15,000 ransom to secure their release.
The U.S. embassy in Mexico City alerted the Sonora attorney general's office,
which located the couple in a house about six miles (10 kilometers) from the Arizona-Mexico border.
Several armed men were guarding them.
Mexican authorities have arrested 22-year-old Luis Alberto and 17-year-old Jesús Esteban on kidnapping charges.
Arizona couple rescued from Mexico after reported kidnapping
END
Monday, April 29, 2019
AZMEX SPECIAL 29-4-19
AZMEX SPECIAL 29 APR 2019
Note: as the far left arms up.
Feds Investigate Armed Antifa Intervention at US-Mexico Border
April 29, 2019
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/armed-antifa-us-mexico-border/
'I'm a revolutionary. A man who believes in his ideals…'
Communist Backed ANTIFA to Hold Uprisings on Nov 4 to Demand Removal of Trump
Photo by oinonio (CC)
(Wendy Fry, The San Diego Union-Tribune)
When federal law enforcement officials last year began collecting dossiers on mostly American journalists, activists and lawyers in Tijuana involved with the migrant caravan, one part of their investigation focused on an alleged plot by a drug cartel to sell guns to protesters, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation report.
A Dec. 18, 2018, document from the FBI, obtained by the Union-Tribune, specifies an alleged plan for activists to purchase guns from a "Mexico-based cartel associate known as Cobra Commander," or Ivan Riebeling.
The protesters wanted to "stage an armed rebellion at the border," the FBI reported to dozens of federal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Mexico.
The unclassified report was provided to the Union-Tribune on the condition the person providing it would not be named, and with the request that the entire document not be shared online because of the ongoing nature of the investigation.
The document warns of "anti-fascist activists" that "planned to disrupt U.S. law enforcement and military security operations at the US/Mexican border."
Two additional law enforcement officials confirmed the investigation is ongoing, although no one has been charged. "Unclassified" means information can be released to people without a security clearance, but the document was also labeled "law enforcement sensitive," which means it was intended to be seen only by those in law enforcement.
"This is an information report, not finally evaluated intelligence," the six-page report states. "Receiving agencies are requested not to take action based on this raw reporting without prior coordination with the FBI."
The FBI sent its report with "priority" to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Drug Enforcement Agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Administration, among other agencies.
Two people named in the report, Ivan Riebeling and Evan Duke, said the accusations are untrue and illogical.
Duke, an Antifa activist, said he never met Riebeling and that Riebeling was not someone he would have associated with.
Riebeling also said the accusations in the FBI's report are illogical.
"It doesn't make any sense that someone from the United States would purchase guns in Mexico. And the Hondurans certainly didn't bring money to buy guns. It doesn't make any sense; in fact it's extremely absurd to say the Hondurans wanted to attack the United States at the border," said Reibeling.
A few names included in the FBI report overlap with names included in a secret database of people being monitored by Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations, originally reported by NBC San Diego and Telemundo 20.
However, the database includes many others not included in the FBI's report, and it remains unclear why those people — mostly American journalists, activists and attorneys — were targeted and monitored.
In March, it was discovered that Customs and Border Protection had compiled lists of people it wanted to stop for questioning at the border. Agents questioned or arrested at least 21 of them, according to documents obtained by NBC San Diego. On that list, Reibeling is described as an "instigator," and Duke's name and picture is also included.
CBP said the names on the list are people who were present when violence broke out at the Tijuana border in November and January, when agents deployed tear gas. The agency said people were being questioned so that the agency could learn more about what started the altercations.
Some of the people detained and questioned said they were asked whether anyone was encouraging migrants to rush the border during the two incidents. Several people confirmed they were told they were being questioned as part of a "national security investigation."
The FBI's report says a group of activists in Tijuana supporting the migrant caravan "were encouraged to bring personally owned weapons to the border and the group also intended to purchase weapons from a Mexico-based cartel associate known as Cobra Commander, AKA the Mexican Rambo, and smuggle the weapons into the United States."
Several activists involved with the migrant caravan said the accusation that they would try to purchase weapons in Mexico is especially absurd, given that buying guns in the United States is easy and legal.
"Here I find the government again trying to tie me into some (stuff) I wasn't involved in," said Duke, a U.S. activist who is opposed to President Donald Trump's immigration policies and whose work in Tijuana was monitored by federal authorities.
Duke said Riebeling was not someone he would have associated with because he didn't trust him and because Riebeling had expressed negative views in social media videos about the migrants in the caravan.
"We were warned to look out for him," said Duke. "We took the precaution to find out who he was and where he was, but we never had any contact with him. And we never saw him around the migrant caravan."
Riebeling said he was originally helping an earlier caravan of mostly women and children who arrived in Tijuana, but he quickly decided he "no longer wanted to help Hondurans."
"I can send you several videos of myself attacking the Hondurans because they are my enemies," Riebeling said during a recent interview.
Reibeling said he was never detained or interrogated by the FBI about his involvement with the migrant caravan. He said he took no part in trying to sell guns to anyone and that he's not a cartel member.
"I am not cartel. I don't sell drugs. I don't sell arms," said Riebeling. "I'm a revolutionary. A man who believes in his ideals, and I'm going to defend Mexico."
The unclassified FBI report identifies Riebeling as being "associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel," but Riebeling, a Tijuana resident, said he is not.
"If I were selling drugs, or guns, they would kill me," said Riebeling.
Riebeling said he was upset by the accusations in the report.
"The government of the United States knows perfectly well that I am not a member of any cartel," said Riebeling. "I have associates with several of the cartels, yes I do, but I am not a narco-trafficker and they know that."
Riebeling said he became angry with members of the Central American caravan in Tijuana after he discovered some were selling items he brought them for humanitarian relief, like blankets, water and shoes.
"They were exchanging these items for drugs and it made me mad, and I no longer wanted to help them and I was vocal about it," he said.
In a video he posted online, he encouraged members of drug cartels to attack migrants with bats and "hunt down" migrants to take them to Mexican immigration authorities to be deported.
Many members of the migrant caravan were attacked with rocks and tear gas. Two Honduran teenagers were brutally killed.
Duke said he was told to avoid Riebeling because of his negative views about migrants.
"I was warned about him when I arrived in TJ," said Duke. "His name came up to me from a couple different sources to watch out for this guy."
The FBI's report says Duke was working with Riebeling and others not just to procure weapons, but to help set up camps to train activists to become "community defense militias, also known as autodensas."
"Organizers planned for the camps to be used as staging platforms from which five person units would form to train anarchists in fighting, combat, and conducting reconnaissance, and then launch to disrupt U.S. government operations along the border," the report states.
After the report was distributed to dozens of law enforcement agencies, Duke faced intense scrutiny when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Duke said that along with another activist, he was twice hot-stopped — held at gunpoint by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and detained for hours — as he tried to cross.
In one instance, Duke said, he was driving into San Diego from Tijuana at the San Ysidro Port of Entry after delivering supplies to migrants at shelters in Tijuana.
When he got near the CBP checkpoint, border officials drew their guns and ordered him out of the car, Duke said.
"My first thought was: 'Wow I don't think this is good. This can't be good,'" said Duke. "I overheard their radios and someone was saying, 'You've got so many guns on these guys. You're only supposed to have six guns on them.' I think there were 25 guns on us at that moment."
Based on questions investigators asked him, Duke said he believes it's possible that authorities are acting upon information provided to law enforcement by right-wing conspiracy groups. He said a North Dakota radio talk-show host bragged on the air about reporting him and his colleagues to law enforcement.
In mid-November, Duke and a group of activists began renting a house in Tijuana and hosting about 25 volunteers at a time working to counter what they viewed as the U.S. government's violation of asylum seekers' human rights.
The FBI's report says the rental house in Tijuana was guarded by armed group members.
Riebeling, who also goes by the names Ivan del Campo, Ivan Mariano Martin del Campo and Jose Ivan Reiveling Sierra, has criminal records in Mexico and the United States, according to a Mexican state police document and confirmed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Riebeling was arrested in 1997 by CBP for allegedly trying to smuggle nine to 10 pounds of marijuana into the United States, but the charges against him were dropped, according to a June 2017 letter from the DEA to Baja California's Policía Estatal Preventiva.
In March 2007, Chula Vista police arrested Riebeling on suspicion of carrying a concealed stolen gun in his car, according to the letter. DEA agents in San Ysidro arrested Riebeling in March 2008, and he was convicted in federal court for kidnapping and robbery. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison but received clemency, the DEA's letter states. ( From who?)
The "Procuraduría de Justicia del Estado de Baja California," which is the equivalent of the attorney general for the state of Baja California, confirmed that Riebeling has at least two criminal records in Mexico for assaulting police officers.
©2019 The San Diego Union-Tribune. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Also:
> Note: Several photos, , videos, etc. at links.
> http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/lemons-gun-totin-left-wingers-demonstrate-trump-rally-bloodshed-on-the-horizon-9192965
https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/3551
(Video is embedded)
https://youtu.be/HWpVxtNI2ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWpVxtNI2ew&feature=youtu.be
(Direct link)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/27/heavily-armed-left-wing-group-tries-to-intimidate-liberal-reporter-filming-them-it-doesnt-work/
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/our_community/mesa-gun-show-finds-more-women-less-urgency-to-purchase/article_553abed4-602f-11e7-9bde-7f4ac7053b17.html
"Haymaker collective"
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5501347307001/?#sp=show-clips
http://www.ktvz.com/news/1000s-of-ammunition-rounds-stolen-at-crater-lake-natl-park/323148761
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/humboldt-park-street-renamed-for-freed-faln-leader/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-watchdogs-gun-shop-burglaries-helping-fuel-chicago-violence/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/7/knights-for-socialism-hosts-leftist-fight-club-tra/
End
Note: as the far left arms up.
Feds Investigate Armed Antifa Intervention at US-Mexico Border
April 29, 2019
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/armed-antifa-us-mexico-border/
'I'm a revolutionary. A man who believes in his ideals…'
Communist Backed ANTIFA to Hold Uprisings on Nov 4 to Demand Removal of Trump
Photo by oinonio (CC)
(Wendy Fry, The San Diego Union-Tribune)
When federal law enforcement officials last year began collecting dossiers on mostly American journalists, activists and lawyers in Tijuana involved with the migrant caravan, one part of their investigation focused on an alleged plot by a drug cartel to sell guns to protesters, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation report.
A Dec. 18, 2018, document from the FBI, obtained by the Union-Tribune, specifies an alleged plan for activists to purchase guns from a "Mexico-based cartel associate known as Cobra Commander," or Ivan Riebeling.
The protesters wanted to "stage an armed rebellion at the border," the FBI reported to dozens of federal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Mexico.
The unclassified report was provided to the Union-Tribune on the condition the person providing it would not be named, and with the request that the entire document not be shared online because of the ongoing nature of the investigation.
The document warns of "anti-fascist activists" that "planned to disrupt U.S. law enforcement and military security operations at the US/Mexican border."
Two additional law enforcement officials confirmed the investigation is ongoing, although no one has been charged. "Unclassified" means information can be released to people without a security clearance, but the document was also labeled "law enforcement sensitive," which means it was intended to be seen only by those in law enforcement.
"This is an information report, not finally evaluated intelligence," the six-page report states. "Receiving agencies are requested not to take action based on this raw reporting without prior coordination with the FBI."
The FBI sent its report with "priority" to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Drug Enforcement Agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Administration, among other agencies.
Two people named in the report, Ivan Riebeling and Evan Duke, said the accusations are untrue and illogical.
Duke, an Antifa activist, said he never met Riebeling and that Riebeling was not someone he would have associated with.
Riebeling also said the accusations in the FBI's report are illogical.
"It doesn't make any sense that someone from the United States would purchase guns in Mexico. And the Hondurans certainly didn't bring money to buy guns. It doesn't make any sense; in fact it's extremely absurd to say the Hondurans wanted to attack the United States at the border," said Reibeling.
A few names included in the FBI report overlap with names included in a secret database of people being monitored by Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations, originally reported by NBC San Diego and Telemundo 20.
However, the database includes many others not included in the FBI's report, and it remains unclear why those people — mostly American journalists, activists and attorneys — were targeted and monitored.
In March, it was discovered that Customs and Border Protection had compiled lists of people it wanted to stop for questioning at the border. Agents questioned or arrested at least 21 of them, according to documents obtained by NBC San Diego. On that list, Reibeling is described as an "instigator," and Duke's name and picture is also included.
CBP said the names on the list are people who were present when violence broke out at the Tijuana border in November and January, when agents deployed tear gas. The agency said people were being questioned so that the agency could learn more about what started the altercations.
Some of the people detained and questioned said they were asked whether anyone was encouraging migrants to rush the border during the two incidents. Several people confirmed they were told they were being questioned as part of a "national security investigation."
The FBI's report says a group of activists in Tijuana supporting the migrant caravan "were encouraged to bring personally owned weapons to the border and the group also intended to purchase weapons from a Mexico-based cartel associate known as Cobra Commander, AKA the Mexican Rambo, and smuggle the weapons into the United States."
Several activists involved with the migrant caravan said the accusation that they would try to purchase weapons in Mexico is especially absurd, given that buying guns in the United States is easy and legal.
"Here I find the government again trying to tie me into some (stuff) I wasn't involved in," said Duke, a U.S. activist who is opposed to President Donald Trump's immigration policies and whose work in Tijuana was monitored by federal authorities.
Duke said Riebeling was not someone he would have associated with because he didn't trust him and because Riebeling had expressed negative views in social media videos about the migrants in the caravan.
"We were warned to look out for him," said Duke. "We took the precaution to find out who he was and where he was, but we never had any contact with him. And we never saw him around the migrant caravan."
Riebeling said he was originally helping an earlier caravan of mostly women and children who arrived in Tijuana, but he quickly decided he "no longer wanted to help Hondurans."
"I can send you several videos of myself attacking the Hondurans because they are my enemies," Riebeling said during a recent interview.
Reibeling said he was never detained or interrogated by the FBI about his involvement with the migrant caravan. He said he took no part in trying to sell guns to anyone and that he's not a cartel member.
"I am not cartel. I don't sell drugs. I don't sell arms," said Riebeling. "I'm a revolutionary. A man who believes in his ideals, and I'm going to defend Mexico."
The unclassified FBI report identifies Riebeling as being "associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel," but Riebeling, a Tijuana resident, said he is not.
"If I were selling drugs, or guns, they would kill me," said Riebeling.
Riebeling said he was upset by the accusations in the report.
"The government of the United States knows perfectly well that I am not a member of any cartel," said Riebeling. "I have associates with several of the cartels, yes I do, but I am not a narco-trafficker and they know that."
Riebeling said he became angry with members of the Central American caravan in Tijuana after he discovered some were selling items he brought them for humanitarian relief, like blankets, water and shoes.
"They were exchanging these items for drugs and it made me mad, and I no longer wanted to help them and I was vocal about it," he said.
In a video he posted online, he encouraged members of drug cartels to attack migrants with bats and "hunt down" migrants to take them to Mexican immigration authorities to be deported.
Many members of the migrant caravan were attacked with rocks and tear gas. Two Honduran teenagers were brutally killed.
Duke said he was told to avoid Riebeling because of his negative views about migrants.
"I was warned about him when I arrived in TJ," said Duke. "His name came up to me from a couple different sources to watch out for this guy."
The FBI's report says Duke was working with Riebeling and others not just to procure weapons, but to help set up camps to train activists to become "community defense militias, also known as autodensas."
"Organizers planned for the camps to be used as staging platforms from which five person units would form to train anarchists in fighting, combat, and conducting reconnaissance, and then launch to disrupt U.S. government operations along the border," the report states.
After the report was distributed to dozens of law enforcement agencies, Duke faced intense scrutiny when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Duke said that along with another activist, he was twice hot-stopped — held at gunpoint by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and detained for hours — as he tried to cross.
In one instance, Duke said, he was driving into San Diego from Tijuana at the San Ysidro Port of Entry after delivering supplies to migrants at shelters in Tijuana.
When he got near the CBP checkpoint, border officials drew their guns and ordered him out of the car, Duke said.
"My first thought was: 'Wow I don't think this is good. This can't be good,'" said Duke. "I overheard their radios and someone was saying, 'You've got so many guns on these guys. You're only supposed to have six guns on them.' I think there were 25 guns on us at that moment."
Based on questions investigators asked him, Duke said he believes it's possible that authorities are acting upon information provided to law enforcement by right-wing conspiracy groups. He said a North Dakota radio talk-show host bragged on the air about reporting him and his colleagues to law enforcement.
In mid-November, Duke and a group of activists began renting a house in Tijuana and hosting about 25 volunteers at a time working to counter what they viewed as the U.S. government's violation of asylum seekers' human rights.
The FBI's report says the rental house in Tijuana was guarded by armed group members.
Riebeling, who also goes by the names Ivan del Campo, Ivan Mariano Martin del Campo and Jose Ivan Reiveling Sierra, has criminal records in Mexico and the United States, according to a Mexican state police document and confirmed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Riebeling was arrested in 1997 by CBP for allegedly trying to smuggle nine to 10 pounds of marijuana into the United States, but the charges against him were dropped, according to a June 2017 letter from the DEA to Baja California's Policía Estatal Preventiva.
In March 2007, Chula Vista police arrested Riebeling on suspicion of carrying a concealed stolen gun in his car, according to the letter. DEA agents in San Ysidro arrested Riebeling in March 2008, and he was convicted in federal court for kidnapping and robbery. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison but received clemency, the DEA's letter states. ( From who?)
The "Procuraduría de Justicia del Estado de Baja California," which is the equivalent of the attorney general for the state of Baja California, confirmed that Riebeling has at least two criminal records in Mexico for assaulting police officers.
©2019 The San Diego Union-Tribune. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Also:
> Note: Several photos, , videos, etc. at links.
> http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/lemons-gun-totin-left-wingers-demonstrate-trump-rally-bloodshed-on-the-horizon-9192965
https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/3551
(Video is embedded)
https://youtu.be/HWpVxtNI2ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWpVxtNI2ew&feature=youtu.be
(Direct link)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/27/heavily-armed-left-wing-group-tries-to-intimidate-liberal-reporter-filming-them-it-doesnt-work/
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/our_community/mesa-gun-show-finds-more-women-less-urgency-to-purchase/article_553abed4-602f-11e7-9bde-7f4ac7053b17.html
"Haymaker collective"
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5501347307001/?#sp=show-clips
http://www.ktvz.com/news/1000s-of-ammunition-rounds-stolen-at-crater-lake-natl-park/323148761
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/humboldt-park-street-renamed-for-freed-faln-leader/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-watchdogs-gun-shop-burglaries-helping-fuel-chicago-violence/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/7/knights-for-socialism-hosts-leftist-fight-club-tra/
End
AZMEX POLICY 27-4-19
AZMEX POLICY 27 APR 2019
Note: long article, but no mention of stopping the drug trade. Have to question why?
Also: will the new "National Guard" be the enforcers for the Morena party?
Gracias
Senate approves the National Public Security Strategy
The legislators approved in general and particular, with 78 votes in favor, four against and 30 abstentions,
the National Strategy of Public Safety of the Federal Executive
04/25/2019 10:00 PM NOTIMEX
https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/senado-aprueba-la-estrategia-nacional-de-seguridad-publica/1309530
The Senate approved in general and particular the National Public Security Strategy of the Federal Executive,
with 78 votes in favor, four against and 30 abstentions. - Photo: @senadomexicano
MEXICO CITY.
The Senate approved in general and particular the National Strategy of Public Security of the Federal Executive,
with 78 votes in favor, four against and 30 abstentions.
In a prolonged session, which included the appearance of the secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Alfonso Durazo Montaño,
the legislative body gave the green light to the document presented on February 1 last.
In the debate the senators Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín, of the PRI, and Julen Rementería, of the PAN, questioned the purposes of the Strategy,
while Virginia Meza Guzmán, of Morena, defended it considering that it contemplates the how and why to overthrow violence and insecurity.
In turn, Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum, of the PT, maintained that the document "seeks to address the security problems from its root",
while, by Movimiento Ciudadano, Dante Delgado Rannauro announced that they will be attentive to the results that the action of the National Guard.
For the PRI, Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín argued that security does not depend on political discourses,
but that there are bodies in the matter that are honest and committed to society. (???)
He considered that the Strategy in the matter is a fundamentally declarative document, with an analysis and political declaration
and "there are no data or figures that allow knowing how the Federal Government understands the situation of insecurity and violence".
He clarified that the PRI members "do not rejoice that the government can not meet their goals" in terms of security,
and insisted that the Strategy is an incomplete document "that by itself will not help us overcome violence and insecurity" .
Julen Rementería del Puerto, of the PAN, clarified that they are not against the "good intention" of achieving peace in the country,
"what we do not see is that this document reaches as a strategy".
When we have a strategy at hand we would be able to approve it, "added the PAN legislator,
who added that the problem of insecurity will not be resolved with acts of good faith or good intentions.
For Morena, Senator Lucia Virginia Meza asked for the vote in favor of this Strategy "that Mexico urgently needs,"
because the country is in great pain because of all that it is living through.
In his opinion, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has not promised that in six months the security problem will be resolved,
but rather that the National Guard will come into operation in that period, underpinning the Strategy .
Within the strategy that was presented before by Durazo Montaño, priority is placed on combating the crimes that most affect society,
including extortion, robbery, kidnapping, homicide, femicide and human trafficking.
Previously, the secretary of Security and Citizen Protection said that it intends to achieve a turning point
in the trend of crime in the first six months of its application.
Achieve reasonable levels of peace and tranquility in the first three years, and take advantage of the remaining three years of the sexennium
to consolidate the results and deliver, in 2024, a stable and peaceful country, "he said.
He explained that not only is the pursuit of criminal objectives pursued, but also to dismantle their structures
based on the million-dollar flow of resources and weapons, which includes the Financial Intelligence Unit
to attack parallel financial schemes and the persecution of leaders of criminal organizations.
In addition, it proposes a radical reform of the public security system and partially reorient the resources of the Armed Forces
to assign them, primarily, to public security.
jcp
Note: long article, but no mention of stopping the drug trade. Have to question why?
Also: will the new "National Guard" be the enforcers for the Morena party?
Gracias
Senate approves the National Public Security Strategy
The legislators approved in general and particular, with 78 votes in favor, four against and 30 abstentions,
the National Strategy of Public Safety of the Federal Executive
04/25/2019 10:00 PM NOTIMEX
https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/senado-aprueba-la-estrategia-nacional-de-seguridad-publica/1309530
The Senate approved in general and particular the National Public Security Strategy of the Federal Executive,
with 78 votes in favor, four against and 30 abstentions. - Photo: @senadomexicano
MEXICO CITY.
The Senate approved in general and particular the National Strategy of Public Security of the Federal Executive,
with 78 votes in favor, four against and 30 abstentions.
In a prolonged session, which included the appearance of the secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Alfonso Durazo Montaño,
the legislative body gave the green light to the document presented on February 1 last.
In the debate the senators Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín, of the PRI, and Julen Rementería, of the PAN, questioned the purposes of the Strategy,
while Virginia Meza Guzmán, of Morena, defended it considering that it contemplates the how and why to overthrow violence and insecurity.
In turn, Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum, of the PT, maintained that the document "seeks to address the security problems from its root",
while, by Movimiento Ciudadano, Dante Delgado Rannauro announced that they will be attentive to the results that the action of the National Guard.
For the PRI, Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín argued that security does not depend on political discourses,
but that there are bodies in the matter that are honest and committed to society. (???)
He considered that the Strategy in the matter is a fundamentally declarative document, with an analysis and political declaration
and "there are no data or figures that allow knowing how the Federal Government understands the situation of insecurity and violence".
He clarified that the PRI members "do not rejoice that the government can not meet their goals" in terms of security,
and insisted that the Strategy is an incomplete document "that by itself will not help us overcome violence and insecurity" .
Julen Rementería del Puerto, of the PAN, clarified that they are not against the "good intention" of achieving peace in the country,
"what we do not see is that this document reaches as a strategy".
When we have a strategy at hand we would be able to approve it, "added the PAN legislator,
who added that the problem of insecurity will not be resolved with acts of good faith or good intentions.
For Morena, Senator Lucia Virginia Meza asked for the vote in favor of this Strategy "that Mexico urgently needs,"
because the country is in great pain because of all that it is living through.
In his opinion, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has not promised that in six months the security problem will be resolved,
but rather that the National Guard will come into operation in that period, underpinning the Strategy .
Within the strategy that was presented before by Durazo Montaño, priority is placed on combating the crimes that most affect society,
including extortion, robbery, kidnapping, homicide, femicide and human trafficking.
Previously, the secretary of Security and Citizen Protection said that it intends to achieve a turning point
in the trend of crime in the first six months of its application.
Achieve reasonable levels of peace and tranquility in the first three years, and take advantage of the remaining three years of the sexennium
to consolidate the results and deliver, in 2024, a stable and peaceful country, "he said.
He explained that not only is the pursuit of criminal objectives pursued, but also to dismantle their structures
based on the million-dollar flow of resources and weapons, which includes the Financial Intelligence Unit
to attack parallel financial schemes and the persecution of leaders of criminal organizations.
In addition, it proposes a radical reform of the public security system and partially reorient the resources of the Armed Forces
to assign them, primarily, to public security.
jcp
Sunday, April 28, 2019
AZMEX POLICY2 27-4-19
AZMEX POLICY2 27 APR 2019
Pope Francis donates 500 thousand dollars to migrants in Mexico
The Holy See informed that the resources were granted to 26 projects of 16 dioceses and congregations of the Mexican Church.
EFE
Vatican / 27.04.2019 09:42:42
https://www.milenio.com/internacional/papa-francisco-dona-500-mil-dolares-migrantes-mexico
Pope Francis donated half a million dollars so that the Church can continue to help Central American migrants in Mexico,
who are heading to the United States.
We recommend: "It has no heart" who rejects homosexuals: Pope
The Holy See reported that the resources are from the St. Peter's pope, which finances the Vatican's charitable works through donations from the faithful,
after the Mexican Church asked for help "to continue providing shelter, food and basic necessities" migrants
He stressed that half a million dollars (450 thousand euros) will be distributed in 26 projects of 16 dioceses and religious congregations in Mexico.
Thirteen of these projects have already been approved by the dioceses of
Cautitlan, Nogales, Mazatlan, Querétaro, San Andrés Tuxtla, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana,
and by the congregations of the Scalabrinians, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary and the Josefinas sisters.
Another fourteen projects to help migrants are still in the assessment phase because, before allocating funds,
Vatican rules demand transparent information on their use.
"Thanks to these projects, to charity and to Christian solidarity,
the Mexican bishops hope to continue helping the brothers and sisters who migrate,"
he says in the Óbolo statement.
In the same it is explained that in recent times thousands of migrants stay in Mexico
after crossing countries such as Honduras, El Sálvador or Guatemala, for "poverty and violence",
because the border of the United States "remains closed for them" .
In 2018 six caravans of migrants, consisting of a total of 75,000 people, entered Mexico.
"All these people have been blocked by not being able to enter the United States, without homes or means."
The Catholic Church welcomes thousands of them in the shelters of dioceses and religious congregations,
giving them what is necessary to live, as a roof. or clothes, "says the Vatican.
However, the Holy See stressed that "media coverage of this emergency has been decreasing and,
as a consequence, aid to immigrants has also been reduced by the Government and by the private sector."
FLC
Pope Francis donates 500 thousand dollars to migrants in Mexico
The Holy See informed that the resources were granted to 26 projects of 16 dioceses and congregations of the Mexican Church.
EFE
Vatican / 27.04.2019 09:42:42
https://www.milenio.com/internacional/papa-francisco-dona-500-mil-dolares-migrantes-mexico
Pope Francis donated half a million dollars so that the Church can continue to help Central American migrants in Mexico,
who are heading to the United States.
We recommend: "It has no heart" who rejects homosexuals: Pope
The Holy See reported that the resources are from the St. Peter's pope, which finances the Vatican's charitable works through donations from the faithful,
after the Mexican Church asked for help "to continue providing shelter, food and basic necessities" migrants
He stressed that half a million dollars (450 thousand euros) will be distributed in 26 projects of 16 dioceses and religious congregations in Mexico.
Thirteen of these projects have already been approved by the dioceses of
Cautitlan, Nogales, Mazatlan, Querétaro, San Andrés Tuxtla, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana,
and by the congregations of the Scalabrinians, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary and the Josefinas sisters.
Another fourteen projects to help migrants are still in the assessment phase because, before allocating funds,
Vatican rules demand transparent information on their use.
"Thanks to these projects, to charity and to Christian solidarity,
the Mexican bishops hope to continue helping the brothers and sisters who migrate,"
he says in the Óbolo statement.
In the same it is explained that in recent times thousands of migrants stay in Mexico
after crossing countries such as Honduras, El Sálvador or Guatemala, for "poverty and violence",
because the border of the United States "remains closed for them" .
In 2018 six caravans of migrants, consisting of a total of 75,000 people, entered Mexico.
"All these people have been blocked by not being able to enter the United States, without homes or means."
The Catholic Church welcomes thousands of them in the shelters of dioceses and religious congregations,
giving them what is necessary to live, as a roof. or clothes, "says the Vatican.
However, the Holy See stressed that "media coverage of this emergency has been decreasing and,
as a consequence, aid to immigrants has also been reduced by the Government and by the private sector."
FLC
AZMEX POLICY2 27-4-19
AZMEX POLICY2 27 APR 2019
Pope Francis donates 500 thousand dollars to migrants in Mexico
The Holy See informed that the resources were granted to 26 projects of 16 dioceses and congregations of the Mexican Church.
EFE
Vatican / 27.04.2019 09:42:42
https://www.milenio.com/internacional/papa-francisco-dona-500-mil-dolares-migrantes-mexico
Pope Francis donated half a million dollars so that the Church can continue to help Central American migrants in Mexico,
who are heading to the United States.
We recommend: "It has no heart" who rejects homosexuals: Pope
The Holy See reported that the resources are from the St. Peter's pope, which finances the Vatican's charitable works through donations from the faithful,
after the Mexican Church asked for help "to continue providing shelter, food and basic necessities" migrants
He stressed that half a million dollars (450 thousand euros) will be distributed in 26 projects of 16 dioceses and religious congregations in Mexico.
Thirteen of these projects have already been approved by the dioceses of
Cautitlan, Nogales, Mazatlan, Querétaro, San Andrés Tuxtla, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana,
and by the congregations of the Scalabrinians, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary and the Josefinas sisters.
Another fourteen projects to help migrants are still in the assessment phase because, before allocating funds,
Vatican rules demand transparent information on their use.
"Thanks to these projects, to charity and to Christian solidarity,
the Mexican bishops hope to continue helping the brothers and sisters who migrate,"
he says in the Óbolo statement.
In the same it is explained that in recent times thousands of migrants stay in Mexico
after crossing countries such as Honduras, El Sálvador or Guatemala, for "poverty and violence",
because the border of the United States "remains closed for them" .
In 2018 six caravans of migrants, consisting of a total of 75,000 people, entered Mexico.
"All these people have been blocked by not being able to enter the United States, without homes or means."
The Catholic Church welcomes thousands of them in the shelters of dioceses and religious congregations,
giving them what is necessary to live, as a roof. or clothes, "says the Vatican.
However, the Holy See stressed that "media coverage of this emergency has been decreasing and,
as a consequence, aid to immigrants has also been reduced by the Government and by the private sector."
FLC
Pope Francis donates 500 thousand dollars to migrants in Mexico
The Holy See informed that the resources were granted to 26 projects of 16 dioceses and congregations of the Mexican Church.
EFE
Vatican / 27.04.2019 09:42:42
https://www.milenio.com/internacional/papa-francisco-dona-500-mil-dolares-migrantes-mexico
Pope Francis donated half a million dollars so that the Church can continue to help Central American migrants in Mexico,
who are heading to the United States.
We recommend: "It has no heart" who rejects homosexuals: Pope
The Holy See reported that the resources are from the St. Peter's pope, which finances the Vatican's charitable works through donations from the faithful,
after the Mexican Church asked for help "to continue providing shelter, food and basic necessities" migrants
He stressed that half a million dollars (450 thousand euros) will be distributed in 26 projects of 16 dioceses and religious congregations in Mexico.
Thirteen of these projects have already been approved by the dioceses of
Cautitlan, Nogales, Mazatlan, Querétaro, San Andrés Tuxtla, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana,
and by the congregations of the Scalabrinians, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary and the Josefinas sisters.
Another fourteen projects to help migrants are still in the assessment phase because, before allocating funds,
Vatican rules demand transparent information on their use.
"Thanks to these projects, to charity and to Christian solidarity,
the Mexican bishops hope to continue helping the brothers and sisters who migrate,"
he says in the Óbolo statement.
In the same it is explained that in recent times thousands of migrants stay in Mexico
after crossing countries such as Honduras, El Sálvador or Guatemala, for "poverty and violence",
because the border of the United States "remains closed for them" .
In 2018 six caravans of migrants, consisting of a total of 75,000 people, entered Mexico.
"All these people have been blocked by not being able to enter the United States, without homes or means."
The Catholic Church welcomes thousands of them in the shelters of dioceses and religious congregations,
giving them what is necessary to live, as a roof. or clothes, "says the Vatican.
However, the Holy See stressed that "media coverage of this emergency has been decreasing and,
as a consequence, aid to immigrants has also been reduced by the Government and by the private sector."
FLC
Friday, April 26, 2019
AZMEX I3 26-4-19
AZMEX I3 26 APR 2019
Mexico City, April 24 .--
https://www.jornada.com.mx/sin-fronteras/2019/04/24/en-tres-meses-han-pasado-por-mexico-unas-300-mil-personas-sg-686.html
Mexico faces an unprecedented behavior of migratory flows with the presence of citizens from
Central America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa
that generates complex scenarios in the southern and northern borders of Mexico,
according to the Secretariats of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and the Ministry of the Interior. (SG),
as well as the National Institute of Migration (INM).
In joint conference of those dependencies, the head of the SG, Olga Sanchez Cordero, indicated:
It is estimated that during the first three months of the year nearly 300,000 migrants have traveled through Mexico
to enter the United States irregularly.
According to information provided by Christopher Gascon -representative in Mexico of the International Organization for Migration,
mid-2018 in the Chamber of Deputies-, between 400 thousand and 600 thousand people cross into the United States without documents,
mainly from Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico.
Sánchez Cordero said that since December there has been unprecedented behavior in the Central American migratory flow,
a notable increase in the number of nationals of Cuba and People from Africa and Asia have arrived in an unusual way.
He explained that there is an unprecedented composition of women and minors in groups of migrants
that cross national territory.
The commissioner of the INM, Tonatiuh Guillén, said that Mexico is experiencing a situation with unusual flows
that have generated a special situation in the southern border region, which is being resolved.
He explained that in Chiapas there are about a thousand Cubans and more than 2,000 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
The extra-continental flow, he added, rose dramatically; has at least three years of increasing.
and the result is that in Tapachula, Chiapas, there are approximately 1,300 people in a pop-up shelter.
Thousands of migrants who are in national territory are not in ideal conditions
we would like, said Alejandro Encinas, undersecretary of Human Rights, Migration and Population of the SG.
The main problem is presented by those who do not want to enter the shelters, explained Encinas.
Minimum standards are being met to guarantee all health, epidemiology, food, water and sanitation issues, he added.
The SG affirmed that the federal government is doing everything in its power to assist migrants
and provide them with humanitarian assistance, but "we ask that they contribute with two basic behaviors:
first, respect our laws and our authorities,
and second, accept its registration as a precondition for deciding its migratory status.
Regrettable operative
The operation carried out on Monday in Pijijiapan, Chiapas, in which 367 migrants were arrested,
It was regrettable because of the events that took place, said Tonatiuh Guillén.
END
Mexico City, April 24 .--
https://www.jornada.com.mx/sin-fronteras/2019/04/24/en-tres-meses-han-pasado-por-mexico-unas-300-mil-personas-sg-686.html
Mexico faces an unprecedented behavior of migratory flows with the presence of citizens from
Central America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa
that generates complex scenarios in the southern and northern borders of Mexico,
according to the Secretariats of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and the Ministry of the Interior. (SG),
as well as the National Institute of Migration (INM).
In joint conference of those dependencies, the head of the SG, Olga Sanchez Cordero, indicated:
It is estimated that during the first three months of the year nearly 300,000 migrants have traveled through Mexico
to enter the United States irregularly.
According to information provided by Christopher Gascon -representative in Mexico of the International Organization for Migration,
mid-2018 in the Chamber of Deputies-, between 400 thousand and 600 thousand people cross into the United States without documents,
mainly from Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico.
Sánchez Cordero said that since December there has been unprecedented behavior in the Central American migratory flow,
a notable increase in the number of nationals of Cuba and People from Africa and Asia have arrived in an unusual way.
He explained that there is an unprecedented composition of women and minors in groups of migrants
that cross national territory.
The commissioner of the INM, Tonatiuh Guillén, said that Mexico is experiencing a situation with unusual flows
that have generated a special situation in the southern border region, which is being resolved.
He explained that in Chiapas there are about a thousand Cubans and more than 2,000 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
The extra-continental flow, he added, rose dramatically; has at least three years of increasing.
and the result is that in Tapachula, Chiapas, there are approximately 1,300 people in a pop-up shelter.
Thousands of migrants who are in national territory are not in ideal conditions
we would like, said Alejandro Encinas, undersecretary of Human Rights, Migration and Population of the SG.
The main problem is presented by those who do not want to enter the shelters, explained Encinas.
Minimum standards are being met to guarantee all health, epidemiology, food, water and sanitation issues, he added.
The SG affirmed that the federal government is doing everything in its power to assist migrants
and provide them with humanitarian assistance, but "we ask that they contribute with two basic behaviors:
first, respect our laws and our authorities,
and second, accept its registration as a precondition for deciding its migratory status.
Regrettable operative
The operation carried out on Monday in Pijijiapan, Chiapas, in which 367 migrants were arrested,
It was regrettable because of the events that took place, said Tonatiuh Guillén.
END
Thursday, April 25, 2019
AZMEX POLICY 25-4-19
AZMEX POLICY 25 APR 2019
US-Mexico border patrol events are common: SRE
Details Published on Wednesday, April 24, 2019,
Written by EXCELSIOR
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=128172
CDMX
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs minimized the incident in which a group of Mexican soldiers allegedly pointed their weapons
at border guards in the United States on April 13 near the border, without major consequences.
"This type of incident is common, since it is a verification of ordinary patrol,
without consequences for both governments, who maintain permanent and fluid communication.
"On this particular event, they were in direct and timely contact," he said in a statement.
After the message published this morning by President Donald Trump,
the Mexican Foreign Ministry explained that on April 13,
at the Colonia Parcelas, Ciudad Juarez, ( Clint, TX )
a group of Mexican soldiers met with two US soldiers who were carrying out support operations in an unidentified vehicle
that was located south of the border fence, within the territory of the United States,
in an area where the boundary of the border is not clear due to its geography. (?)
He noted that after the corresponding investigation,
it was determined that the vehicle of the military of that country was placed north of the border fence to avoid confusion.
The federal agency said that "Mexico reiterates its willingness to maintain a good bilateral relationship
based on trust and mutual respect."
END
Armed Mexican soldiers confronted US soldiers on US soil near Clint
By: By Associated Press
Posted: Apr 23, 2019 04:26 PM MDT
Updated: Apr 23, 2019 04:26 PM MDT
https://www.kvia.com/news/border/armed-mexican-soldiers-confronted-us-soldiers-on-us-soil-near-clint/1071775505
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. soldiers in a remote area of Texas were confronted by Mexican soldiers
who thought the Americans had crossed into Mexico, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
The Mexican troops reportedly removed a weapon from the American soldier who was armed.
U.S. Northern Command, which manages military support for Customs and Border Protection,
said the Americans were in a CBP vehicle in a remote area in the vicinity of Clint, Texas.
The incident happened on April 13 and was first reported by Newsweek,
which said one of the Mexican military members removed a service pistol from the hip of one of the Americans
and threw it inside the U.S. government vehicle.
A Northern Command statement to The Associated Press on Tuesday said an inquiry by the Defense Department and CBP
revealed that the Mexican military members believed they were on Mexican territory at the time they confronted the Americans.
The incident happened on a slice of U.S. territory south of the border wall but north of the actual border.
"After a brief discussion between the soldiers from the two nations, the Mexican military members departed the area,"
Northern Command said. "The U.S. soldiers immediately contacted CBP, who responded quickly.
Throughout the incident, the U.S. soldiers followed all established procedures and protocols." It said an inquiry is ongoing.
The U.S. troops are at the border as part of a Trump administration effort to reduce illegal crossings.
End
US-Mexico border patrol events are common: SRE
Details Published on Wednesday, April 24, 2019,
Written by EXCELSIOR
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=128172
CDMX
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs minimized the incident in which a group of Mexican soldiers allegedly pointed their weapons
at border guards in the United States on April 13 near the border, without major consequences.
"This type of incident is common, since it is a verification of ordinary patrol,
without consequences for both governments, who maintain permanent and fluid communication.
"On this particular event, they were in direct and timely contact," he said in a statement.
After the message published this morning by President Donald Trump,
the Mexican Foreign Ministry explained that on April 13,
at the Colonia Parcelas, Ciudad Juarez, ( Clint, TX )
a group of Mexican soldiers met with two US soldiers who were carrying out support operations in an unidentified vehicle
that was located south of the border fence, within the territory of the United States,
in an area where the boundary of the border is not clear due to its geography. (?)
He noted that after the corresponding investigation,
it was determined that the vehicle of the military of that country was placed north of the border fence to avoid confusion.
The federal agency said that "Mexico reiterates its willingness to maintain a good bilateral relationship
based on trust and mutual respect."
END
Armed Mexican soldiers confronted US soldiers on US soil near Clint
By: By Associated Press
Posted: Apr 23, 2019 04:26 PM MDT
Updated: Apr 23, 2019 04:26 PM MDT
https://www.kvia.com/news/border/armed-mexican-soldiers-confronted-us-soldiers-on-us-soil-near-clint/1071775505
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. soldiers in a remote area of Texas were confronted by Mexican soldiers
who thought the Americans had crossed into Mexico, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
The Mexican troops reportedly removed a weapon from the American soldier who was armed.
U.S. Northern Command, which manages military support for Customs and Border Protection,
said the Americans were in a CBP vehicle in a remote area in the vicinity of Clint, Texas.
The incident happened on April 13 and was first reported by Newsweek,
which said one of the Mexican military members removed a service pistol from the hip of one of the Americans
and threw it inside the U.S. government vehicle.
A Northern Command statement to The Associated Press on Tuesday said an inquiry by the Defense Department and CBP
revealed that the Mexican military members believed they were on Mexican territory at the time they confronted the Americans.
The incident happened on a slice of U.S. territory south of the border wall but north of the actual border.
"After a brief discussion between the soldiers from the two nations, the Mexican military members departed the area,"
Northern Command said. "The U.S. soldiers immediately contacted CBP, who responded quickly.
Throughout the incident, the U.S. soldiers followed all established procedures and protocols." It said an inquiry is ongoing.
The U.S. troops are at the border as part of a Trump administration effort to reduce illegal crossings.
End
AZMEX POLIYC 24-4-19
AZMEX POLICY 24 APR 2019
Mexican Officials Refuse To Sign Accord After 300K Migrants Arrive In 3 Months
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:43 AM PT – Wednesday, April 24, 2019
https://www.oann.com/mexican-officials-refuse-to-sign-accord-after-300k-migrants-arrive-in-3-months/
Mexico's Interior Minister –Olga Sanchez — is shedding light on the state of the migrant crisis.
"It's estimated that in the first three-months of the year around 300,000 migrants have crossed Mexico
to reach the United States in an irregular fashion," she stated.
"Yes, there has been a change in the flow of migrants entering our country on a permanent basis."
President Trump has made it a priority to stem this flow of migrants across the southern border. T
he White House wants asylum seekers who arrive at Mexico's U.S. land border to apply to stay in Mexico or,
in other words, request protection from the first safe country they encounter.
"Throughout all stages of the transition (in the current government), we will not accept an agreement for being a safe third-country,"
announced Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.
"This is Mexico's clear position and this idea (for such an agreement),
I don't know who planted it, but we will not accept it — we do not agree on that."
The foreign minister has repeatedly expressed opposition to becoming a third-party nation for migrants seeking U.S. asylum,
the majority of which are running from gang violence and poverty.
(Comment: mostly poverty )
Central American migrants wait on the top of a parked train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border
in Ixtepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
The once large caravan of about 3,000 people was essentially broken up by an immigration raid on Monday,
as migrants fled into the hills, took refuge at shelters and churches or hopped passing freight trains. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
"Let us go in peace.
There is a war, we are suffering with our children for a better future.
It's not fair that our wings are being cut. It's not fair." —
Laura Flores, Honduran migrant
Amidst pressure from Washington,
Mexico's president is backpedaling on his campaign promises of better treatment for Central American migrants.
Government data shows hundreds of migrants have been left stranded in unsanitary camps near the border.
Resources are strained due to the number of new arrivals overwhelming the system.
"It's not just Cubans, but also people from Africa, from Haiti, from Central America, from South America.
Help us find a solution. Mexico's National Immigration Institution cannot continue to violate human rights,
they are being violated.
They (immigration officials) don't give us any information about which stage of the (immigration) process our family members are at."
— Manuel Villanueva, Cuban migrant
Mexico has tightened visa policies and ramped-up migrant detentions in the country's own effort to stem the flow of migrants heading north.
END
Mexican Officials Refuse To Sign Accord After 300K Migrants Arrive In 3 Months
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:43 AM PT – Wednesday, April 24, 2019
https://www.oann.com/mexican-officials-refuse-to-sign-accord-after-300k-migrants-arrive-in-3-months/
Mexico's Interior Minister –Olga Sanchez — is shedding light on the state of the migrant crisis.
"It's estimated that in the first three-months of the year around 300,000 migrants have crossed Mexico
to reach the United States in an irregular fashion," she stated.
"Yes, there has been a change in the flow of migrants entering our country on a permanent basis."
President Trump has made it a priority to stem this flow of migrants across the southern border. T
he White House wants asylum seekers who arrive at Mexico's U.S. land border to apply to stay in Mexico or,
in other words, request protection from the first safe country they encounter.
"Throughout all stages of the transition (in the current government), we will not accept an agreement for being a safe third-country,"
announced Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.
"This is Mexico's clear position and this idea (for such an agreement),
I don't know who planted it, but we will not accept it — we do not agree on that."
The foreign minister has repeatedly expressed opposition to becoming a third-party nation for migrants seeking U.S. asylum,
the majority of which are running from gang violence and poverty.
(Comment: mostly poverty )
Central American migrants wait on the top of a parked train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border
in Ixtepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
The once large caravan of about 3,000 people was essentially broken up by an immigration raid on Monday,
as migrants fled into the hills, took refuge at shelters and churches or hopped passing freight trains. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
"Let us go in peace.
There is a war, we are suffering with our children for a better future.
It's not fair that our wings are being cut. It's not fair." —
Laura Flores, Honduran migrant
Amidst pressure from Washington,
Mexico's president is backpedaling on his campaign promises of better treatment for Central American migrants.
Government data shows hundreds of migrants have been left stranded in unsanitary camps near the border.
Resources are strained due to the number of new arrivals overwhelming the system.
"It's not just Cubans, but also people from Africa, from Haiti, from Central America, from South America.
Help us find a solution. Mexico's National Immigration Institution cannot continue to violate human rights,
they are being violated.
They (immigration officials) don't give us any information about which stage of the (immigration) process our family members are at."
— Manuel Villanueva, Cuban migrant
Mexico has tightened visa policies and ramped-up migrant detentions in the country's own effort to stem the flow of migrants heading north.
END
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
AZMEX SPECIAL 24-4-19
AZMEX SPECIAL 24 APR 2019
Note: Clint, TX is on the north-east bank of the Rio Grande River. On Tx Hwy 20 between El Paso and Fabens TX
Note also the usual spin from AP.
Thx
Trump threatens more troops to border after Mexico incident
Evan Vucci
President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks about the deployment of 5G technology in the United States during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, April 12, 2019, in Washington.
Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 2:40 pm
Associated Press
https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/elections/trump-threatens-more-troops-to-border-after-mexico-incident/article_22c880fe-3465-5d60-99fb-9819292f06b6.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump renewed his threat Wednesday to send more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border following an incident in which Mexican soldiers confronted U.S. personnel. Mexico blamed the incident on confusion, and said it was not looking for confrontation with the U.S.
In morning tweets, Trump said, "Mexico's Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers," claiming, without evidence, that it was done "probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border."
"Better not happen again!" he added. "We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!"
Trump last year dispatched U.S. troops to the border to assist border personnel in response to several caravans of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico in hopes of reaching the U.S. Many are already armed.
Earlier this month, two U.S. soldiers in a remote area of Texas were confronted by Mexican soldiers who thought the Americans had crossed into Mexico. The Mexican troops reportedly removed a weapon from one of the American soldiers. U.S. Northern Command, which manages military support for Customs and Border Protection, said the Americans were in a CBP vehicle in a remote area of U.S. territory south of the border wall but north of the actual border.
"After a brief discussion between the soldiers from the two nations, the Mexican military members departed the area," Northern Command said in a statement about the encounter.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador promised to investigate the incident at a Wednesday news conference.
"We are not going to fight with the government of the United States," he said. "The most important thing is that we want a relationship of mutual respect and cooperation for development."
Mexico's foreign relations department characterized the incident as "routine" confusion in an area where the line separating the two countries is unclear. (???)
While not every U.S. service member deployed to the border is armed, many — including those performing the "mobile surveillance camera" mission, like the two confronted by the Mexican soldiers — are armed for self-protection.
Asked whether Trump intended to deploy more troops in response, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said Trump "may" do that, but suggested the tweet was more about putting Mexico on notice.
"I think the president is just making clear, as he always has, that he has many different actions at his disposal to try to stop this humanitarian crisis," she told reporters after an interview on Fox News Channel.
The Department of Homeland Security already has been expected to ask the Pentagon for additional military assistance, and defense officials have said this likely will result in the deployment of 300 to 500 additional troops to provide various kinds of support to Customs and Border Protection. Such a move would not represent a major boost in troop strength or a change in the mission, however.
Trump's tweets come two days after Mexican police and immigration agents detained hundreds of Central American migrants in the largest single raid on a migrant caravan since the groups started moving through the country last year.
Police targeted isolated groups at the tail end of a caravan of about 3,000 migrants who were making their way through the southern state of Chiapas with hopes of reaching the U.S. border. The group subsequently dissolved as people hopped on cargo trains heading north or fled into the countryside to avoid police.
In recent days, there have been about 8,000 Central American migrants moving through southern Mexico in various groups.
Trump greatly exaggerated that number in his tweets, claiming, "A very big Caravan of over 20,000 people" had "started up through Mexico."
Attention to the recent caravans soared in late March, when Mexican Interior Secretary Olga Sánchez Cordero met with then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and told her "the mother of all caravans" was forming, with more than 20,000 people expected to join. That never materialized.
Trump has previously threatened to seal the southern border, but backed off earlier this month, citing stepped-up Mexican efforts to stop the migrant flow. But he has continued to criticize the country nonetheless.
He said Wednesday at an event in Atlanta that "Mexico is starting to detain" and send people "back to their country, where they came from," but said too many drugs are still coming across the border.
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Associated Press writers Robert Burns in Washington and Maria Verza and Peter Orsi in Mexico City contributed to this report.
END
Note: Clint, TX is on the north-east bank of the Rio Grande River. On Tx Hwy 20 between El Paso and Fabens TX
Note also the usual spin from AP.
Thx
Trump threatens more troops to border after Mexico incident
Evan Vucci
President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks about the deployment of 5G technology in the United States during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, April 12, 2019, in Washington.
Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 2:40 pm
Associated Press
https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/elections/trump-threatens-more-troops-to-border-after-mexico-incident/article_22c880fe-3465-5d60-99fb-9819292f06b6.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump renewed his threat Wednesday to send more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border following an incident in which Mexican soldiers confronted U.S. personnel. Mexico blamed the incident on confusion, and said it was not looking for confrontation with the U.S.
In morning tweets, Trump said, "Mexico's Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers," claiming, without evidence, that it was done "probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border."
"Better not happen again!" he added. "We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!"
Trump last year dispatched U.S. troops to the border to assist border personnel in response to several caravans of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico in hopes of reaching the U.S. Many are already armed.
Earlier this month, two U.S. soldiers in a remote area of Texas were confronted by Mexican soldiers who thought the Americans had crossed into Mexico. The Mexican troops reportedly removed a weapon from one of the American soldiers. U.S. Northern Command, which manages military support for Customs and Border Protection, said the Americans were in a CBP vehicle in a remote area of U.S. territory south of the border wall but north of the actual border.
"After a brief discussion between the soldiers from the two nations, the Mexican military members departed the area," Northern Command said in a statement about the encounter.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador promised to investigate the incident at a Wednesday news conference.
"We are not going to fight with the government of the United States," he said. "The most important thing is that we want a relationship of mutual respect and cooperation for development."
Mexico's foreign relations department characterized the incident as "routine" confusion in an area where the line separating the two countries is unclear. (???)
While not every U.S. service member deployed to the border is armed, many — including those performing the "mobile surveillance camera" mission, like the two confronted by the Mexican soldiers — are armed for self-protection.
Asked whether Trump intended to deploy more troops in response, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said Trump "may" do that, but suggested the tweet was more about putting Mexico on notice.
"I think the president is just making clear, as he always has, that he has many different actions at his disposal to try to stop this humanitarian crisis," she told reporters after an interview on Fox News Channel.
The Department of Homeland Security already has been expected to ask the Pentagon for additional military assistance, and defense officials have said this likely will result in the deployment of 300 to 500 additional troops to provide various kinds of support to Customs and Border Protection. Such a move would not represent a major boost in troop strength or a change in the mission, however.
Trump's tweets come two days after Mexican police and immigration agents detained hundreds of Central American migrants in the largest single raid on a migrant caravan since the groups started moving through the country last year.
Police targeted isolated groups at the tail end of a caravan of about 3,000 migrants who were making their way through the southern state of Chiapas with hopes of reaching the U.S. border. The group subsequently dissolved as people hopped on cargo trains heading north or fled into the countryside to avoid police.
In recent days, there have been about 8,000 Central American migrants moving through southern Mexico in various groups.
Trump greatly exaggerated that number in his tweets, claiming, "A very big Caravan of over 20,000 people" had "started up through Mexico."
Attention to the recent caravans soared in late March, when Mexican Interior Secretary Olga Sánchez Cordero met with then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and told her "the mother of all caravans" was forming, with more than 20,000 people expected to join. That never materialized.
Trump has previously threatened to seal the southern border, but backed off earlier this month, citing stepped-up Mexican efforts to stop the migrant flow. But he has continued to criticize the country nonetheless.
He said Wednesday at an event in Atlanta that "Mexico is starting to detain" and send people "back to their country, where they came from," but said too many drugs are still coming across the border.
———
Associated Press writers Robert Burns in Washington and Maria Verza and Peter Orsi in Mexico City contributed to this report.
END
AZMEX I3 Update 23-4-19
AZMEX I3 Update 23 APR 2019
Fatal Phoenix shootout a glimpse into migrant trafficking
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | APRIL 23, 2019 AT 7:23 AM
UPDATED: APRIL 23, 2019 AT 11:28 AM
http://ktar.com/story/2543837/fatal-phoenix-shootout-a-glimpse-into-migrant-trafficking/
This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows of Warren Earl Jose from an earlier sentence he served in state prison. A recent fatal shootout between federal officers in Arizona and Jose, a suspected migrant smuggler packing an AK-47, has provided an unusual glimpse inside the world of traffickers who sometimes prey on recent border-crossers, even holding them against their will to shake down their families. Jose, the main suspect in the shootout, now faces charges including conspiracy to transport migrants resulting in death and assault on a federal officer. (Arizona Department of Corrections via AP)
PHOENIX — A recent fatal shootout between federal officers in Arizona and a suspected migrant smuggler packing an AK-47 has provided a glimpse inside the brutal tactics of traffickers who sometimes prey on recent border-crossers, even holding them against their will to shake down their families.
Special agents from Homeland Security Investigations were tailing a tan Chevrolet Trailbrazer SUV in Phoenix earlier this month because it was linked to the hostage-taking of migrants in southern Arizona near the border, according to federal court records.
The woman driving the vehicle, Theresa Medina Thomas, 29, was caught in the crossfire and killed April 11 when the agents moved in to arrest Warren Earl Jose, 35, who was sitting in the front passenger seat with the automatic rifle.
Jose is now being held on suspicion of federal charges including conspiracy to transport migrants that resulted in death and assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. His Tucson-based defense attorney Erin Michelle Carrillo did not respond to a request for comment.
Authorities also arrested a second suspect, Valentina Valenzuela, 23, who sat in the back seat and was apparently a translator for two Spanish-speaking migrants, a man and an adolescent girl. Valenzuela's case was assigned to the federal defender's office in Tucson, which also did not answer emails from The Associated Press.
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1 dead, 8 hospitalized in Phoenix after federal agents, suspects exchange fire
The agents recognized the SUV as being registered to Jose's wife. They were investigating Jose in the hostage-taking of a Mexican migrant who escaped in March from a house in Sells, Arizona, where he was being held against his will.
Jose was driving the SUV earlier when he collected the migrants near the border on the Tohono O'odham reservation. He then picked up U.S. citizens Thomas and Valenzuela and they set off for the hours-long trek to Phoenix.
Somewhere along the way, Jose had Thomas take the wheel while Jose sat in the front passenger seat.
Agents spotted the SUV on Interstate 10 in Phoenix and chased it leaving the freeway. Agents turned on their emergency lights and sirens and the SUV took off, struck several vehicles and caused one agent's vehicle to slam into a wall.
Court records allege Jose then fired at the agents and the officers shot back, killing Thomas.
Four agents were injured and are no longer hospitalized, said Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, a spokeswoman for ICE. Phoenix police said Jose, Valenzuela and the migrants also had non-life threatening injuries.
The agents were looking for Jose as the suspected driver of a vehicle that picked up a Mexican migrant named Adrian Hernandez Morales in Sells on March 17.
Hernandez Morales was dehydrated and had blistered feet after crossing the border through the desert and told Jose and several others in the SUV he needed medical treatment. They allegedly told him they would take him to the hospital, but instead drove him to the residence where they took away his cell phone and wallet and asked about his travel plans and family. One man threatened him with a knife.
Hernandez Morales escaped from the home several days later and went to a hospital where he told authorities about his ordeal.
Agents found five more migrants when they went to the home to investigate. They arrested two additional suspects, Johnson Ortiz and Regina Ramona, on suspicion of conspiring to take Hernandez Morales hostage to get his family to pay for his release, as well as transporting and harboring the other migrants.
End
Fatal Phoenix shootout a glimpse into migrant trafficking
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | APRIL 23, 2019 AT 7:23 AM
UPDATED: APRIL 23, 2019 AT 11:28 AM
http://ktar.com/story/2543837/fatal-phoenix-shootout-a-glimpse-into-migrant-trafficking/
This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows of Warren Earl Jose from an earlier sentence he served in state prison. A recent fatal shootout between federal officers in Arizona and Jose, a suspected migrant smuggler packing an AK-47, has provided an unusual glimpse inside the world of traffickers who sometimes prey on recent border-crossers, even holding them against their will to shake down their families. Jose, the main suspect in the shootout, now faces charges including conspiracy to transport migrants resulting in death and assault on a federal officer. (Arizona Department of Corrections via AP)
PHOENIX — A recent fatal shootout between federal officers in Arizona and a suspected migrant smuggler packing an AK-47 has provided a glimpse inside the brutal tactics of traffickers who sometimes prey on recent border-crossers, even holding them against their will to shake down their families.
Special agents from Homeland Security Investigations were tailing a tan Chevrolet Trailbrazer SUV in Phoenix earlier this month because it was linked to the hostage-taking of migrants in southern Arizona near the border, according to federal court records.
The woman driving the vehicle, Theresa Medina Thomas, 29, was caught in the crossfire and killed April 11 when the agents moved in to arrest Warren Earl Jose, 35, who was sitting in the front passenger seat with the automatic rifle.
Jose is now being held on suspicion of federal charges including conspiracy to transport migrants that resulted in death and assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. His Tucson-based defense attorney Erin Michelle Carrillo did not respond to a request for comment.
Authorities also arrested a second suspect, Valentina Valenzuela, 23, who sat in the back seat and was apparently a translator for two Spanish-speaking migrants, a man and an adolescent girl. Valenzuela's case was assigned to the federal defender's office in Tucson, which also did not answer emails from The Associated Press.
Related Links
1 dead, 8 hospitalized in Phoenix after federal agents, suspects exchange fire
The agents recognized the SUV as being registered to Jose's wife. They were investigating Jose in the hostage-taking of a Mexican migrant who escaped in March from a house in Sells, Arizona, where he was being held against his will.
Jose was driving the SUV earlier when he collected the migrants near the border on the Tohono O'odham reservation. He then picked up U.S. citizens Thomas and Valenzuela and they set off for the hours-long trek to Phoenix.
Somewhere along the way, Jose had Thomas take the wheel while Jose sat in the front passenger seat.
Agents spotted the SUV on Interstate 10 in Phoenix and chased it leaving the freeway. Agents turned on their emergency lights and sirens and the SUV took off, struck several vehicles and caused one agent's vehicle to slam into a wall.
Court records allege Jose then fired at the agents and the officers shot back, killing Thomas.
Four agents were injured and are no longer hospitalized, said Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, a spokeswoman for ICE. Phoenix police said Jose, Valenzuela and the migrants also had non-life threatening injuries.
The agents were looking for Jose as the suspected driver of a vehicle that picked up a Mexican migrant named Adrian Hernandez Morales in Sells on March 17.
Hernandez Morales was dehydrated and had blistered feet after crossing the border through the desert and told Jose and several others in the SUV he needed medical treatment. They allegedly told him they would take him to the hospital, but instead drove him to the residence where they took away his cell phone and wallet and asked about his travel plans and family. One man threatened him with a knife.
Hernandez Morales escaped from the home several days later and went to a hospital where he told authorities about his ordeal.
Agents found five more migrants when they went to the home to investigate. They arrested two additional suspects, Johnson Ortiz and Regina Ramona, on suspicion of conspiring to take Hernandez Morales hostage to get his family to pay for his release, as well as transporting and harboring the other migrants.
End
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
AZMEX I3-2 23-4-19
AZMEX I3-2 23 APR 2019
Note: video at link.
Border Patrol: Armed men recorded escorting mother and son to border
Posted: 2:05 PM, Apr 23, 2019 Updated: 2:56 PM, Apr 23, 2019
By: Max Walker
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/yuma/border-patrol-armed-men-recorded-escorting-mother-and-son-to-border
KNXV Armed Men Escort Migrants to Border 4-23-19
LUKEVILLE, AZ — Federal immigration officers apprehended a mother and her child after a camera recorded them getting an armed escort
to the international boundary near Lukeville earlier this month.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection video shows several men, including at least three armed with assault rifles,
escorting the mother and her 8-year-old son until they crossed the vehicle barrier which separates Mexico from the United States.
The incident happened in the same area where the Border Patrol says smugglers drop off large groups of migrants who enter the country illegally.
Just like the large groups of migrants, authorities say the woman and her son are from Central America.
Immigration officials say families from that region, including Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala,
have been entering the country illegally in record numbers as they hope to seek asylum and escape violence in their home countries.
RELATED: ICE field director for Arizona talks about spike in migrant families crossing the border
From October 2018 (when CBP's fiscal year began) through March 2019 (the most recent month for which data is available),
more than half of those apprehended at the southwest border have been classified as members of family units,
according to statistics published by the agency.
End
Note: video at link.
Border Patrol: Armed men recorded escorting mother and son to border
Posted: 2:05 PM, Apr 23, 2019 Updated: 2:56 PM, Apr 23, 2019
By: Max Walker
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/yuma/border-patrol-armed-men-recorded-escorting-mother-and-son-to-border
KNXV Armed Men Escort Migrants to Border 4-23-19
LUKEVILLE, AZ — Federal immigration officers apprehended a mother and her child after a camera recorded them getting an armed escort
to the international boundary near Lukeville earlier this month.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection video shows several men, including at least three armed with assault rifles,
escorting the mother and her 8-year-old son until they crossed the vehicle barrier which separates Mexico from the United States.
The incident happened in the same area where the Border Patrol says smugglers drop off large groups of migrants who enter the country illegally.
Just like the large groups of migrants, authorities say the woman and her son are from Central America.
Immigration officials say families from that region, including Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala,
have been entering the country illegally in record numbers as they hope to seek asylum and escape violence in their home countries.
RELATED: ICE field director for Arizona talks about spike in migrant families crossing the border
From October 2018 (when CBP's fiscal year began) through March 2019 (the most recent month for which data is available),
more than half of those apprehended at the southwest border have been classified as members of family units,
according to statistics published by the agency.
End
Monday, April 22, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE 20-4-19
AZMEX UPDATE 20 APR 2019
Note: No info on immigration status if any. Would not be reported anyway. No weapons?
AG: Alleged drug trafficker caught with $107,000 in cash in car
Posted: 9:00 AM, Apr 20, 2019 Updated: 10:26 AM, Apr 20, 2019
By: Joe Enea
Photo by: MCSO
https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/ag-alleged-drug-trafficker-caught-with-107-000-in-cash-in-car
PHOENIX — A suspected drug trafficker was found with $107,000 in cash hidden throughout his car, according to the Attorney General's Office.
Court records show that on April 11 police stopped the car of Juvencio Evlises Castaneda, age 34,
near 27th Avenue and the Carefree Highway.
Investigators say Castaneda had been identified as a trafficker of illegal drugs.
A police K9 allegedly found methamphetamine inside the car.
When police searched the car, they reportedly found 14 bundles of cash hidden throughout the vehicle.
The bundles which were wrapped up in duct tape contained $107,000 in cash.
Castaneda has been charged with multiple offenses including drug possession, conspiracy and money laundering.
END
Border Patrol: Ecuadorian assaulted agent on mountain trail
Posted: 10:09 PM, Apr 19, 2019 Updated: 10:09 PM, Apr 19, 2019
By: Associated Press
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/border-patrol-ecuadorian-assaulted-agent-on-mountain-trail
PATAGONIA, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Border Patrol says an Ecuadorian man assaulted an agent on a mountain trail in southern Arizona
after the Ecuadorian and two Mexican men apparently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
The Border Patrol says neither the agent nor the Ecuadorian required medical attention after being evaluated at a Border Patrol station
after the Wednesday night incident near Patagonia.
According to the Border Patrol, the Ecuadorian hit the agent several times when the agent tried to take him into custody
and that they fought and slid down a hillside before the struggle ended when additional agents helped handcuff the man.
The Border Patrol says the Ecuadorian faces criminal charges of assaulting a federal agent
and that three men remained in custody on suspicion of immigration violations.
No identities were released.
Note: No info on immigration status if any. Would not be reported anyway. No weapons?
AG: Alleged drug trafficker caught with $107,000 in cash in car
Posted: 9:00 AM, Apr 20, 2019 Updated: 10:26 AM, Apr 20, 2019
By: Joe Enea
Photo by: MCSO
https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/ag-alleged-drug-trafficker-caught-with-107-000-in-cash-in-car
PHOENIX — A suspected drug trafficker was found with $107,000 in cash hidden throughout his car, according to the Attorney General's Office.
Court records show that on April 11 police stopped the car of Juvencio Evlises Castaneda, age 34,
near 27th Avenue and the Carefree Highway.
Investigators say Castaneda had been identified as a trafficker of illegal drugs.
A police K9 allegedly found methamphetamine inside the car.
When police searched the car, they reportedly found 14 bundles of cash hidden throughout the vehicle.
The bundles which were wrapped up in duct tape contained $107,000 in cash.
Castaneda has been charged with multiple offenses including drug possession, conspiracy and money laundering.
END
Border Patrol: Ecuadorian assaulted agent on mountain trail
Posted: 10:09 PM, Apr 19, 2019 Updated: 10:09 PM, Apr 19, 2019
By: Associated Press
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/border-patrol-ecuadorian-assaulted-agent-on-mountain-trail
PATAGONIA, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Border Patrol says an Ecuadorian man assaulted an agent on a mountain trail in southern Arizona
after the Ecuadorian and two Mexican men apparently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
The Border Patrol says neither the agent nor the Ecuadorian required medical attention after being evaluated at a Border Patrol station
after the Wednesday night incident near Patagonia.
According to the Border Patrol, the Ecuadorian hit the agent several times when the agent tried to take him into custody
and that they fought and slid down a hillside before the struggle ended when additional agents helped handcuff the man.
The Border Patrol says the Ecuadorian faces criminal charges of assaulting a federal agent
and that three men remained in custody on suspicion of immigration violations.
No identities were released.
AZMEX POLICY 20-4-19
AZMEX POLICY 20 APR 2019
CBP welcomes new Director of Field Operations, Tucson
Oath - DFO Ramirez affirming the Oath of Office (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
http://www.kold.com/2019/04/19/cbp-welcomes-new-director-field-operations-tucson/
By U.S. Customs and Border Protection | April 19, 2019 at 4:38 PM MST - Updated April 19 at 4:38 PM
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD News 13) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, welcomed its newest Director of Field Operations (DFO) Guadalupe Ramirez Jr. A Change of Command ceremony was held Thursday, April 18 at the El Conquistador Hilton Resort where Randy Howe, Executive Director of Operations (XD), presided over the ceremony that formally recognized Ramirez as the Director in Tucson, Arizona.
DFO Ramirez succeeds William K. Brooks (deceased), the previous Director of Field Operations, who had retired after a long and successful government career.
Guidon - XD Howe transfers command to DFO Ramirez (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
"It is my honor to be able to serve as the Director of Field Operations for the Tucson Field Office," said Ramirez. "The strength of any operation is its people and I have inherited one of the best teams in field operations. Clearly, this is a direct result of my predecessors and dedication of our personnel."
DFO Ramirez is responsible for all operations and enforcement activities at eight international ports of entry in Arizona.
He manages more than 700 CBP officers, Agriculture Specialists, Import and Mission Support specialists,
and other support staff.
Arizona ports of entry processed 25.2 million travelers, 8.8 million private vehicles, 470,000 commercial conveyances (truck and rail), 6,934 commercial aircraft arrivals, and 3,719 private aircraft arrivals. The Tucson Field Office annually facilitates $23.6 billion in international trade and collects $30 million in revenues.
He brings 30 plus years of federal law enforcement experience. He served since 2016 as the Trade, Assistant Director, where he oversaw Trade and Agriculture operations within the Tucson Field Office. Ramirez previously served as the Area Port Director of Nogales, Arizona from 2009 to 2016.
Ramirez's earlier assignments included: Assistant Port Director at the Port of Laredo in Texas and as the Port Director of Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Earlier assignments included Office of International Affairs, Customs Advisor, Trinidad & Tobago, Customs Advisor, U.S. Embassy in Venezuela and International Trade Specialist, Office of International Trade, Strategic Trade Center, Dallas, Texas.
He began his government career with the U.S. Border Patrol, as an agent in Eagle Pass, Texas in 1985. He joined the legacy U.S. Customs Service as an Inspector at El Paso, Texas in 1987 and was promoted in 1992 to Supervisory Customs Inspector (Instructor) assigned to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia.
CBP Field Operations in 2008 adopted formal change of command ceremonies as another way to unify the workforce and highlight the agency mission. Since its inception in March 2003, CBP has developed and implemented standards, policies and symbols to advance the internal and external recognition of the agency and to demonstrate the strides the agency has made as the guardians of the nation's borders. The change of command ceremony is designed to meet those goals.
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CBP welcomes new Director of Field Operations, Tucson
Oath - DFO Ramirez affirming the Oath of Office (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
http://www.kold.com/2019/04/19/cbp-welcomes-new-director-field-operations-tucson/
By U.S. Customs and Border Protection | April 19, 2019 at 4:38 PM MST - Updated April 19 at 4:38 PM
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD News 13) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, welcomed its newest Director of Field Operations (DFO) Guadalupe Ramirez Jr. A Change of Command ceremony was held Thursday, April 18 at the El Conquistador Hilton Resort where Randy Howe, Executive Director of Operations (XD), presided over the ceremony that formally recognized Ramirez as the Director in Tucson, Arizona.
DFO Ramirez succeeds William K. Brooks (deceased), the previous Director of Field Operations, who had retired after a long and successful government career.
Guidon - XD Howe transfers command to DFO Ramirez (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
"It is my honor to be able to serve as the Director of Field Operations for the Tucson Field Office," said Ramirez. "The strength of any operation is its people and I have inherited one of the best teams in field operations. Clearly, this is a direct result of my predecessors and dedication of our personnel."
DFO Ramirez is responsible for all operations and enforcement activities at eight international ports of entry in Arizona.
He manages more than 700 CBP officers, Agriculture Specialists, Import and Mission Support specialists,
and other support staff.
Arizona ports of entry processed 25.2 million travelers, 8.8 million private vehicles, 470,000 commercial conveyances (truck and rail), 6,934 commercial aircraft arrivals, and 3,719 private aircraft arrivals. The Tucson Field Office annually facilitates $23.6 billion in international trade and collects $30 million in revenues.
He brings 30 plus years of federal law enforcement experience. He served since 2016 as the Trade, Assistant Director, where he oversaw Trade and Agriculture operations within the Tucson Field Office. Ramirez previously served as the Area Port Director of Nogales, Arizona from 2009 to 2016.
Ramirez's earlier assignments included: Assistant Port Director at the Port of Laredo in Texas and as the Port Director of Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Earlier assignments included Office of International Affairs, Customs Advisor, Trinidad & Tobago, Customs Advisor, U.S. Embassy in Venezuela and International Trade Specialist, Office of International Trade, Strategic Trade Center, Dallas, Texas.
He began his government career with the U.S. Border Patrol, as an agent in Eagle Pass, Texas in 1985. He joined the legacy U.S. Customs Service as an Inspector at El Paso, Texas in 1987 and was promoted in 1992 to Supervisory Customs Inspector (Instructor) assigned to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia.
CBP Field Operations in 2008 adopted formal change of command ceremonies as another way to unify the workforce and highlight the agency mission. Since its inception in March 2003, CBP has developed and implemented standards, policies and symbols to advance the internal and external recognition of the agency and to demonstrate the strides the agency has made as the guardians of the nation's borders. The change of command ceremony is designed to meet those goals.
END
Saturday, April 20, 2019
AZMEX I3 19-4-19
AZMEX I3 19 APR 2019
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019
They capture cartels in Puebla to half of the migrants
Next week a caravan of 2 thousand people is expected to arrive
https://www.tribunadesanluis.com.mx/republica/sociedad/carteles-puebla-migrantes-3341211.html
Photo: Notimex
Elena Domínguez
Up to 50 percent of migrants who pass through Puebla are caught by organized crime that extorts money,
uses them to traffic in persons and exploits them for work, denounced Father Gustavo Rodríguez Zárate,
in charge of receiving the caravans in churches of the capital.
In an interview, he explained that we know of large caravans that move through the south of the country,
but to the shelters in Puebla there are a small number of migrants who have reported on the houses in which the travelers are kept.
INM now grants work permits
"They have told us that trailers await them in Esperanza, in Amozoc and those who we thought were going to the shelters
or who were going straight to Mexico City, no, they are captured in some houses in La Libertad, behind the Hidalgo, Soriana
and they put them to work, extort them and release them, "he explained.
Most of the houses, abound, are located in the municipality of Puebla,
but there are also in Tepeaca, Tecamachalco, Acajete, Amozoc, Serdán City (for the route of La Bestia) ( cross Mexico freight train )
and the municipalities that are passing migrants who come from the southern states.
The confirmation of these events occurred from the meetings of the priests of the southern states,
so that migrants are already alerted when they are received in the shelters once they enter the entities.
The pastor mentioned that so far no complaint has been filed because the church can not verify the sayings of the migrants
before the authorities and they do not interpose it because it would take them time to carry out the process
and what they want is to advance towards the United States.
Migrant Caravan is divided into groups in Huixtla, Chiapas
Announced for next week is expected the arrival of a caravan of at least 2 thousand people who will be received in the churches
as hostels, so he called on the people of Puebla not to criminalize migrants and collaborate
with food, water and clothing to serve those who seek the American dream.
Gustavo Zárate Rodríguez mentioned that of the 7,000 migrants that have been served in Puebla
due to the passage of the caravans, it is known that 4,000 were returned and did not manage to cross to the border,
therefore they seek to stay in several states of the country. (Mexico)
END
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019
They capture cartels in Puebla to half of the migrants
Next week a caravan of 2 thousand people is expected to arrive
https://www.tribunadesanluis.com.mx/republica/sociedad/carteles-puebla-migrantes-3341211.html
Photo: Notimex
Elena Domínguez
Up to 50 percent of migrants who pass through Puebla are caught by organized crime that extorts money,
uses them to traffic in persons and exploits them for work, denounced Father Gustavo Rodríguez Zárate,
in charge of receiving the caravans in churches of the capital.
In an interview, he explained that we know of large caravans that move through the south of the country,
but to the shelters in Puebla there are a small number of migrants who have reported on the houses in which the travelers are kept.
INM now grants work permits
"They have told us that trailers await them in Esperanza, in Amozoc and those who we thought were going to the shelters
or who were going straight to Mexico City, no, they are captured in some houses in La Libertad, behind the Hidalgo, Soriana
and they put them to work, extort them and release them, "he explained.
Most of the houses, abound, are located in the municipality of Puebla,
but there are also in Tepeaca, Tecamachalco, Acajete, Amozoc, Serdán City (for the route of La Bestia) ( cross Mexico freight train )
and the municipalities that are passing migrants who come from the southern states.
The confirmation of these events occurred from the meetings of the priests of the southern states,
so that migrants are already alerted when they are received in the shelters once they enter the entities.
The pastor mentioned that so far no complaint has been filed because the church can not verify the sayings of the migrants
before the authorities and they do not interpose it because it would take them time to carry out the process
and what they want is to advance towards the United States.
Migrant Caravan is divided into groups in Huixtla, Chiapas
Announced for next week is expected the arrival of a caravan of at least 2 thousand people who will be received in the churches
as hostels, so he called on the people of Puebla not to criminalize migrants and collaborate
with food, water and clothing to serve those who seek the American dream.
Gustavo Zárate Rodríguez mentioned that of the 7,000 migrants that have been served in Puebla
due to the passage of the caravans, it is known that 4,000 were returned and did not manage to cross to the border,
therefore they seek to stay in several states of the country. (Mexico)
END
AZMEX I3 20-4-19
AZMEX I3 20 APR 2019
Note: as always "immigrants" means illegals. Video, photos, etc. at link.
Immigrants shelter at Tucson Rec Center
Surge of asylum seekers expanding shelters
Posted: 6:47 PM, Apr 19, 2019 Updated: 9:18 PM, Apr 19, 2019
By: Craig Smith
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/immigrants-shelter-at-tucson-rec-center
TUCSON, Ariz. - A surge in asylum seekers has soaked up shelter space in Tucson -- so now the City of Tucson has opened extra space —
at one of its Parks and Recreation Centers.
The usual recreation's still going on at the Tucson Rec Center but the building also has room for about 120 people living here temporarily.
They are Central Americans who crossed the border without visa, and turned themselves in, seeking safe asylum in the U.S.
Federal immigration authorities released them while their claim for asylum is considered.
Andy Squire from the Tucson City Manager's Office says,
"They released them to their own recognizance, actually, they aren't released to us. We're in no way a detention facility.
This is simply a shelter for these families who would have been released into the community with no connections,
no ability to communicate with anyone and and having in some cases, no knowledge of where they are."
There are so many, there's not enough room at other shelters like the former Benedictine Monastery
so the city worked with faith organizations like Catholic Community Services to house them here.
Organizers say people arrive hungry but the first meal they get may be something light like soup.
They may be so hungry and it may have been so long since they had a good meal they serve them light meals so they don't overeat to the point of being sick.
Volunteers are doing a lot of the work, including helping family members make plans and transportation connections
to reach relatives or sponsors in other parts of the country.
Andy Squire says the city is working to avoid any extra expense to taxpayers.
"So there is no cash being spent, there's no additional money's being spent.
This is being incorporated into the daily functioning of this facility.
We are trying to flex employee schedules so that we allow people to be here overnight without paying overtime,
we may incur a little bit of overtime to make this work.
But we incur overtime, in some cases for a lot of reasons."
And while migrants take a break on the way to the rest of their journey,
the rec center's still open to Tucsonans who need their own chance to relax.
End
Note: Nothing to do with being a border state? More like 11 Million, not 11.
"unauthorized" meaning illegal.
Thx
Report: Arizona leads in deportations than any other US state
By: Blake Keller
Posted: Apr 17, 2019 07:40 AM MST
Updated: Apr 17, 2019 07:40 AM MST
https://www.kyma.com/news/report-arizona-leads-in-deportations-than-any-other-us-state/1069901281
Report: Arizona leads in deportations than any other US state
A report online from data research center, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse,
found immigration officials deported more individuals from Arizona than any other U.S. state in 2018.
The research center looked at government data through the Freedom of Information Act.
According to the report, Arizona's deportation rate was 2.7 times the national average.
TRAC said more than 11 individuals (???) who are unauthorized are now estimated to be living and working in the United States.
End
Note: as always "immigrants" means illegals. Video, photos, etc. at link.
Immigrants shelter at Tucson Rec Center
Surge of asylum seekers expanding shelters
Posted: 6:47 PM, Apr 19, 2019 Updated: 9:18 PM, Apr 19, 2019
By: Craig Smith
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/immigrants-shelter-at-tucson-rec-center
TUCSON, Ariz. - A surge in asylum seekers has soaked up shelter space in Tucson -- so now the City of Tucson has opened extra space —
at one of its Parks and Recreation Centers.
The usual recreation's still going on at the Tucson Rec Center but the building also has room for about 120 people living here temporarily.
They are Central Americans who crossed the border without visa, and turned themselves in, seeking safe asylum in the U.S.
Federal immigration authorities released them while their claim for asylum is considered.
Andy Squire from the Tucson City Manager's Office says,
"They released them to their own recognizance, actually, they aren't released to us. We're in no way a detention facility.
This is simply a shelter for these families who would have been released into the community with no connections,
no ability to communicate with anyone and and having in some cases, no knowledge of where they are."
There are so many, there's not enough room at other shelters like the former Benedictine Monastery
so the city worked with faith organizations like Catholic Community Services to house them here.
Organizers say people arrive hungry but the first meal they get may be something light like soup.
They may be so hungry and it may have been so long since they had a good meal they serve them light meals so they don't overeat to the point of being sick.
Volunteers are doing a lot of the work, including helping family members make plans and transportation connections
to reach relatives or sponsors in other parts of the country.
Andy Squire says the city is working to avoid any extra expense to taxpayers.
"So there is no cash being spent, there's no additional money's being spent.
This is being incorporated into the daily functioning of this facility.
We are trying to flex employee schedules so that we allow people to be here overnight without paying overtime,
we may incur a little bit of overtime to make this work.
But we incur overtime, in some cases for a lot of reasons."
And while migrants take a break on the way to the rest of their journey,
the rec center's still open to Tucsonans who need their own chance to relax.
End
Note: Nothing to do with being a border state? More like 11 Million, not 11.
"unauthorized" meaning illegal.
Thx
Report: Arizona leads in deportations than any other US state
By: Blake Keller
Posted: Apr 17, 2019 07:40 AM MST
Updated: Apr 17, 2019 07:40 AM MST
https://www.kyma.com/news/report-arizona-leads-in-deportations-than-any-other-us-state/1069901281
Report: Arizona leads in deportations than any other US state
A report online from data research center, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse,
found immigration officials deported more individuals from Arizona than any other U.S. state in 2018.
The research center looked at government data through the Freedom of Information Act.
According to the report, Arizona's deportation rate was 2.7 times the national average.
TRAC said more than 11 individuals (???) who are unauthorized are now estimated to be living and working in the United States.
End
AZMEX UPDATE 19-4-19
AZMEX UPDATE 19 APR 2019
FGR incinerates 30 tons of narcotics in Sonora
Details Published on Thursday April 18, 2019,
Written by Ángel Lozano
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=127970
Hermosillo, Son
About 30 tons of narcotics have been incinerated in Sonora so far this year,
informed the delegate of the Attorney General's Office (FGR).
Pável Núñez Moreno indicated that these are different types of drugs, mainly marijuana and crystal,
which have been secured through various home searches and arrests of people.
He pointed out that just over 3 tons of narcotics were destroyed in January,
7 tons in February,
15 tons in March,
and 4.2 tons have been incinerated so far in April.
"We have had important assurances made available and for this has been very useful the coordination
of the Bureau for the Construction of Peace in which the three levels of government intervene," he said.
For different reasons of a criminal nature, the delegate of the FGR in Sonora
explained that they also have narcotics that have not been able to be destroyed
He pointed out that these are inquiry folders that are in process and that the seized drugs is part of the tests and elements of the same investigation.
END
FGR incinerates 30 tons of narcotics in Sonora
Details Published on Thursday April 18, 2019,
Written by Ángel Lozano
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=127970
Hermosillo, Son
About 30 tons of narcotics have been incinerated in Sonora so far this year,
informed the delegate of the Attorney General's Office (FGR).
Pável Núñez Moreno indicated that these are different types of drugs, mainly marijuana and crystal,
which have been secured through various home searches and arrests of people.
He pointed out that just over 3 tons of narcotics were destroyed in January,
7 tons in February,
15 tons in March,
and 4.2 tons have been incinerated so far in April.
"We have had important assurances made available and for this has been very useful the coordination
of the Bureau for the Construction of Peace in which the three levels of government intervene," he said.
For different reasons of a criminal nature, the delegate of the FGR in Sonora
explained that they also have narcotics that have not been able to be destroyed
He pointed out that these are inquiry folders that are in process and that the seized drugs is part of the tests and elements of the same investigation.
END
Friday, April 19, 2019
AZMEX I3 SPECIAL - Update 19-4-19
AZMEX I3 SPECIAL - Update 19 APR 2019
Note: video, photos, etc. at link.
Court docs shed light on human smuggling case that ended in deadly Ahwatukee shootout
4 ICE agents injured, 1 woman killed
Laura Lollman, Maria Hechanova, David Baker
Posted 23 hrs ago
https://www.azfamily.com/news/court-docs-shed-light-on-human-smuggling-case-that-ended/article_21274428-620d-11e9-8a0e-3f3942ce792f.html
According to documents, ICE agents attempted to arrest 35-year-old Warren Jose on a federal felony warrant on April 11.
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A newly released criminal complaint provides new details about last week's deadly shootout
between ICE agents and suspected human smugglers.
According to documents, ICE agents attempted to arrest 35-year-old Warren Jose on a federal felony warrant on April 11.
[WATCH: What led up to the shootout?]
[READ MORE: Family IDs woman killed in Ahwatukee shooting that sent 4 federal agents to hospital]
Agents spotted Jose's Chevy Trailblazer on Interstate 10 south of Riggs Road and began following him
as he exited the freeway into an Ahwatukee neighborhood and attempted a traffic stop.
[PDF: Federal complaint for Warren Jose, Valentina Valenzuela]
[WATCH: Gun fight involving ICE broke out in Ahwatukee community]
Documents state that Jose's vehicle, driven by a woman identified as Theresa Medina-Thomas (aka Theresa Juan),
did not stop and fled from agents, striking multiple vehicles and causing an agent's SUV to crash into a wall.
[WATCH: Human smuggling investigation becomes Awatukee shooting with ICE]
Jose's SUV then spun out. Documents state that he began shooting at agents with an AK-47-type assault rifle, striking multiple vehicles.
[PHOTOS: Federal agents shot in Ahwatukee]
Agents then returned fire, shooting and killing the driver, Medina-Thomas.
Three additional people were in the backseat of Jose's car.
Two were illegal immigrants, Genaro Jimenez-Sanchez and a juvenile, who were allegedly smuggled into the country by Jose.
The third was identified as 23-year-old Valentina Valenzuela, who agents say was a co-conspirator.
The four Homeland Security Investigations special agents involved in the shooting were treated for injuries not considered life-threatening,
were released from the hospital and are recovering.
Investigators said the Phoenix Police Department is conducting the homicide and attempted murder investigation,
and HSI is conducting the human smuggling resulting in a death investigation.
WHY JOSE WAS WANTED BY ICE
Jose's warrant stems from an incident in mid-March, in which a man, later identified as Adrian Hernandez Morales
and determined to be an illegal immigrant, was found by police officers on the Tohono O'Odham reservation.
He was taken to a hospital because he was suffering from dehydration and blistered feet.
[PDF: Court documents for Warren Jose]
While at the hospital, the man told officers that he was picked up by Jose after crossing into Arizona from Mexico.
He told police that Jose offered to take him to a hospital but instead took him to a residence.
The man said he was kept at the house despite multiple requests to be taken to a hospital.
He said at one point, he was threatened with a knife and had all of his personal property taken from him.
He told police he escaped through a window and flagged down a Tohono O'Odham police officer.
He was interviewed and later shown two photo lineups. He positively identified Jose as the man who picked him up.
Previous alleged involvement in human smuggling scheme
Jose tried to extort more money from an illegal immigrant back in November, sources said.
New documents show Jose was holding a person who had been smuggled into the country illegally
for ransom at a Tempe hotel in November of 2018.
Police said the victim paid 30,000 Guatemalan dollars to be smuggled into the U.S. and when he was brought to the hotel,
Jose demanded an extra 15,000 U.S. dollars from the victim, or he would be killed.
Police said the victim was able to call 911 and officers arrested Jose.
Jose said he was paid $200 to "babysit" the victim but denied holding him against his will at gunpoint, police said.
He also had cocaine on him, police said.
Bond was originally set at $75,000. but then changed to a. secured bond of $5,000. (?)
Jose posted that in January.
ICE released the following statement on April 18:
"While the human smuggling investigation associated with the agent involved shooting remains ongoing,
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) can confirm that Warren Jose, 35, ... was initialed in federal court in Tucson this afternoon.
Jose was the subject of a District of Arizona federal criminal arrest warrant ... connected to the HSI human smuggling investigation.
One of the passengers in the vehicle, Valentina Valenzuela ... has been charged in federal court in the human smuggling conspiracy.
The four HSI special agents that sought medical treatment for non-life threatening (sic) injuries
were released from the hospital and are recovering.
The Phoenix Police Department is conducting the homicide and attempted murder investigation,
and HSI is conducting the human smuggling resulting in a death investigation."
END
Note: video, photos, etc. at link.
Court docs shed light on human smuggling case that ended in deadly Ahwatukee shootout
4 ICE agents injured, 1 woman killed
Laura Lollman, Maria Hechanova, David Baker
Posted 23 hrs ago
https://www.azfamily.com/news/court-docs-shed-light-on-human-smuggling-case-that-ended/article_21274428-620d-11e9-8a0e-3f3942ce792f.html
According to documents, ICE agents attempted to arrest 35-year-old Warren Jose on a federal felony warrant on April 11.
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A newly released criminal complaint provides new details about last week's deadly shootout
between ICE agents and suspected human smugglers.
According to documents, ICE agents attempted to arrest 35-year-old Warren Jose on a federal felony warrant on April 11.
[WATCH: What led up to the shootout?]
[READ MORE: Family IDs woman killed in Ahwatukee shooting that sent 4 federal agents to hospital]
Agents spotted Jose's Chevy Trailblazer on Interstate 10 south of Riggs Road and began following him
as he exited the freeway into an Ahwatukee neighborhood and attempted a traffic stop.
[PDF: Federal complaint for Warren Jose, Valentina Valenzuela]
[WATCH: Gun fight involving ICE broke out in Ahwatukee community]
Documents state that Jose's vehicle, driven by a woman identified as Theresa Medina-Thomas (aka Theresa Juan),
did not stop and fled from agents, striking multiple vehicles and causing an agent's SUV to crash into a wall.
[WATCH: Human smuggling investigation becomes Awatukee shooting with ICE]
Jose's SUV then spun out. Documents state that he began shooting at agents with an AK-47-type assault rifle, striking multiple vehicles.
[PHOTOS: Federal agents shot in Ahwatukee]
Agents then returned fire, shooting and killing the driver, Medina-Thomas.
Three additional people were in the backseat of Jose's car.
Two were illegal immigrants, Genaro Jimenez-Sanchez and a juvenile, who were allegedly smuggled into the country by Jose.
The third was identified as 23-year-old Valentina Valenzuela, who agents say was a co-conspirator.
The four Homeland Security Investigations special agents involved in the shooting were treated for injuries not considered life-threatening,
were released from the hospital and are recovering.
Investigators said the Phoenix Police Department is conducting the homicide and attempted murder investigation,
and HSI is conducting the human smuggling resulting in a death investigation.
WHY JOSE WAS WANTED BY ICE
Jose's warrant stems from an incident in mid-March, in which a man, later identified as Adrian Hernandez Morales
and determined to be an illegal immigrant, was found by police officers on the Tohono O'Odham reservation.
He was taken to a hospital because he was suffering from dehydration and blistered feet.
[PDF: Court documents for Warren Jose]
While at the hospital, the man told officers that he was picked up by Jose after crossing into Arizona from Mexico.
He told police that Jose offered to take him to a hospital but instead took him to a residence.
The man said he was kept at the house despite multiple requests to be taken to a hospital.
He said at one point, he was threatened with a knife and had all of his personal property taken from him.
He told police he escaped through a window and flagged down a Tohono O'Odham police officer.
He was interviewed and later shown two photo lineups. He positively identified Jose as the man who picked him up.
Previous alleged involvement in human smuggling scheme
Jose tried to extort more money from an illegal immigrant back in November, sources said.
New documents show Jose was holding a person who had been smuggled into the country illegally
for ransom at a Tempe hotel in November of 2018.
Police said the victim paid 30,000 Guatemalan dollars to be smuggled into the U.S. and when he was brought to the hotel,
Jose demanded an extra 15,000 U.S. dollars from the victim, or he would be killed.
Police said the victim was able to call 911 and officers arrested Jose.
Jose said he was paid $200 to "babysit" the victim but denied holding him against his will at gunpoint, police said.
He also had cocaine on him, police said.
Bond was originally set at $75,000. but then changed to a. secured bond of $5,000. (?)
Jose posted that in January.
ICE released the following statement on April 18:
"While the human smuggling investigation associated with the agent involved shooting remains ongoing,
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) can confirm that Warren Jose, 35, ... was initialed in federal court in Tucson this afternoon.
Jose was the subject of a District of Arizona federal criminal arrest warrant ... connected to the HSI human smuggling investigation.
One of the passengers in the vehicle, Valentina Valenzuela ... has been charged in federal court in the human smuggling conspiracy.
The four HSI special agents that sought medical treatment for non-life threatening (sic) injuries
were released from the hospital and are recovering.
The Phoenix Police Department is conducting the homicide and attempted murder investigation,
and HSI is conducting the human smuggling resulting in a death investigation."
END
Thursday, April 18, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE 18-4-19
AZMEX UPDATE 18 APR 2019
FGR in Sonora destroys more than four tons of narcotics
http://www.elregionaldesonora.com.mx/noticia/79404
Statement FGR 177/19
The Public Ministry of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) in Sonora,
in coordination with personnel of the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) and the State Public Security Police,
destroyed four tons 261 kilos 310 grams 400 milligrams of narcotics .
The incineration event was held at a station in the city of Hermosillo,
where 4 tons,104 kilos 352 grams 600 milligrams of marijuana were destroyed
153 kilos 756 grams 300 milligrams of methamphetamine and
three kilos 201 grams 500 milligrams of heroin.
Also destroyed were 39 marijuana plants and nine poppy plants.
The narcotics were related to 13 investigative folders, for the probable commission of crimes against health, in its different modalities.
The drug was insured in various operations carried out in the state of Sonora by
the Federal Ministerial Police (PFM), SEDENA, the State Public Security Police, the Federal Police (PF),
the Secretariat of the Navy Navy of Mexico (SEMAR), State Investigative Police and Municipal Police.
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) in Sonora instructed the destruction of the drugs,
under the supervision of personnel of the Internal Control Body, who verified the quantity and weight of the drug,
as well as accrediting the legality of the incineration.
End
FGR in Sonora destroys more than four tons of narcotics
http://www.elregionaldesonora.com.mx/noticia/79404
Statement FGR 177/19
The Public Ministry of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) in Sonora,
in coordination with personnel of the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) and the State Public Security Police,
destroyed four tons 261 kilos 310 grams 400 milligrams of narcotics .
The incineration event was held at a station in the city of Hermosillo,
where 4 tons,104 kilos 352 grams 600 milligrams of marijuana were destroyed
153 kilos 756 grams 300 milligrams of methamphetamine and
three kilos 201 grams 500 milligrams of heroin.
Also destroyed were 39 marijuana plants and nine poppy plants.
The narcotics were related to 13 investigative folders, for the probable commission of crimes against health, in its different modalities.
The drug was insured in various operations carried out in the state of Sonora by
the Federal Ministerial Police (PFM), SEDENA, the State Public Security Police, the Federal Police (PF),
the Secretariat of the Navy Navy of Mexico (SEMAR), State Investigative Police and Municipal Police.
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) in Sonora instructed the destruction of the drugs,
under the supervision of personnel of the Internal Control Body, who verified the quantity and weight of the drug,
as well as accrediting the legality of the incineration.
End
AZMEX I3 SPECIAL 18-4-19
AZMEX I3 SPECIAL 18 APR 2019
Note: the smuggling has a very long history of violence.
Thx
AK-47-toting migrant smuggler sparked deadly shootout with ICE
In this Dec. 3, 2014, file picture, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
agent watches cars as they wait to enter the United States
from Tijuana, Mexico, through the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ** FILE **
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Wednesday, April 17, 2019
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/17/warren-jose-ak-47-toting-migrant-smuggler-sparked-/
An AK-47-toting man smuggling illegal immigrants opened fire on ICE agents in Phoenix last week,
sparking a shootout that left another member of his smuggling gang dead, according to court documents detailing the latest episode
in what authorities say is growing violence in the illegal immigrant economy.
The incident has drawn scant national attention, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal prosecutors
have been tight with details, saying the April 11 shootout is still under investigation.
But the picture that emerges from the court documents is of an abusive immigration-smuggling gang
running a stash house on an Indian reservation that spans the border, preying off the misery of migrants whom they kidnapped
and extorted for money before delivering to their destinations.
Authorities were tipped to the gang when one of the migrants, who'd wasn't a client but whom the gang kidnapped
just after he snuck across the border, managed to escape through a window and flagged down a police officer.
As agents from ICE's Homeland Security Investigations worked to roll up the smuggling ring,
they encountered some of its members apparently making a run to California carrying two illegal immigrant customers.
When agents tried to make a traffic stop on the gang's Chevrolet Trailblazer the SUV sped off,
plowing through other cars and smashing one ICE vehicle into a wall, according to the court documents.
Eventually the SUV spun out of control and agents closed in, which is when they say
Warren Jose, one of the smugglers, grabbed an AK-47 assault rifle and began spraying the HSI agents' vehicles with gunfire.
The agents returned fire and the SUV's driver was slain, agents said.
Four agents were taken to the hospital for medical evaluation.
An ICE spokeswoman said Wednesday the four were treated for non-life threatening injuries and released.
"It's a violent game right now because there's a lot of money wrapped up in this," said former acting ICE Director Tom Homan.
"I think we'll see an escalation in the violence."
He said the mix of the surge of illegal immigrants, the involvement of the Mexican cartels and the large sums paid —
or able to be extorted — for smuggling have fueled the violence.
Mexicans regularly pay fees of $10,000 to be smuggled across, while those from Central America can pay more.
Brazilians can pay $20,000, while Chinese migrants are known to pay $70,000 or more to be smuggled over to Mexico and across the border.
The surge of cash and the cat-and-mouse game between U.S. authorities and the smugglers
has in some ways cheapened the value of life.
Other border incidents this month alone include a minivan that tried to elude Border Patrol agents in New Mexico
on April 6, swerved to miss a tire deflation device and lost control,
ejecting two of the 10 migrants being smuggled. Both of them died.
A day earlier in Texas agents tried to stop a GMC pickup, again using a tire deflation device.
That truck was brought to a stop and most of the migrants bailed,
but agents found one person unresponsive. He later died at a local hospital.
Earlier this week agents startled a smuggler making a pickup of migrants in California.
The vehicle sped off, dragging one of the migrants for more than 30 feet.
Stash house operators and drivers who carry illegal immigrants through border checkpoints
stand to make some serious cash for their efforts.
Fees of $1,000 per illegal immigrant are common for drivers, so someone willing to pile five people into a car's trunk
and back seat can walk away with $5,000 for several hours' work.
And prosecution decisions are uneven at best,
meaning some perpetrators are given a pass their first or even second time they're caught.
( "uneven" or corrupt? )
In the Arizona smuggling ring from last week's shootout, authorities have lodged smuggling charges against four people:
Johnson Ortiz, Regina Ramon, Valentina Valenzuela and Mr. Jose, the man accused of doing the shooting.
As of Wednesday morning, no charges stemming from the shooting had been filed.
Mr. Morales, the illegal immigrant whose story unraveled the smuggling ring, said he climbed the border fence the night of March 17
and was pointed north by his foot guide, who told him to walk until he got to Sells,
a town XX miles north of the border, where he should turn himself in to authorities.
That's become a popular move for many migrants who sneak into the U.S. then find Border Patrol agents and demand asylum,
counting on the lengthy legal delays to give them a chance to disappear into the shadows as illegal immigrants.
In Mr. Morales's case, he had the misfortune to be spotted by Mr. Jose, who was driving along the same route on Highway 86.
Mr. Jose offered to take the illegal immigrant to the hospital,
but once he was inside the car Mr. Jose took him to the stash house instead, according to court documents.
At the stash house, Mr. Morales says he was threatened at knife-point, relieved of his phone and wallet
and told he would be held for ransom until someone was willing to pay for his release.
He was told he would be killed if he tried to flee.
On March 20 the illegal immigrant managed to climb out a window and abscond, flagging down a tribal police officer
and finally getting to a hospital to be treated for dehydration and his blistered feet.
HSI agents then worked to wrap up the gang, finding five adult illegal immigrants and one Unaccompanied Alien Child (UAC)
still at the stash house.
Agents on March 21 charged Mr. Ortiz and Ms. Ramon with running operating the stash house,
then last week charged Mr. Jose with smuggling Mr. Morales.
Two days later, on April 11, agents spotted Mr. Jose in the Trailblazer SUV driving near Phoenix.
They tried to pull the SUV over, sparking the attempted getaway and shootout.
ICE spokeswoman Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe said Phoenix police are conducting a homicide and attempted investigation,
while federal authorities are conducting a human smuggling investigation.
Phoenix police this week revealed the identity of 29-year-old Theresa Medina Thomas,
the driver of the SUV who was slain.
Thomas had her own long history with smuggling and drug offenses, including being busted by Border Patrol agents
just after Christmas in 2017 for smuggling two illegal immigrants on the Tohono O'odham reservation.
She pleaded guilty and was sentenced in March 2018 to five months in prison and three years' probation for that crime.
END
Note: the smuggling has a very long history of violence.
Thx
AK-47-toting migrant smuggler sparked deadly shootout with ICE
In this Dec. 3, 2014, file picture, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
agent watches cars as they wait to enter the United States
from Tijuana, Mexico, through the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ** FILE **
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Wednesday, April 17, 2019
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/17/warren-jose-ak-47-toting-migrant-smuggler-sparked-/
An AK-47-toting man smuggling illegal immigrants opened fire on ICE agents in Phoenix last week,
sparking a shootout that left another member of his smuggling gang dead, according to court documents detailing the latest episode
in what authorities say is growing violence in the illegal immigrant economy.
The incident has drawn scant national attention, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal prosecutors
have been tight with details, saying the April 11 shootout is still under investigation.
But the picture that emerges from the court documents is of an abusive immigration-smuggling gang
running a stash house on an Indian reservation that spans the border, preying off the misery of migrants whom they kidnapped
and extorted for money before delivering to their destinations.
Authorities were tipped to the gang when one of the migrants, who'd wasn't a client but whom the gang kidnapped
just after he snuck across the border, managed to escape through a window and flagged down a police officer.
As agents from ICE's Homeland Security Investigations worked to roll up the smuggling ring,
they encountered some of its members apparently making a run to California carrying two illegal immigrant customers.
When agents tried to make a traffic stop on the gang's Chevrolet Trailblazer the SUV sped off,
plowing through other cars and smashing one ICE vehicle into a wall, according to the court documents.
Eventually the SUV spun out of control and agents closed in, which is when they say
Warren Jose, one of the smugglers, grabbed an AK-47 assault rifle and began spraying the HSI agents' vehicles with gunfire.
The agents returned fire and the SUV's driver was slain, agents said.
Four agents were taken to the hospital for medical evaluation.
An ICE spokeswoman said Wednesday the four were treated for non-life threatening injuries and released.
"It's a violent game right now because there's a lot of money wrapped up in this," said former acting ICE Director Tom Homan.
"I think we'll see an escalation in the violence."
He said the mix of the surge of illegal immigrants, the involvement of the Mexican cartels and the large sums paid —
or able to be extorted — for smuggling have fueled the violence.
Mexicans regularly pay fees of $10,000 to be smuggled across, while those from Central America can pay more.
Brazilians can pay $20,000, while Chinese migrants are known to pay $70,000 or more to be smuggled over to Mexico and across the border.
The surge of cash and the cat-and-mouse game between U.S. authorities and the smugglers
has in some ways cheapened the value of life.
Other border incidents this month alone include a minivan that tried to elude Border Patrol agents in New Mexico
on April 6, swerved to miss a tire deflation device and lost control,
ejecting two of the 10 migrants being smuggled. Both of them died.
A day earlier in Texas agents tried to stop a GMC pickup, again using a tire deflation device.
That truck was brought to a stop and most of the migrants bailed,
but agents found one person unresponsive. He later died at a local hospital.
Earlier this week agents startled a smuggler making a pickup of migrants in California.
The vehicle sped off, dragging one of the migrants for more than 30 feet.
Stash house operators and drivers who carry illegal immigrants through border checkpoints
stand to make some serious cash for their efforts.
Fees of $1,000 per illegal immigrant are common for drivers, so someone willing to pile five people into a car's trunk
and back seat can walk away with $5,000 for several hours' work.
And prosecution decisions are uneven at best,
meaning some perpetrators are given a pass their first or even second time they're caught.
( "uneven" or corrupt? )
In the Arizona smuggling ring from last week's shootout, authorities have lodged smuggling charges against four people:
Johnson Ortiz, Regina Ramon, Valentina Valenzuela and Mr. Jose, the man accused of doing the shooting.
As of Wednesday morning, no charges stemming from the shooting had been filed.
Mr. Morales, the illegal immigrant whose story unraveled the smuggling ring, said he climbed the border fence the night of March 17
and was pointed north by his foot guide, who told him to walk until he got to Sells,
a town XX miles north of the border, where he should turn himself in to authorities.
That's become a popular move for many migrants who sneak into the U.S. then find Border Patrol agents and demand asylum,
counting on the lengthy legal delays to give them a chance to disappear into the shadows as illegal immigrants.
In Mr. Morales's case, he had the misfortune to be spotted by Mr. Jose, who was driving along the same route on Highway 86.
Mr. Jose offered to take the illegal immigrant to the hospital,
but once he was inside the car Mr. Jose took him to the stash house instead, according to court documents.
At the stash house, Mr. Morales says he was threatened at knife-point, relieved of his phone and wallet
and told he would be held for ransom until someone was willing to pay for his release.
He was told he would be killed if he tried to flee.
On March 20 the illegal immigrant managed to climb out a window and abscond, flagging down a tribal police officer
and finally getting to a hospital to be treated for dehydration and his blistered feet.
HSI agents then worked to wrap up the gang, finding five adult illegal immigrants and one Unaccompanied Alien Child (UAC)
still at the stash house.
Agents on March 21 charged Mr. Ortiz and Ms. Ramon with running operating the stash house,
then last week charged Mr. Jose with smuggling Mr. Morales.
Two days later, on April 11, agents spotted Mr. Jose in the Trailblazer SUV driving near Phoenix.
They tried to pull the SUV over, sparking the attempted getaway and shootout.
ICE spokeswoman Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe said Phoenix police are conducting a homicide and attempted investigation,
while federal authorities are conducting a human smuggling investigation.
Phoenix police this week revealed the identity of 29-year-old Theresa Medina Thomas,
the driver of the SUV who was slain.
Thomas had her own long history with smuggling and drug offenses, including being busted by Border Patrol agents
just after Christmas in 2017 for smuggling two illegal immigrants on the Tohono O'odham reservation.
She pleaded guilty and was sentenced in March 2018 to five months in prison and three years' probation for that crime.
END
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
AZMEX I3 17-4-19
AZMEX I3 17 APR 2019
INAMI intercepts caravan of Cubans in Chiapas
INAMI deported 148 Cubans who had irregular stay
Cuban is crucified in Chiapas migratory station
Police frustrate 'levantón' of Cuban migrants in Tamaulipas
INAMI intercepts caravan of Cubans in Chiapas
The islanders traveled aboard a dozen buses from the city of Tapachula, and all carried a document that protected free transit through Mexico
04/17/2019 21:23 GASPAR ROMERO / PHOTO: SPECIAL
https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/inami-intercepta-caravana-de-cubanos-en-chiapas/1308182
The Cubans are led by José Luis Villagrán and Ramón Verdugo, pro-migrant activists, who left early in the morning
from the bicentennial park in the city of Tapachula.
CHIAPAS.
The caravan of Cuban citizens who were traveling aboard a dozen buses were intercepted by elements of the National Institute of Migration,
at the CAITF Comprehensive Frontier Transit Center, located in the municipality of Huixtla, Chiapas.
The islanders traveled aboard a dozen buses from the city of Tapachula, and they all carried a document that protected free transit through Mexico;
however, they were not allowed to continue on their way, so they got out of the units and continued on foot.
The group of people are headed by José Luis Villagrán and Ramón Verdugo, both pro-migrant activists.
They had left from the Bicentennial Park of the city of Tapachula since the morning,
after receiving an injunction that was not validated by the Migration elements.
INAMI deported 148 Cubans who had irregular stay
Cuban is crucified in Chiapas migratory station
Police frustrate 'levantón' of Cuban migrants in Tamaulipas
RELATED
Two soldiers involved in the murder of soldier Brenda Orquídea
Arde Chiapas ... for the record of 16 forest fires
They choose to edil tzotzil by uses and customs; Chiapas municipality banishes parties
Mexican police give their food to migrant children in Tapachula
They threaten the inhabitants of Oxchuc, Chiapas; CNDH asks to protect election
Hondurans enroll 'viacrucis migrante' to try to get to the US
END
INAMI intercepts caravan of Cubans in Chiapas
INAMI deported 148 Cubans who had irregular stay
Cuban is crucified in Chiapas migratory station
Police frustrate 'levantón' of Cuban migrants in Tamaulipas
INAMI intercepts caravan of Cubans in Chiapas
The islanders traveled aboard a dozen buses from the city of Tapachula, and all carried a document that protected free transit through Mexico
04/17/2019 21:23 GASPAR ROMERO / PHOTO: SPECIAL
https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/inami-intercepta-caravana-de-cubanos-en-chiapas/1308182
The Cubans are led by José Luis Villagrán and Ramón Verdugo, pro-migrant activists, who left early in the morning
from the bicentennial park in the city of Tapachula.
CHIAPAS.
The caravan of Cuban citizens who were traveling aboard a dozen buses were intercepted by elements of the National Institute of Migration,
at the CAITF Comprehensive Frontier Transit Center, located in the municipality of Huixtla, Chiapas.
The islanders traveled aboard a dozen buses from the city of Tapachula, and they all carried a document that protected free transit through Mexico;
however, they were not allowed to continue on their way, so they got out of the units and continued on foot.
The group of people are headed by José Luis Villagrán and Ramón Verdugo, both pro-migrant activists.
They had left from the Bicentennial Park of the city of Tapachula since the morning,
after receiving an injunction that was not validated by the Migration elements.
INAMI deported 148 Cubans who had irregular stay
Cuban is crucified in Chiapas migratory station
Police frustrate 'levantón' of Cuban migrants in Tamaulipas
RELATED
Two soldiers involved in the murder of soldier Brenda Orquídea
Arde Chiapas ... for the record of 16 forest fires
They choose to edil tzotzil by uses and customs; Chiapas municipality banishes parties
Mexican police give their food to migrant children in Tapachula
They threaten the inhabitants of Oxchuc, Chiapas; CNDH asks to protect election
Hondurans enroll 'viacrucis migrante' to try to get to the US
END
AZMEX EXTRA 17-4-19
AZMEX EXTRA 17 APR 2019
Note: photo, etc. at link.
They seize in customs of the Country 1,700 weapons
By: Eliana Alvarado | 04/17/2019 5:37
https://www.elimparcial.com/Nacional/2019/04/17/1424343-Aseguran-en-aduanas-del-Pais-mil-700-armas.html
HERMOSILLO, Sonora (GH)
More than 1,700 firearms have been seized among the 49 customs points of the country in the last four months,
said the general administrator of customs, Ricardo Peralta Saucedo.
So far in the current federal administration, he said, they have also secured nearly four kilos of drugs, mainly cocaine and fentanyl precursors.
He assured that all these seizures have been possible with the use of technologies with which the customs points have been in place for years,
but that they had been underused and did not meet the objective.
Although he did not specify the data of seizures for Sonora or other border states, he affirmed that the main problem is the same in all the country's borders:
"It is the arrival of drugs from some parts of the world that passes through Mexico and passes to the United States,
the entry of irregular vehicles, weapons, everywhere is very similar. "
He said that in one of the first seizures of this administration, 1,400 new magazines of the so-called "cuernos de chivo" (AK)
were seized, but even though this seizure was achieved, it is not known for which criminal group they were or where the weapons are.
"We do not know if the weapons are in here, if they are coming, where the cartridges are,
but they are just weapons, objects to be damaged, and that is what we have to attack," he said.
Peralta Saucedo presented yesterday to the Sonoran businessmen the "National Customs Strategy", which, he said,
goes from the re-launching of the Customs of Mexico brand to the technological use and changes in the legal framework of the institution.
PLAN TO REDUCE WAITING TIMES AT THE BORDER
With the promise of reducing waiting times by up to 80%, the new X-ray inspection systems at the border crossings
will be operational in about six months, assured the general administrator of Customs Mexico, Ricardo Peralta Saucedo.
Without specifying amounts of investment, he indicated that high technology will be acquired in X-rays
that will be installed on both sides of the border between Mexico and the United States, which will take a first image of the merchandise to be crossed.
"Then, 200 meters before arriving at the border crossing, a photo is taken with some stops at the moment the light heavy vehicle passes,
passes those stops and takes a picture of the chassis,
that's to do a data mining of everything that happens inside our Country towards the United States and towards here, "he explained.
This change will mean eliminating the semaphores that are used up to now and the revision will be non-intrusive, said the official,
only in the case of vehicles in which illicit products are detected will they be separated from the normal line.
"The line will be advancing at approximately 30 kilometers per hour, which will not only increase vehicle traffic,
but also increase foreign trade, which will encourage investments," he said.
WILL USE TECHNOLOGY
The project is part of the objectives that the institution has for the coming months,
focused on the use of technology to ensure better reviews at all customs points.
Peralta Saucedo said that the Customs of Mexico has for several years with technological equipment
that has not been used in the right way, which has led to illegal goods entering the country.
He cited as an example that in a review that was made at the data processing center in Queretaro,
where the 49 customs offices in the country are monitored in real time, it was detected that the 15 thousand cameras were poorly located.
TOPICS: CUSTOMS OF MEXICO, FIREARMS, ARMS CONFISCATION
END
Note: photo, etc. at link.
They seize in customs of the Country 1,700 weapons
By: Eliana Alvarado | 04/17/2019 5:37
https://www.elimparcial.com/Nacional/2019/04/17/1424343-Aseguran-en-aduanas-del-Pais-mil-700-armas.html
HERMOSILLO, Sonora (GH)
More than 1,700 firearms have been seized among the 49 customs points of the country in the last four months,
said the general administrator of customs, Ricardo Peralta Saucedo.
So far in the current federal administration, he said, they have also secured nearly four kilos of drugs, mainly cocaine and fentanyl precursors.
He assured that all these seizures have been possible with the use of technologies with which the customs points have been in place for years,
but that they had been underused and did not meet the objective.
Although he did not specify the data of seizures for Sonora or other border states, he affirmed that the main problem is the same in all the country's borders:
"It is the arrival of drugs from some parts of the world that passes through Mexico and passes to the United States,
the entry of irregular vehicles, weapons, everywhere is very similar. "
He said that in one of the first seizures of this administration, 1,400 new magazines of the so-called "cuernos de chivo" (AK)
were seized, but even though this seizure was achieved, it is not known for which criminal group they were or where the weapons are.
"We do not know if the weapons are in here, if they are coming, where the cartridges are,
but they are just weapons, objects to be damaged, and that is what we have to attack," he said.
Peralta Saucedo presented yesterday to the Sonoran businessmen the "National Customs Strategy", which, he said,
goes from the re-launching of the Customs of Mexico brand to the technological use and changes in the legal framework of the institution.
PLAN TO REDUCE WAITING TIMES AT THE BORDER
With the promise of reducing waiting times by up to 80%, the new X-ray inspection systems at the border crossings
will be operational in about six months, assured the general administrator of Customs Mexico, Ricardo Peralta Saucedo.
Without specifying amounts of investment, he indicated that high technology will be acquired in X-rays
that will be installed on both sides of the border between Mexico and the United States, which will take a first image of the merchandise to be crossed.
"Then, 200 meters before arriving at the border crossing, a photo is taken with some stops at the moment the light heavy vehicle passes,
passes those stops and takes a picture of the chassis,
that's to do a data mining of everything that happens inside our Country towards the United States and towards here, "he explained.
This change will mean eliminating the semaphores that are used up to now and the revision will be non-intrusive, said the official,
only in the case of vehicles in which illicit products are detected will they be separated from the normal line.
"The line will be advancing at approximately 30 kilometers per hour, which will not only increase vehicle traffic,
but also increase foreign trade, which will encourage investments," he said.
WILL USE TECHNOLOGY
The project is part of the objectives that the institution has for the coming months,
focused on the use of technology to ensure better reviews at all customs points.
Peralta Saucedo said that the Customs of Mexico has for several years with technological equipment
that has not been used in the right way, which has led to illegal goods entering the country.
He cited as an example that in a review that was made at the data processing center in Queretaro,
where the 49 customs offices in the country are monitored in real time, it was detected that the 15 thousand cameras were poorly located.
TOPICS: CUSTOMS OF MEXICO, FIREARMS, ARMS CONFISCATION
END
Sunday, April 14, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE 14-4-19
AZMEX UPDATE 14 APR 2019
Armed confrontation alarm in García Morales; identify 4 of the victims
https://www.elimparcial.com/Policiaca/2019/04/14/1423709-Genera-alarma-arfrentamiento-armado-en-el-Garcia-Morales-identifican-a-4-de-los-abatidos.html
By: Drafting / GH | 04/14/2019 6:29
RELATED INFORMATION
Hermosillo will be the next priority region in Sonora for entrance of the National Guard: Durazo
It registers CO confrontation between criminal groups; there were more than 300 shots
They find two bodies without life in Las Guásimas
Loses man's life that was thrown into the channel after receiving 3 shots in Ciudad Obregón
They shoot 5 in Caborca; there is intense police mobilization
Photo gallery
They die six meters from AMIC
HERMOSILLO, Sonora (GH)
Patrols, ambulances, police and people, some of them relatives of the alleged criminals trying to approach the crime scene,
was what was observed yesterday on the Boulevard Garcia Morales, near the offices of Grupo México,
in the site where elements of the Ministerial Agency had an armed confrontation.
AMIC personnel shot down six people, who allegedly operated their weapons after being chased and ignored the order to stop the units
in which they were traveling; everything was recorded around 1:30 p.m., when traffic got complicated.
Some citizens mentioned through social networks that in neighborhoods around the place, such as Real del Llano and La Manga,
they heard some firearm detonations.
In addition employees of some nearby businesses had reported that for security reasons, their superiors did not let anyone leave
until more reinforcements arrived from different police agencies.
At the intersection in front of the Pantheon, three vehicles arrived from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena),
without knowing whether their arrival was coincidence or responding to the call of the armed attack.
"Download your cell phone, do not take video", was what police officers told motorists who tried to focus the camera
and take a picture to send it to their contacts or upload it on social networks.
CAOS
This confrontation between police officers and alleged criminals caused a traffic chaos; long lines that began after the boulevard Quintero Arce
where a large line of vehicles moved slowly down the Boulevard Garcia Morales because a little more than a mile and a half happened the violent event.
Around 20 to 30 minutes the cars passed the traffic lights of the Antonio Quiroga Boulevard,
while crossing the bridge of the aforementioned street, with García Morales, the traffic was slightly more fluid.
Some family members who tried to enter the cordoned off area were removed beyond the yellow line, as well as some civilians.
Little by little the flow was lighter, while the forensic agents and forensic doctors carried out their work inspecting the scene
where the shooting took place where some weapons were secured.
They divert traffic
From the front of the airport there was a Municipal Transit staff to divert the vehicles that went from West to East;
the second point of detour was in front of the Pantheon La Manga.
Motorists who moved through the area expressed their annoyance, as the traffic became increasingly heavy
and alternate routes were very diverted.
In front of the Municipal Pantheon the agents did not let anyone pass, only the pedestrians had access,
but to where the area was cordoned off, about two blocks south of the scene.
IDENTIFY 4 OF THE DEAD
In compliance with the execution of an arrest warrant, for illegal deprivation of aggravated liberty,
AMIC agents were attacked with firearms and when repelling the aggression they killed six individuals,
according to the statement of the Attorney General of the State.
In the events that occurred at 1:15 p.m. yesterday on Boulevard Garcia Morales,
three vehicles, six firearms and one fragmentation grenade were secured.
Elements of the Ministerial Agency for Criminal Investigation (AMIC) detected Cutberto "N.", "El Boina", in a car,
who was escorted by five more individuals in two other cars.
They were identified as Víctor Daniel "N.", Luis Alberto "N.", Alejandro "N.",
and two other people who they are working to establish their identity.
All had tattooed, in different part of the body, the initials "CCC", name of Cutberto "N.",
and the drawing of a person wearing a beret, which apparently identified them as members of a criminal gang that operated in the city.
They traveled in three different vehicles at the time they were located:
A gray Volkswagen Jetta that had a ministerial warrant for the crime of fraud, a white Nissan March and a gray Dodge Neon.
Various weapons were recovered such as
.45 American Tactical pistol,
.40-caliber Prieto Beretta pistol,
Colt .40 revolver,
9-millimeter Glock,
9-millimeter Smith and Wesson pistol,
another Smith and Wesson revolver,
and the fragmentation grenade.
At the moment that the subjects noticed the presence of the elements, they began firing at AMIC personnel,
impacting in various parts the pilot's side in the Dodge Ram Hemi pick-up,
the agents with their weapons of charge answering the attack.
At that moment, came to support elements of the PESP of the Ministry of Public Security.
END
Armed confrontation alarm in García Morales; identify 4 of the victims
https://www.elimparcial.com/Policiaca/2019/04/14/1423709-Genera-alarma-arfrentamiento-armado-en-el-Garcia-Morales-identifican-a-4-de-los-abatidos.html
By: Drafting / GH | 04/14/2019 6:29
RELATED INFORMATION
Hermosillo will be the next priority region in Sonora for entrance of the National Guard: Durazo
It registers CO confrontation between criminal groups; there were more than 300 shots
They find two bodies without life in Las Guásimas
Loses man's life that was thrown into the channel after receiving 3 shots in Ciudad Obregón
They shoot 5 in Caborca; there is intense police mobilization
Photo gallery
They die six meters from AMIC
HERMOSILLO, Sonora (GH)
Patrols, ambulances, police and people, some of them relatives of the alleged criminals trying to approach the crime scene,
was what was observed yesterday on the Boulevard Garcia Morales, near the offices of Grupo México,
in the site where elements of the Ministerial Agency had an armed confrontation.
AMIC personnel shot down six people, who allegedly operated their weapons after being chased and ignored the order to stop the units
in which they were traveling; everything was recorded around 1:30 p.m., when traffic got complicated.
Some citizens mentioned through social networks that in neighborhoods around the place, such as Real del Llano and La Manga,
they heard some firearm detonations.
In addition employees of some nearby businesses had reported that for security reasons, their superiors did not let anyone leave
until more reinforcements arrived from different police agencies.
At the intersection in front of the Pantheon, three vehicles arrived from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena),
without knowing whether their arrival was coincidence or responding to the call of the armed attack.
"Download your cell phone, do not take video", was what police officers told motorists who tried to focus the camera
and take a picture to send it to their contacts or upload it on social networks.
CAOS
This confrontation between police officers and alleged criminals caused a traffic chaos; long lines that began after the boulevard Quintero Arce
where a large line of vehicles moved slowly down the Boulevard Garcia Morales because a little more than a mile and a half happened the violent event.
Around 20 to 30 minutes the cars passed the traffic lights of the Antonio Quiroga Boulevard,
while crossing the bridge of the aforementioned street, with García Morales, the traffic was slightly more fluid.
Some family members who tried to enter the cordoned off area were removed beyond the yellow line, as well as some civilians.
Little by little the flow was lighter, while the forensic agents and forensic doctors carried out their work inspecting the scene
where the shooting took place where some weapons were secured.
They divert traffic
From the front of the airport there was a Municipal Transit staff to divert the vehicles that went from West to East;
the second point of detour was in front of the Pantheon La Manga.
Motorists who moved through the area expressed their annoyance, as the traffic became increasingly heavy
and alternate routes were very diverted.
In front of the Municipal Pantheon the agents did not let anyone pass, only the pedestrians had access,
but to where the area was cordoned off, about two blocks south of the scene.
IDENTIFY 4 OF THE DEAD
In compliance with the execution of an arrest warrant, for illegal deprivation of aggravated liberty,
AMIC agents were attacked with firearms and when repelling the aggression they killed six individuals,
according to the statement of the Attorney General of the State.
In the events that occurred at 1:15 p.m. yesterday on Boulevard Garcia Morales,
three vehicles, six firearms and one fragmentation grenade were secured.
Elements of the Ministerial Agency for Criminal Investigation (AMIC) detected Cutberto "N.", "El Boina", in a car,
who was escorted by five more individuals in two other cars.
They were identified as Víctor Daniel "N.", Luis Alberto "N.", Alejandro "N.",
and two other people who they are working to establish their identity.
All had tattooed, in different part of the body, the initials "CCC", name of Cutberto "N.",
and the drawing of a person wearing a beret, which apparently identified them as members of a criminal gang that operated in the city.
They traveled in three different vehicles at the time they were located:
A gray Volkswagen Jetta that had a ministerial warrant for the crime of fraud, a white Nissan March and a gray Dodge Neon.
Various weapons were recovered such as
.45 American Tactical pistol,
.40-caliber Prieto Beretta pistol,
Colt .40 revolver,
9-millimeter Glock,
9-millimeter Smith and Wesson pistol,
another Smith and Wesson revolver,
and the fragmentation grenade.
At the moment that the subjects noticed the presence of the elements, they began firing at AMIC personnel,
impacting in various parts the pilot's side in the Dodge Ram Hemi pick-up,
the agents with their weapons of charge answering the attack.
At that moment, came to support elements of the PESP of the Ministry of Public Security.
END
Friday, April 12, 2019
AZMEX SPECIAL2 12-4-19
AZMEX SPECIAL2 12 APR 2019
Note: a little more info released. Photo, etc. at link.
DEVELOPING
Family IDs woman killed in Ahwatukee shooting that sent 4 federal agents to hospital
azfamily.com News Staff
Updated 5 hrs ago | Posted on Apr 11, 2019
https://www.azfamily.com/news/pd-federal-agents-in-hospital-woman-dead-in-ahwatukee-shooting/article_3f7af95c-5c80-11e9-9151-bb0e588dbed1.html
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Family members on Friday identified the woman killed in a shootout between federal agents
and suspected human traffickers in Ahwatukee.
Her name is Theresa Juan.
[WATCH: Grandparents want answers in granddaughter's death]
The incident happened just before 10 a.m. Thursday near 48th Street just south of Elliot Road.
Four federal agents were hospitalized and four other people were hurt , according to the Phoenix Police Department.
[SEE: Ahwatukee community recalls ICE-involved gun battle]
Of the four agents hurt, two of them were shot, according to Councilman Sal DiCiccio's office.
[VIEW: Human smuggling investigation turns to shooting with ICE]
DiCiccio's office told Arizona's Family that Phoenix police briefed them on the situation.
According to police, one of the suspects was armed with an assault rifle.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says the shooting was connected to a human smuggling investigation.
[WATCH: Gunfight involving ICE broke out in Ahwatukee community]
A source tells Arizona's Family that the four agents involved had injuries that aren't life-threatening.
Phoenix police said ICE agents were trying to stop a driver and make an arrest. All five suspects were in the vehicle.
Investigators said the suspect tried to run, but the agents forced the vehicle to stop.
[PHOTOS: Police situation in Ahwatukee]
That's when the front-seat passenger opened fire on the agents.
They returned fire.
Juan, who was identified to Arizona's Family by her grandparents, died at the scene.
The other four were taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
"There was [sic] a lot of shots and you know, it wasn't just a couple, it was like repeated for awhile.
I mean it was enough time to where I got out of bed, I went outside, I walked out the backdoor and there's still bullets being shot,"
said Brady Buchberger whose grandfather lives near where the shootout happened.
"I was like, 'oh man there's a shootout!' I was ducking down because bullets could fly through the house,
I didn't know where the shots were coming from," Nick Dalton said. "I was trying to count because
I thought eventually somebody's gotta run out of bullets but it just wouldn't stop."
[VIDEO: ICE agents involved in shooting in Ahwatukee]
Authorities have not released any other information about the suspects.
According to a statement released Thursday afternoon by ICE, "special agents discharged their firearms,
striking two suspects while executing a federal felony arrest warrant connected to human smuggling."
[VIDEO: Heavy police scene after shooting in Ahwatukee]
ICE says the Phoenix Police Department is investigating the incident,
and ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the incident.
Stay with azfamily.com for more on this developing story.
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Note: a little more info released. Photo, etc. at link.
DEVELOPING
Family IDs woman killed in Ahwatukee shooting that sent 4 federal agents to hospital
azfamily.com News Staff
Updated 5 hrs ago | Posted on Apr 11, 2019
https://www.azfamily.com/news/pd-federal-agents-in-hospital-woman-dead-in-ahwatukee-shooting/article_3f7af95c-5c80-11e9-9151-bb0e588dbed1.html
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Family members on Friday identified the woman killed in a shootout between federal agents
and suspected human traffickers in Ahwatukee.
Her name is Theresa Juan.
[WATCH: Grandparents want answers in granddaughter's death]
The incident happened just before 10 a.m. Thursday near 48th Street just south of Elliot Road.
Four federal agents were hospitalized and four other people were hurt , according to the Phoenix Police Department.
[SEE: Ahwatukee community recalls ICE-involved gun battle]
Of the four agents hurt, two of them were shot, according to Councilman Sal DiCiccio's office.
[VIEW: Human smuggling investigation turns to shooting with ICE]
DiCiccio's office told Arizona's Family that Phoenix police briefed them on the situation.
According to police, one of the suspects was armed with an assault rifle.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says the shooting was connected to a human smuggling investigation.
[WATCH: Gunfight involving ICE broke out in Ahwatukee community]
A source tells Arizona's Family that the four agents involved had injuries that aren't life-threatening.
Phoenix police said ICE agents were trying to stop a driver and make an arrest. All five suspects were in the vehicle.
Investigators said the suspect tried to run, but the agents forced the vehicle to stop.
[PHOTOS: Police situation in Ahwatukee]
That's when the front-seat passenger opened fire on the agents.
They returned fire.
Juan, who was identified to Arizona's Family by her grandparents, died at the scene.
The other four were taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
"There was [sic] a lot of shots and you know, it wasn't just a couple, it was like repeated for awhile.
I mean it was enough time to where I got out of bed, I went outside, I walked out the backdoor and there's still bullets being shot,"
said Brady Buchberger whose grandfather lives near where the shootout happened.
"I was like, 'oh man there's a shootout!' I was ducking down because bullets could fly through the house,
I didn't know where the shots were coming from," Nick Dalton said. "I was trying to count because
I thought eventually somebody's gotta run out of bullets but it just wouldn't stop."
[VIDEO: ICE agents involved in shooting in Ahwatukee]
Authorities have not released any other information about the suspects.
According to a statement released Thursday afternoon by ICE, "special agents discharged their firearms,
striking two suspects while executing a federal felony arrest warrant connected to human smuggling."
[VIDEO: Heavy police scene after shooting in Ahwatukee]
ICE says the Phoenix Police Department is investigating the incident,
and ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the incident.
Stay with azfamily.com for more on this developing story.
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