AZMEX I3 27 JUN 2019
Note: " to obtain a document that allows them to travel through the country "
To guess where?
When will ebola be coming to your town?
Thx
Migrants from Haiti and Africa enter the Tapachula station
Elio Henríquez, correspondent
Thursday, June 27 2019 13:29
https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/2019/06/27/ingresan-migrantes-de-haiti-y-africa-a-estacion-de-tapachula-2916.html
At the Siglo 21 migratory station in Tapachula. Photo Luis Castillo
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis.
Migrants from Haiti and countries from Africa entered the 21st Century Migration Station of the National Institute of Migration (INM),
located in Tapachula, to receive humanitarian aid and
demand that the procedures be expedited to obtain a document that allows them to travel through the country ,
informed government sources.
They said that the approximately 50 undocumented arrived this morning at the entrance of the building,
which is located in the north of that city bordering Guatemala, and began to protest,
for which agents of the Federal Police and the INM asked them to be placed in rows
They added that the migrants did not pay attention, they remained in front of the main gate of the building
and entered when the security personnel opened the gate so that some vehicles could enter or leave.
They pointed out that the police could not stop the migrants from entering, who expressed their dissatisfaction
with the delay of the immigration authorities in the delivery of their documents.
The sources commented that out of the 21st Century Station there are about 200 migrants from
Africa, Asia and Haiti waiting for a response from the INM on their request to deliver a legal document to transit the country.
END
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE 27-6-19
AZMEX UPDATE 27 JUN 2019
Note: Suicide? Very skeptical of that claim.
Thx
Medical Examiner: Soldiers died by suicide at Arizona-Mexico border
The U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona (Robert Bushell)
The U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona (Robert Bushell)
By Associated Press
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/medical-examiner-soldiers-died-by-suicide-at-arizona-mexico-border
Posted Jun 27 2019 02:35PM MST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) --
A medical examiner says two soldiers helping secure the Mexico border in Arizona died by suicide.
Pima County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Greg Hess said Thursday
the soldiers died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Officials say 20-year-old Pfc. Steven Hodges of Menifee, California, died June 1 near Nogales,
and 21-year-old Pfc. Kevin Christian of Haslet, Texas, died Sunday in Ajo,
about 200 miles (320 kilometers) from Nogales.
Both soldiers were assigned to the Southwest Border Support Mission.
Military officials say the circumstances of the deaths are under investigation.
About 2,400 service members are assigned to the border mission.
End
Also: https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/official-soldiers-died-by-suicide-at-arizona-mexico-border
End
Note: Suicide? Very skeptical of that claim.
Thx
Medical Examiner: Soldiers died by suicide at Arizona-Mexico border
The U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona (Robert Bushell)
The U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona (Robert Bushell)
By Associated Press
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/medical-examiner-soldiers-died-by-suicide-at-arizona-mexico-border
Posted Jun 27 2019 02:35PM MST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) --
A medical examiner says two soldiers helping secure the Mexico border in Arizona died by suicide.
Pima County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Greg Hess said Thursday
the soldiers died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Officials say 20-year-old Pfc. Steven Hodges of Menifee, California, died June 1 near Nogales,
and 21-year-old Pfc. Kevin Christian of Haslet, Texas, died Sunday in Ajo,
about 200 miles (320 kilometers) from Nogales.
Both soldiers were assigned to the Southwest Border Support Mission.
Military officials say the circumstances of the deaths are under investigation.
About 2,400 service members are assigned to the border mission.
End
Also: https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/official-soldiers-died-by-suicide-at-arizona-mexico-border
End
AZMEX SPECIAL 27-6-19
AZMEX SPECIAL 27 JUN 2019
Sonora divided into four regions for National Guard
http://www.elregionaldesonora.com.mx/noticia/80361
Once the 1,800 elements of the National Guard arrive in Sonora, the tactical work of that force will be divided into four regions,
as Claudia Pavlovich Arellano reported.
The governor of Sonora, said that according to these estimates each of the regions or quadrants in which this public security force will work,
will consist of approximately 450 elements per zone.
"They are by regions, the Chief of the National Guard introduced us, and the four regions that Sonora has are divided into 450 each,
but then, I want to see how it works"
Pavlovich Arellano, added that at the moment in municipalities like Hermosillo it does not have the exact place
where the headquarters of the National Guard will be located.
On the other hand, she said that starting this Thursday she starts her participation in the Sonora-Arizona Commission,
which will have its maximum development on Friday,
with the realization of working groups on topics of common interest for both states.
END
Sonora divided into four regions for National Guard
http://www.elregionaldesonora.com.mx/noticia/80361
Once the 1,800 elements of the National Guard arrive in Sonora, the tactical work of that force will be divided into four regions,
as Claudia Pavlovich Arellano reported.
The governor of Sonora, said that according to these estimates each of the regions or quadrants in which this public security force will work,
will consist of approximately 450 elements per zone.
"They are by regions, the Chief of the National Guard introduced us, and the four regions that Sonora has are divided into 450 each,
but then, I want to see how it works"
Pavlovich Arellano, added that at the moment in municipalities like Hermosillo it does not have the exact place
where the headquarters of the National Guard will be located.
On the other hand, she said that starting this Thursday she starts her participation in the Sonora-Arizona Commission,
which will have its maximum development on Friday,
with the realization of working groups on topics of common interest for both states.
END
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
AZMEX I3-2 25-6-19
AZMEX I3-2 25 JUN 2019
Note: "irregular migration" means illegal immigration.
Note: the link for AZMEX SPECIAL 25-6-19:
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2019/06/hsi-authorities-advise-mx-federal.html#more
Gracias
GN can stop migrants in frontiers: Sedena
Details Published on Monday June 24, 2019,
Written by Writing / The Journal
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=131190
Millennium
Mexico City
The Secretary of Defense, Luis Cresentcio Sandoval, assured that the National Guard can stop people without documents
in the northern and southern borders of Mexico to stop the migratory flow.
During the morning conference that took place in Quintana Roo, Cresencio Sandoval stressed that the work is done in collaboration
with staff of the National Institute of Migration, which has a small number of staff.
The Secretary of Defense assured that they only detain migrants whom they put at the disposal of the INM because they are not committing a crime.
"We have the deployment to the Isthmus doing the same task, relying on the transition that allows us to work in the field of public security
and we can do this coadyuvancia considering that migration is not a crime, it is an administrative fault.
"Then we stop them, we put them at the disposal of the authorities so that they can carry out their normal procedure
that must be done and the authorities will determine what will be developed in the future," he said.
On the southern border, on the border with Guatemala and Belize, they deployed 2 thousand elements of the National Guard
and added 4,500 more to the interior of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec,
while on the border with the United States there are 15,000 elements of federal forces to stop irregular migration.
"We detect them in this collaboration with the National Institute of Migration, which are migrants who have a non-regular movement,
who do not have their documentation in order and we put them at the disposal of the corresponding authority," he added.
END
TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019
EU will send 89 agents to Guatemala to reduce migratory flows
This measure is implemented as part of a two-year agreement between both countries
https://www.elheraldodechihuahua.com.mx/mundo/eu-enviara-89-agentes-a-guatemala-para-reducir-flujos-migratorios-frontera-3813507.html
Reuters
Up to 89 US immigration and customs agents will be sent to Guatemala by the end of August as part of a two-year agreement
between the two countries to try to reduce migratory flows to the north, according to a document.
The cooperation memorandum, signed on May 27 in Guatemala City between the Department of National Security of the United States (DHS)
and the Ministry of the Interior of the Central American country,
aims to increase border security, counteract trafficking and illicit trafficking of people, drug trafficking and the illegal arms trade.
In a first phase of the so-called "Irregular Migration Mitigation Plan", which can be extended,
will be deployed up to 49 customs and border protection (CBP, for its acronym in English) and immigration (ICE, for its acronym in Spanish) English).
The second phase, which starts this week, considers increasing up to 89 CBP and ICE agents until the end of August.
Those uniformed will provide advice, investigation and tutoring to their Guatemalan counterparts
for detention and operations against the networks that illegally transfer migrants.
Responsible resignation of the border patrol and US customs head.
In addition, the document states that each country will be responsible for the costs of implementing the agreement.
The Acting Secretary of National Security of the United States, Kevin McAleenan,
who signed the cooperation memorandum from the United States, will return to Guatemala on Wednesday
for a second meeting on migration in which the security ministers of El Salvador and Honduras will also participate. .
The talk will be held in the midst of discussions between Guatemalan and US authorities to determine if Guatemala can be considered
a "third safe country" to receive the thousands of migrants that the Donald Trump government intends to deport.
At the beginning of June, the United States and Mexico agreed to reduce the flow of migrants who escape poverty and violence
in Central America and, crossing Mexico, reach the north in search of a better future.
As part of the agreement, Mexico committed to strengthening its border with Guatemala by sending thousands of troops
from its newly created National Guard and expanding the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) program,
which allows the United States to send to Mexican soil to asylum seekers while awaiting their immigration trials.
End
Note: "irregular migration" means illegal immigration.
Note: the link for AZMEX SPECIAL 25-6-19:
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2019/06/hsi-authorities-advise-mx-federal.html#more
Gracias
GN can stop migrants in frontiers: Sedena
Details Published on Monday June 24, 2019,
Written by Writing / The Journal
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=131190
Millennium
Mexico City
The Secretary of Defense, Luis Cresentcio Sandoval, assured that the National Guard can stop people without documents
in the northern and southern borders of Mexico to stop the migratory flow.
During the morning conference that took place in Quintana Roo, Cresencio Sandoval stressed that the work is done in collaboration
with staff of the National Institute of Migration, which has a small number of staff.
The Secretary of Defense assured that they only detain migrants whom they put at the disposal of the INM because they are not committing a crime.
"We have the deployment to the Isthmus doing the same task, relying on the transition that allows us to work in the field of public security
and we can do this coadyuvancia considering that migration is not a crime, it is an administrative fault.
"Then we stop them, we put them at the disposal of the authorities so that they can carry out their normal procedure
that must be done and the authorities will determine what will be developed in the future," he said.
On the southern border, on the border with Guatemala and Belize, they deployed 2 thousand elements of the National Guard
and added 4,500 more to the interior of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec,
while on the border with the United States there are 15,000 elements of federal forces to stop irregular migration.
"We detect them in this collaboration with the National Institute of Migration, which are migrants who have a non-regular movement,
who do not have their documentation in order and we put them at the disposal of the corresponding authority," he added.
END
TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019
EU will send 89 agents to Guatemala to reduce migratory flows
This measure is implemented as part of a two-year agreement between both countries
https://www.elheraldodechihuahua.com.mx/mundo/eu-enviara-89-agentes-a-guatemala-para-reducir-flujos-migratorios-frontera-3813507.html
Reuters
Up to 89 US immigration and customs agents will be sent to Guatemala by the end of August as part of a two-year agreement
between the two countries to try to reduce migratory flows to the north, according to a document.
The cooperation memorandum, signed on May 27 in Guatemala City between the Department of National Security of the United States (DHS)
and the Ministry of the Interior of the Central American country,
aims to increase border security, counteract trafficking and illicit trafficking of people, drug trafficking and the illegal arms trade.
In a first phase of the so-called "Irregular Migration Mitigation Plan", which can be extended,
will be deployed up to 49 customs and border protection (CBP, for its acronym in English) and immigration (ICE, for its acronym in Spanish) English).
The second phase, which starts this week, considers increasing up to 89 CBP and ICE agents until the end of August.
Those uniformed will provide advice, investigation and tutoring to their Guatemalan counterparts
for detention and operations against the networks that illegally transfer migrants.
Responsible resignation of the border patrol and US customs head.
In addition, the document states that each country will be responsible for the costs of implementing the agreement.
The Acting Secretary of National Security of the United States, Kevin McAleenan,
who signed the cooperation memorandum from the United States, will return to Guatemala on Wednesday
for a second meeting on migration in which the security ministers of El Salvador and Honduras will also participate. .
The talk will be held in the midst of discussions between Guatemalan and US authorities to determine if Guatemala can be considered
a "third safe country" to receive the thousands of migrants that the Donald Trump government intends to deport.
At the beginning of June, the United States and Mexico agreed to reduce the flow of migrants who escape poverty and violence
in Central America and, crossing Mexico, reach the north in search of a better future.
As part of the agreement, Mexico committed to strengthening its border with Guatemala by sending thousands of troops
from its newly created National Guard and expanding the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) program,
which allows the United States to send to Mexican soil to asylum seekers while awaiting their immigration trials.
End
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
AZMEX I3 25-6-19
AZMEX I3 25 JUN 2019
Comment: would be interesting to compare those conditions with their various homelands.
As those who have been there might have some opinions about that.
Thx
Customs and Border Protection boss out amid controversy over detention conditions
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/customs-and-border-protection-boss-out-amid-outrage-over-border-issues
DHS source says CBP acting commissioner will step down
John Sanders, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has only been on the job for about two months;
Kristin Fisher reports from the White House.
Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders has resigned amid ongoing controversy
over federal detention conditions along the Mexican border.
Sanders told CBP employees that he tendered his resignation on Monday and that it will be effective July 5.
HOUSE LAWMAKERS TRADE ACCUSATIONS AMID SCRAMBLE TO PASS $4.5B BORDER BILL: 'PLAYING GAMES'
"Although I will leave it to you to determine whether I was successful,
I can unequivocally say that helping support the amazing men and women of CBP
has been the most fulfilling and satisfying opportunity of my career," he said in a statement.
President Trump said Tuesday afternoon that he knew changes were imminent at CBP, but that he did not tell Sanders to step down.
FILE - In this May 15, 2019, file photo, acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders, left,
joins Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Sanders says he's stepping down amid outrage over his agency's treatment of detained migrant children
and said in a message to CBP employees Tuesday that he would resign on July 5. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The news comes amid reports about unsanitary conditions at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas.
Lawyers who visited facilities where migrant children were being held last week described squalid conditions to The Associated Press,
which first reported on the complaints.
The conditions at the station in Clint included inadequate food, lack of medical care, and older children trying to care for toddlers.
Many children were moved out of the facility in recent days. But CBP then said officials had moved more than 100 kids back to the station.
Trump said he was "very concerned" about the current conditions of border detention facilities,
but claimed they were even worse during President Obama's administration.
The resignation came as House lawmakers were scrambling to pass a $4.5 billion funding bill to combat the escalating humanitarian crisis at the border —
with Republicans accusing Democrats of "playing games" with the crisis, and Democrats urging their GOP counterparts to "show some decency."
"I'm calling on the speaker not to play politics, to take the Senate bill and that can become law, and that can help humanitarian aid along the border,"
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said at a Republican press conference. "This is not the time to play politics."
At a separate press conference, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,
pushed for Republicans "to show some decency, show some strength, stop acting like you're part of a cult
and start acting like a separate and co-equal branch of government that has a responsibility to allocate funds in a humane manner."
On Monday night, the White House issued a statement saying it would veto the House bill in its current state, citing the restrictions.
The administration's immigration agencies are currently at the center of numerous controversies, and gripped with turmoil.
ACTING ICE DIRECTOR: DETAILED LEAK ABOUT PLANNED RAIDS WAS 'EGREGIOUS,' PUT AGENTS' LIVES AT RISK
Fox News reported Monday that Sanders' predecessor, current acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan,
was accused of leaking plans last week for scheduled Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids,
after expressing fierce opposition and allegedly ordering top officials to "stand down" on the operation.
President Trump hit pause on those raids over the weekend, holding out for the possibility of a legislative solution.
Fox News' Jake Gibson, Catherine Herridge and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
END
Comment: would be interesting to compare those conditions with their various homelands.
As those who have been there might have some opinions about that.
Thx
Customs and Border Protection boss out amid controversy over detention conditions
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/customs-and-border-protection-boss-out-amid-outrage-over-border-issues
DHS source says CBP acting commissioner will step down
John Sanders, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has only been on the job for about two months;
Kristin Fisher reports from the White House.
Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders has resigned amid ongoing controversy
over federal detention conditions along the Mexican border.
Sanders told CBP employees that he tendered his resignation on Monday and that it will be effective July 5.
HOUSE LAWMAKERS TRADE ACCUSATIONS AMID SCRAMBLE TO PASS $4.5B BORDER BILL: 'PLAYING GAMES'
"Although I will leave it to you to determine whether I was successful,
I can unequivocally say that helping support the amazing men and women of CBP
has been the most fulfilling and satisfying opportunity of my career," he said in a statement.
President Trump said Tuesday afternoon that he knew changes were imminent at CBP, but that he did not tell Sanders to step down.
FILE - In this May 15, 2019, file photo, acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders, left,
joins Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Sanders says he's stepping down amid outrage over his agency's treatment of detained migrant children
and said in a message to CBP employees Tuesday that he would resign on July 5. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The news comes amid reports about unsanitary conditions at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas.
Lawyers who visited facilities where migrant children were being held last week described squalid conditions to The Associated Press,
which first reported on the complaints.
The conditions at the station in Clint included inadequate food, lack of medical care, and older children trying to care for toddlers.
Many children were moved out of the facility in recent days. But CBP then said officials had moved more than 100 kids back to the station.
Trump said he was "very concerned" about the current conditions of border detention facilities,
but claimed they were even worse during President Obama's administration.
The resignation came as House lawmakers were scrambling to pass a $4.5 billion funding bill to combat the escalating humanitarian crisis at the border —
with Republicans accusing Democrats of "playing games" with the crisis, and Democrats urging their GOP counterparts to "show some decency."
"I'm calling on the speaker not to play politics, to take the Senate bill and that can become law, and that can help humanitarian aid along the border,"
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said at a Republican press conference. "This is not the time to play politics."
At a separate press conference, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,
pushed for Republicans "to show some decency, show some strength, stop acting like you're part of a cult
and start acting like a separate and co-equal branch of government that has a responsibility to allocate funds in a humane manner."
On Monday night, the White House issued a statement saying it would veto the House bill in its current state, citing the restrictions.
The administration's immigration agencies are currently at the center of numerous controversies, and gripped with turmoil.
ACTING ICE DIRECTOR: DETAILED LEAK ABOUT PLANNED RAIDS WAS 'EGREGIOUS,' PUT AGENTS' LIVES AT RISK
Fox News reported Monday that Sanders' predecessor, current acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan,
was accused of leaking plans last week for scheduled Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids,
after expressing fierce opposition and allegedly ordering top officials to "stand down" on the operation.
President Trump hit pause on those raids over the weekend, holding out for the possibility of a legislative solution.
Fox News' Jake Gibson, Catherine Herridge and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
END
AZMEX SPECIAL 25-6-19
AZMEX SPECIAL 25 JUN 2019
Monday, June 24, 2019
HSI Authorities advise MX Federal Police to the presence of Islamic terrorists in Mexico
Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat from Publimetro
Three alleged terrorists of the Islamic State (ISIS) could be found in
Mexican territory and are heading towards the United States.
Three alleged members of the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) could be in Mexican territory with intention of going into the United States ,
so the Federal Police (PF) was Alerted to locate and stop them.
In the letter, dated June 21st sent to the Federal Police,
it is instructed to widely disseminate the photograph of the alleged members of the terrorist group.
Amahed Ghanim Mohamed Al Jabari, an Iraqi national; Ibrahim Mohamed and Mohamed Eissa, from Egypt,
who are confirmed in Panama on May 12, and in Costa Rica on June 9.
The Federal Police received the alert, through an intelligence bulletin to locate and apprehend them.
The notice was addressed to the inspector Francisco Rodrigo Rodríguez Galindo, by the general director of Reaction and Operation,
Commissioner Mario Alberto Montaño.
According to an intelligence bulletin from HSI International Operations,
the man of Iraqi nationality was arrested in Costa Rica on Monday.
In case of having information about his whereabouts, the authorities asked to notify the USBP official,
Adrián Saiz, adrian.saiz@cbp.dhs.gov or call (915) 493-1361.
Borderland Beat Reporter Chivis Posted at 1:12 PM
Monday, June 24, 2019
HSI Authorities advise MX Federal Police to the presence of Islamic terrorists in Mexico
Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat from Publimetro
Three alleged terrorists of the Islamic State (ISIS) could be found in
Mexican territory and are heading towards the United States.
Three alleged members of the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) could be in Mexican territory with intention of going into the United States ,
so the Federal Police (PF) was Alerted to locate and stop them.
In the letter, dated June 21st sent to the Federal Police,
it is instructed to widely disseminate the photograph of the alleged members of the terrorist group.
Amahed Ghanim Mohamed Al Jabari, an Iraqi national; Ibrahim Mohamed and Mohamed Eissa, from Egypt,
who are confirmed in Panama on May 12, and in Costa Rica on June 9.
The Federal Police received the alert, through an intelligence bulletin to locate and apprehend them.
The notice was addressed to the inspector Francisco Rodrigo Rodríguez Galindo, by the general director of Reaction and Operation,
Commissioner Mario Alberto Montaño.
According to an intelligence bulletin from HSI International Operations,
the man of Iraqi nationality was arrested in Costa Rica on Monday.
In case of having information about his whereabouts, the authorities asked to notify the USBP official,
Adrián Saiz, adrian.saiz@cbp.dhs.gov or call (915) 493-1361.
Borderland Beat Reporter Chivis Posted at 1:12 PM
Monday, June 24, 2019
AZMEX I3 24-6-19
AZMEX I3 24 JUN 2019
Note: mug shot at link.
Yuma Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported child molester
By: Sumiko Keil
Posted: Jun 24, 2019 12:00 PM MST
Updated: Jun 24, 2019 12:07 PM MST
https://www.kyma.com/news/yuma-border-patrol-agents-arrested-a-previously-deported-child-molester/1088945068
YUMA, Ariz. - A previously deported child molester was arrested by Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents
on Wednesday night after allegedly entering the United States illegally with a group of family units.
According to agents, a group of six undocumented immigrants was arrested near County 23rd Street and the Salinity Canal.
Upon their arrest, agents said their record checks revealed that 41-year-old Juan Rojas-Rodriguez,
a previously deported Mexican national was convicted of sex with a minor under 14 years of age in California in 1996.
Rojas-Rodriguez was last deported in 2008 after immigration officials encountered him at the Lompoc Federal Correction Institution in California.
Agents said Rojas-Rodriguez is charged with re-entry as a previously deported aggravated felon.
The other five undocumented immigrants, Guatemalan nationals traveling in family units are being processed for immigration violations.
END
20,000 elements are sent to borders to contain migrants
Details Published on Monday June 24, 2019,
Written by EXCELSIOR
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=131146
CDMX
Two thousand are located directly on the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala and Belize,
from Tapachula to Chetumal, supporting the National Migration Institute
The Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) has deployed more than 20,000 elements
to contain the passage of migrants on the borders of Mexico, said its owner Luis Cresentcio Sandoval.
The official affirmed that of these 2 thousand are directly on the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala and Belize,
from Tapachula to Chetumal, supporting the National Institute of Migration.
"We are doing a whole coverage on the southern border and there we are contributing with the effort of the National Institute of Migration,
who has the right now to be doing the assurance of people, and we are supporting them to carry this activity.
If we left it entirely in the hands of the National Institute of Migration,
it would not be possible, they are effective reduced, "said the head of Sedena.
He explained that the other 4 thousand 500 elements that were deployed to the southeast of the country
are located in different areas from the border and to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Migrants from Central America who are detected by the elements of the Sedena are not treated as criminals, he stressed.
"Considering that migration is not a crime, it is an administrative fault.
Then, we only stop them, we put them at the disposal of the authorities so that they can carry out their normal procedure that must be done
or the authorities will determine what will be developed in the future for these migrants, "commented Sandoval.
He acknowledged that also on the northern border is acting to contain migrants trying to reach the United States,
as captured in a photograph where soldiers try to stop migrants seeking passage to the United States.
"And it's the same in the northern part of the country.
We also have a total deployment between National Guard and army units of 14 thousand,
almost 15 thousand men in the northern part of the country, "the General Secretary said.
End
Note: mug shot at link.
Yuma Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported child molester
By: Sumiko Keil
Posted: Jun 24, 2019 12:00 PM MST
Updated: Jun 24, 2019 12:07 PM MST
https://www.kyma.com/news/yuma-border-patrol-agents-arrested-a-previously-deported-child-molester/1088945068
YUMA, Ariz. - A previously deported child molester was arrested by Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents
on Wednesday night after allegedly entering the United States illegally with a group of family units.
According to agents, a group of six undocumented immigrants was arrested near County 23rd Street and the Salinity Canal.
Upon their arrest, agents said their record checks revealed that 41-year-old Juan Rojas-Rodriguez,
a previously deported Mexican national was convicted of sex with a minor under 14 years of age in California in 1996.
Rojas-Rodriguez was last deported in 2008 after immigration officials encountered him at the Lompoc Federal Correction Institution in California.
Agents said Rojas-Rodriguez is charged with re-entry as a previously deported aggravated felon.
The other five undocumented immigrants, Guatemalan nationals traveling in family units are being processed for immigration violations.
END
20,000 elements are sent to borders to contain migrants
Details Published on Monday June 24, 2019,
Written by EXCELSIOR
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=131146
CDMX
Two thousand are located directly on the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala and Belize,
from Tapachula to Chetumal, supporting the National Migration Institute
The Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) has deployed more than 20,000 elements
to contain the passage of migrants on the borders of Mexico, said its owner Luis Cresentcio Sandoval.
The official affirmed that of these 2 thousand are directly on the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala and Belize,
from Tapachula to Chetumal, supporting the National Institute of Migration.
"We are doing a whole coverage on the southern border and there we are contributing with the effort of the National Institute of Migration,
who has the right now to be doing the assurance of people, and we are supporting them to carry this activity.
If we left it entirely in the hands of the National Institute of Migration,
it would not be possible, they are effective reduced, "said the head of Sedena.
He explained that the other 4 thousand 500 elements that were deployed to the southeast of the country
are located in different areas from the border and to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Migrants from Central America who are detected by the elements of the Sedena are not treated as criminals, he stressed.
"Considering that migration is not a crime, it is an administrative fault.
Then, we only stop them, we put them at the disposal of the authorities so that they can carry out their normal procedure that must be done
or the authorities will determine what will be developed in the future for these migrants, "commented Sandoval.
He acknowledged that also on the northern border is acting to contain migrants trying to reach the United States,
as captured in a photograph where soldiers try to stop migrants seeking passage to the United States.
"And it's the same in the northern part of the country.
We also have a total deployment between National Guard and army units of 14 thousand,
almost 15 thousand men in the northern part of the country, "the General Secretary said.
End
Saturday, June 22, 2019
WAMEX UPDATE 22-6-19
WAMEX UPDATE 22 JUN 2019
Comment: like most democrat run states, WA very "hard" on crime.
Looks like he only did a few months for his rape conviction.
` Was not deported, but he was "ordered" to return to Mexico.
Thx
Man convicted of rape tracks down and allegedly attacks same victim after being released from jail
Posted Jun 19 2019 05:54PM MST
Video Posted Jun 19 2019 06:58PM MST
Updated Jun 19 2019 06:58PM MST
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/us-world-news/man-convicted-of-rape-tracks-down-and-attacks-same-victim-3-days-after-being-released-from-jail
SEATTLE (AP) - Authorities say a man convicted of raping a Seattle-area woman tracked the victim down and attacked her
three days after he was released from jail.
The Seattle Times reports police are looking for 35-year-old Francisco Carranza-Ramirez
who is wanted on charges of assault, harassment and intimidating a witness.
Authorities say the 32-year-old victim was strangled and beaten outside her White Center apartment building
and in front of her toddler Sunday.
Francisco Carranza-Ramirez, 35, is shown in a 2018 mugshot. (Photo credit: King County Sheriff's Office)
The King County Sheriff's Office says the victim was moved to a safe location after she was released from the hospital.
Carranza-Ramirez was ordered to return to Mexico after he was released last week.
He was convicted of third-degree rape from the September 2018 attack.
Authorities say Carranza-Ramirez is believed to still be in the White Center area.
END
From the leftist Seattle media:
3 days after a man was released from jail for raping a woman in Seattle, he allegedly attacked her
By Alex Halverson, SeattlePI
Updated 3:22 pm PDT, Thursday, June 20, 2019
https://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/2-days-after-a-man-was-released-from-jail-for-14016034.php
The King County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for Francisco Carranza-Ramirez after he allegedly
attacked a woman two days after he was released from jail for raping her last year.
Photo: King County Sheriff's Office
IMAGE 1 OF 77
The King County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for Francisco Carranza-Ramirez
after he allegedly attacked a woman two days after he was released from jail for raping her last year.
A warrant was issued Monday for a White Center man who allegedly attacked a 32-year-old woman in her wheelchair
three days after he was released from jail for raping her last year.
Francisco Carranza-Ramirez, 35, pleaded guilty in February to third-degree rape
and was set to be sentenced to 12 months in jail,
with the time he had spent in King County Jail since Sept. 27, 2018 to count toward the sentence, court documents said.
The standard range for third-degree rape is 6-12 months.
However, a recommendation from Carranza-Ramirez's attorney helped grant a conditional release for him.
As Carranza-Ramirez had little financial help and no housing in the U.S.,
his defense said he would move to Mexico with financial aid from his family.
End
Comment: like most democrat run states, WA very "hard" on crime.
Looks like he only did a few months for his rape conviction.
` Was not deported, but he was "ordered" to return to Mexico.
Thx
Man convicted of rape tracks down and allegedly attacks same victim after being released from jail
Posted Jun 19 2019 05:54PM MST
Video Posted Jun 19 2019 06:58PM MST
Updated Jun 19 2019 06:58PM MST
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/us-world-news/man-convicted-of-rape-tracks-down-and-attacks-same-victim-3-days-after-being-released-from-jail
SEATTLE (AP) - Authorities say a man convicted of raping a Seattle-area woman tracked the victim down and attacked her
three days after he was released from jail.
The Seattle Times reports police are looking for 35-year-old Francisco Carranza-Ramirez
who is wanted on charges of assault, harassment and intimidating a witness.
Authorities say the 32-year-old victim was strangled and beaten outside her White Center apartment building
and in front of her toddler Sunday.
Francisco Carranza-Ramirez, 35, is shown in a 2018 mugshot. (Photo credit: King County Sheriff's Office)
The King County Sheriff's Office says the victim was moved to a safe location after she was released from the hospital.
Carranza-Ramirez was ordered to return to Mexico after he was released last week.
He was convicted of third-degree rape from the September 2018 attack.
Authorities say Carranza-Ramirez is believed to still be in the White Center area.
END
From the leftist Seattle media:
3 days after a man was released from jail for raping a woman in Seattle, he allegedly attacked her
By Alex Halverson, SeattlePI
Updated 3:22 pm PDT, Thursday, June 20, 2019
https://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/2-days-after-a-man-was-released-from-jail-for-14016034.php
The King County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for Francisco Carranza-Ramirez after he allegedly
attacked a woman two days after he was released from jail for raping her last year.
Photo: King County Sheriff's Office
IMAGE 1 OF 77
The King County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for Francisco Carranza-Ramirez
after he allegedly attacked a woman two days after he was released from jail for raping her last year.
A warrant was issued Monday for a White Center man who allegedly attacked a 32-year-old woman in her wheelchair
three days after he was released from jail for raping her last year.
Francisco Carranza-Ramirez, 35, pleaded guilty in February to third-degree rape
and was set to be sentenced to 12 months in jail,
with the time he had spent in King County Jail since Sept. 27, 2018 to count toward the sentence, court documents said.
The standard range for third-degree rape is 6-12 months.
However, a recommendation from Carranza-Ramirez's attorney helped grant a conditional release for him.
As Carranza-Ramirez had little financial help and no housing in the U.S.,
his defense said he would move to Mexico with financial aid from his family.
End
Friday, June 21, 2019
AZMEX I3 21-6-19
AZMEX I3 21 JUN 2019
Comment: your correspondent has spent "quality time" over the years in Central America.
With the exception of Costa Rica, the countries are corrupt, dysfunctional and violent.
Seen first hand.
Been that way for a very long time, hundreds of years.
They make Mexico look even better.
No, it is not the fault of the USA.
Thx
HUNDREDS OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CARRY CRIMINAL HISTORIES, DHS INVESTIGATION FINDS
June 20, 20191,303 Views
https://theusawire.com/2019/06/12090-hundreds-of-illegal-migrants-carry-criminal-histories-dhs-investigation-finds/
Hundreds of migrants who were part of U.S.-bound caravans carried serious criminal convictions, an internal investigation
from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), two agencies under DHS,
conducted an investigation into two different caravans from Central America that were bound for the U.S.
Their findings revealed hundreds of those individuals carried criminal histories, including murder, aggravated assault and sexual offenses.
The figures specifically refer to criminal acts already committed in the U.S.
The discoveries were detailed in a letter from members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform,
and obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Out of the nearly 8,000 members within a caravan that reached south of California in October 2018, ICE Homeland Security Investigations
found that 660 already had run-ins with the law in the U.S.
Of those, nearly 40 were convicted of assault or aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Three of them were convicted for murder.
ICE Homeland Security Investigations also tracked a migrant caravan from Honduras in January 2019.
Of the more than 3,300 individuals in the caravan, 860 were found to have criminal histories in the U.S.,
including 30 convicted of sexual offenses, 20 convicted of assault and aggravated assault and one convicted of attempted murder.
"These incidents are continuing," the letter read. "CBP is currently monitoring another 'movement of several groups
ranging in size from 1,000 to 4,000' in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Veracruz. T
he documents did not specify how many migrants are believed to have criminal records."
FILE PHOTO: Central American migrants ride train through Juchitan, Oaxaca
FILE PHOTO: Central American migrants, moving in a caravan through Juchitan, Oaxaca are pictured atop a train known as "The Beast"
while continuing their journey toward the United States, in Mexico April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes
The letter — which was delivered to Homeland Security Acting Director Kevin McAleenan on Thursday
— asks DHS to provide more information regarding the criminal history of members in the January 2019 caravan,
and to provide more information on the migrant caravans currently moving northward in Chiapas and Veracruz.
The new information comes as the Trump administration is preparing a massive operation
to apprehend and deport "millions" of illegal immigrants living in the country.
President Donald Trump announced the plan on Monday night, and ICE later confirmed it will be taking place.
(RELATED: Study: The US Is No Longer The Top Destination For Refugees)
"At this point right now … we have really no other choice but to use our enforcement statutory authority
to identify where these individuals are and remove them," ICE Acting Director Mark Morgan said to reporters on Wednesday.
"President Trump's executive order has made it clear: No class of individual is exempt from our federal immigration statutes."
END
Comment: your correspondent has spent "quality time" over the years in Central America.
With the exception of Costa Rica, the countries are corrupt, dysfunctional and violent.
Seen first hand.
Been that way for a very long time, hundreds of years.
They make Mexico look even better.
No, it is not the fault of the USA.
Thx
HUNDREDS OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CARRY CRIMINAL HISTORIES, DHS INVESTIGATION FINDS
June 20, 20191,303 Views
https://theusawire.com/2019/06/12090-hundreds-of-illegal-migrants-carry-criminal-histories-dhs-investigation-finds/
Hundreds of migrants who were part of U.S.-bound caravans carried serious criminal convictions, an internal investigation
from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), two agencies under DHS,
conducted an investigation into two different caravans from Central America that were bound for the U.S.
Their findings revealed hundreds of those individuals carried criminal histories, including murder, aggravated assault and sexual offenses.
The figures specifically refer to criminal acts already committed in the U.S.
The discoveries were detailed in a letter from members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform,
and obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Out of the nearly 8,000 members within a caravan that reached south of California in October 2018, ICE Homeland Security Investigations
found that 660 already had run-ins with the law in the U.S.
Of those, nearly 40 were convicted of assault or aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Three of them were convicted for murder.
ICE Homeland Security Investigations also tracked a migrant caravan from Honduras in January 2019.
Of the more than 3,300 individuals in the caravan, 860 were found to have criminal histories in the U.S.,
including 30 convicted of sexual offenses, 20 convicted of assault and aggravated assault and one convicted of attempted murder.
"These incidents are continuing," the letter read. "CBP is currently monitoring another 'movement of several groups
ranging in size from 1,000 to 4,000' in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Veracruz. T
he documents did not specify how many migrants are believed to have criminal records."
FILE PHOTO: Central American migrants ride train through Juchitan, Oaxaca
FILE PHOTO: Central American migrants, moving in a caravan through Juchitan, Oaxaca are pictured atop a train known as "The Beast"
while continuing their journey toward the United States, in Mexico April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes
The letter — which was delivered to Homeland Security Acting Director Kevin McAleenan on Thursday
— asks DHS to provide more information regarding the criminal history of members in the January 2019 caravan,
and to provide more information on the migrant caravans currently moving northward in Chiapas and Veracruz.
The new information comes as the Trump administration is preparing a massive operation
to apprehend and deport "millions" of illegal immigrants living in the country.
President Donald Trump announced the plan on Monday night, and ICE later confirmed it will be taking place.
(RELATED: Study: The US Is No Longer The Top Destination For Refugees)
"At this point right now … we have really no other choice but to use our enforcement statutory authority
to identify where these individuals are and remove them," ICE Acting Director Mark Morgan said to reporters on Wednesday.
"President Trump's executive order has made it clear: No class of individual is exempt from our federal immigration statutes."
END
AZMEX POLICY 21-6-19
AZMEX POLICY 21 JUN 2019
The deployment of the National Guard on the southern border concluded: Ebrard
Fabiola Martínez |
Friday, 21 Jun 2019 07:38
https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/2019/06/21/concluyo-despliegue-de-guardia-nacional-en-la-frontera-sur-ebrard-4327.html
Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard during the morning conference at the National Palace. Photo José Antonio López
Mexico City. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, said that Mexico will allocate 100 million dollars
for development in Central America.
During the morning conference of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the National Palace,
the foreign minister recalled that the special program has five areas.
In this regard, he reported that the deployment of the National Guard is already finished, as had been anticipated.
The National Institute of Migration (INM) said that it has already completed 650 facilities for the regulatory function.
The third area has to do with the support to the communities in the north of the country where the asylum seekers
sent from the United States are waiting for a response to their processes.
They are received by three points and up to now they are 14 thousand, from January 29 to June 20.
The fourth issue is related to development in the south of the country.
The President ordered that the program be extended.
In the fifth area, Ebrard mentioned, he met with the Secretary General of the United Nations
for his support of the plan for the southern border of Mexico,
especially for economic development and child care.
UNICEF will support the installation and operation of the schools.
"There are 17 UN agencies that are participating in the plan for southern Mexico and Central America," he said.
Regarding this region, he indicated that 100 million dollars will be invested for the development plan.
What we want to demonstrate, he said, is that these actions, such as Sowing Life, ( Sembrando vida )
can give results in the short term, particularly to tackle the effects of climate change.
Next week, Mexico will be providing resources and will become the main driver of cooperation projects
for development in the area to generate life opportunities, with the support of the United Nations.
He specified that the resources of the Yucatan Fund are included in the Federal Expenditure Budget
for the development of Central America.
END
The deployment of the National Guard on the southern border concluded: Ebrard
Fabiola Martínez |
Friday, 21 Jun 2019 07:38
https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/2019/06/21/concluyo-despliegue-de-guardia-nacional-en-la-frontera-sur-ebrard-4327.html
Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard during the morning conference at the National Palace. Photo José Antonio López
Mexico City. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, said that Mexico will allocate 100 million dollars
for development in Central America.
During the morning conference of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the National Palace,
the foreign minister recalled that the special program has five areas.
In this regard, he reported that the deployment of the National Guard is already finished, as had been anticipated.
The National Institute of Migration (INM) said that it has already completed 650 facilities for the regulatory function.
The third area has to do with the support to the communities in the north of the country where the asylum seekers
sent from the United States are waiting for a response to their processes.
They are received by three points and up to now they are 14 thousand, from January 29 to June 20.
The fourth issue is related to development in the south of the country.
The President ordered that the program be extended.
In the fifth area, Ebrard mentioned, he met with the Secretary General of the United Nations
for his support of the plan for the southern border of Mexico,
especially for economic development and child care.
UNICEF will support the installation and operation of the schools.
"There are 17 UN agencies that are participating in the plan for southern Mexico and Central America," he said.
Regarding this region, he indicated that 100 million dollars will be invested for the development plan.
What we want to demonstrate, he said, is that these actions, such as Sowing Life, ( Sembrando vida )
can give results in the short term, particularly to tackle the effects of climate change.
Next week, Mexico will be providing resources and will become the main driver of cooperation projects
for development in the area to generate life opportunities, with the support of the United Nations.
He specified that the resources of the Yucatan Fund are included in the Federal Expenditure Budget
for the development of Central America.
END
AZMEX "OP-ED" 21-6-19
AZMEX "OP-ED" 21 JUN 2019
Comment: from the far left.
"one of America's closest allies" (?? ). Since when?
" the thousands of refugees flocking to our border from Central America". "Refugees" ??
Gracias
Opinion: Trump's tariff threat is a dumb way to extort Mexico
BY JAMES GARCIA
JUNE 21, 2019 AT 4:04 AM
https://ktar.com/story/2622782/opinion-trumps-tariff-threat-is-a-dumb-way-to-extort-mexico/
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Sometimes coming up with just the right lead for a column can be tough. Sometimes my cup runneth over.
For this piece, I have at least three strong options.
• Trade policy by Tweet is just plain dumb.
• Why wouldn't President Trump try to extort one of America's closest allies?
• What gives our government the right to violate Mexico's sovereignty?
( But it's ok if they violate our sovereignty !)
The topic du jour is President Trump's proclamation-by-tweet that he was planning to impose punishing tariffs, aka taxes,
on Mexican imports to the United States if they didn't put a stop to refugees fleeing the chaos, violence and poverty raging in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Trump's nonsensical scheme is on hold for now, but if it does go into effect, according to most sensible economists,
it could trigger the loss of hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs.
Related Links
Mexico's Senate approves trade deal with US, Canada
In Arizona alone, which does about $16 billion in annual trade with Mexico, experts say Trump's initial threat of a 5% tariff
(which would rise to 25% if he doesn't get his way) could cost at least 6,000 trade-related jobs statewide.
A 5% tariff, according to Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Glenn Hamer, would equate to a $450 million tax on Mexican imports.
Add to that the havoc the tariffs would wreak on Mexico's economy, leading to a potential increase in immigration from Mexico
and a strain on the federal budget there that would leave less money to address the issue of refugees passing through Mexico on their way to the United States.
In other words, Trump's plan would accomplish precisely the opposite of the president's stated goal: cutting immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Admittedly, I'm no expert on the economy. So, what do the actual experts have to say?
Hamer called Trump's tariff plan "baffling" and "terribly damaging." Arizona State University economist Dennis Hoffman,
in an interview with Fox 10 in Phoenix, said, "At the end of the day, it leaves … [American consumers] with less dollars in their pockets to spend on other goods."
Kind of like taxes.
"It's difficult to understand," Hoffman said, "why you want to make the economy be held hostage to this process of negotiation."
"Hostage" is a strong word. Here's another one: extortion.
I know, extortion is such an ugly word. It's an even uglier thing to do to your friends. But that's exactly what Trump is doing to Mexico.
In Trump's hands, tariffs are like a loaded gun, and it's a weapon he's used time and again to bully international allies
and adversaries alike, including Canada and China. In Mexico's case,
Trump's ultimatum amounts to a de facto violation of that country's sovereignty by ordering a longstanding ally to lock down its border with Guatemala.
Shouldn't that decision be left to Mexico's president and its Congress?
It's as if Trump has his tariff gun pointed right at Mexico's head and he is saying:
"Keep the refugees from crossing the border or else your economy gets it!"
Yikes! I think he really means it! Or does he?
Just days before the tariffs were slated to go into effect, Trump called the whole thing off. Huh? What gives?
Did the president finally come to his senses? Don't get carried away.
Enter stage right, GOP U.S. Senate heavyweights who only care about two things more than Trump appointing conservative Supreme Court judges:
making money and getting reelected.
Since Trump's tariffs help Republicans do neither, Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz pushed back.
So did Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Sonora Gov. Claudia Pavlovich.
Even Arizona's Republican U.S. Sen. Martha McSally balked at Trump's tariff proposal.
Yup, the same Martha McSally who groveled at Trump's feet to get his endorsement in her 2018 bid to replace Sen. Jeff Flake
(before losing that race to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and getting appointed to replace the late Sen. John McCain).
Why are some key Republicans finally willing to challenge Trumponomics?
It might have something to do with the $671 billion in annual U.S.-Mexico trade of goods and services and the millions of jobs in our country tied to that trade.
Oddly, there's one GOP politico who didn't challenge Trump's extort-the-Mexicans tariff plan: Gov. Doug Ducey.
That's odd, I thought he was an avowed free-trade, pro-business, pro-Mexico, anti-tax capitalist.
Don't worry. It turns out that Ducey's pro-free trade persona is just incognito, according conservative political consultant Chuck Coughlin.
Speaking on KJZZ last week, Coughlin defended Ducey by saying, "Criticizing the Republican president gets you nothing."
Translation: Ducey knows the president's tariff threat is wrong, but he's not willing to stand up for the people of Arizona,
even if Trump's plan could cost us thousands of jobs, because he'd rather curry favor with Trump than protect the economic prosperity of Arizona and Mexico.
Wait, who does Ducey represent?
In the end, the dumbest thing about Trump's plan is that it won't work.
Take it from the thousands of refugees flocking to our border from Central America:
the last thing on their minds when deciding to walk the 2,500-plus miles from Honduras to Tijuana with their families in tow
is whether American consumers are going to have to pay more for Mexican exports like cars and washing machines.
While folks like Trump and Ducey are worried about covering their far-right flanks as they chart their political future,
refugees have more important things to worry about: like staying alive and feeding their families.
Editor's Note: This column was originally published on azmirror.com.
End
Comment: from the far left.
"one of America's closest allies" (?? ). Since when?
" the thousands of refugees flocking to our border from Central America". "Refugees" ??
Gracias
Opinion: Trump's tariff threat is a dumb way to extort Mexico
BY JAMES GARCIA
JUNE 21, 2019 AT 4:04 AM
https://ktar.com/story/2622782/opinion-trumps-tariff-threat-is-a-dumb-way-to-extort-mexico/
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Sometimes coming up with just the right lead for a column can be tough. Sometimes my cup runneth over.
For this piece, I have at least three strong options.
• Trade policy by Tweet is just plain dumb.
• Why wouldn't President Trump try to extort one of America's closest allies?
• What gives our government the right to violate Mexico's sovereignty?
( But it's ok if they violate our sovereignty !)
The topic du jour is President Trump's proclamation-by-tweet that he was planning to impose punishing tariffs, aka taxes,
on Mexican imports to the United States if they didn't put a stop to refugees fleeing the chaos, violence and poverty raging in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Trump's nonsensical scheme is on hold for now, but if it does go into effect, according to most sensible economists,
it could trigger the loss of hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs.
Related Links
Mexico's Senate approves trade deal with US, Canada
In Arizona alone, which does about $16 billion in annual trade with Mexico, experts say Trump's initial threat of a 5% tariff
(which would rise to 25% if he doesn't get his way) could cost at least 6,000 trade-related jobs statewide.
A 5% tariff, according to Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Glenn Hamer, would equate to a $450 million tax on Mexican imports.
Add to that the havoc the tariffs would wreak on Mexico's economy, leading to a potential increase in immigration from Mexico
and a strain on the federal budget there that would leave less money to address the issue of refugees passing through Mexico on their way to the United States.
In other words, Trump's plan would accomplish precisely the opposite of the president's stated goal: cutting immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Admittedly, I'm no expert on the economy. So, what do the actual experts have to say?
Hamer called Trump's tariff plan "baffling" and "terribly damaging." Arizona State University economist Dennis Hoffman,
in an interview with Fox 10 in Phoenix, said, "At the end of the day, it leaves … [American consumers] with less dollars in their pockets to spend on other goods."
Kind of like taxes.
"It's difficult to understand," Hoffman said, "why you want to make the economy be held hostage to this process of negotiation."
"Hostage" is a strong word. Here's another one: extortion.
I know, extortion is such an ugly word. It's an even uglier thing to do to your friends. But that's exactly what Trump is doing to Mexico.
In Trump's hands, tariffs are like a loaded gun, and it's a weapon he's used time and again to bully international allies
and adversaries alike, including Canada and China. In Mexico's case,
Trump's ultimatum amounts to a de facto violation of that country's sovereignty by ordering a longstanding ally to lock down its border with Guatemala.
Shouldn't that decision be left to Mexico's president and its Congress?
It's as if Trump has his tariff gun pointed right at Mexico's head and he is saying:
"Keep the refugees from crossing the border or else your economy gets it!"
Yikes! I think he really means it! Or does he?
Just days before the tariffs were slated to go into effect, Trump called the whole thing off. Huh? What gives?
Did the president finally come to his senses? Don't get carried away.
Enter stage right, GOP U.S. Senate heavyweights who only care about two things more than Trump appointing conservative Supreme Court judges:
making money and getting reelected.
Since Trump's tariffs help Republicans do neither, Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz pushed back.
So did Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Sonora Gov. Claudia Pavlovich.
Even Arizona's Republican U.S. Sen. Martha McSally balked at Trump's tariff proposal.
Yup, the same Martha McSally who groveled at Trump's feet to get his endorsement in her 2018 bid to replace Sen. Jeff Flake
(before losing that race to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and getting appointed to replace the late Sen. John McCain).
Why are some key Republicans finally willing to challenge Trumponomics?
It might have something to do with the $671 billion in annual U.S.-Mexico trade of goods and services and the millions of jobs in our country tied to that trade.
Oddly, there's one GOP politico who didn't challenge Trump's extort-the-Mexicans tariff plan: Gov. Doug Ducey.
That's odd, I thought he was an avowed free-trade, pro-business, pro-Mexico, anti-tax capitalist.
Don't worry. It turns out that Ducey's pro-free trade persona is just incognito, according conservative political consultant Chuck Coughlin.
Speaking on KJZZ last week, Coughlin defended Ducey by saying, "Criticizing the Republican president gets you nothing."
Translation: Ducey knows the president's tariff threat is wrong, but he's not willing to stand up for the people of Arizona,
even if Trump's plan could cost us thousands of jobs, because he'd rather curry favor with Trump than protect the economic prosperity of Arizona and Mexico.
Wait, who does Ducey represent?
In the end, the dumbest thing about Trump's plan is that it won't work.
Take it from the thousands of refugees flocking to our border from Central America:
the last thing on their minds when deciding to walk the 2,500-plus miles from Honduras to Tijuana with their families in tow
is whether American consumers are going to have to pay more for Mexican exports like cars and washing machines.
While folks like Trump and Ducey are worried about covering their far-right flanks as they chart their political future,
refugees have more important things to worry about: like staying alive and feeding their families.
Editor's Note: This column was originally published on azmirror.com.
End
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
AZMEX POLICY 19-6-19
AZMEX POLICY 19 JUN 2019
Comment: A small step in the right direction .
Gracias
WEDNESDAY JUNE 19, 2019
The Law of Legitima Defense in the State (Sonora ) is now official
It was published in the official bulletin, citizens can protect themselves from an aggression to their person or family within their homes or businesses
https://www.tribunadesanluis.com.mx/republica/ya-es-oficial-la-ley-de-legitima-defensa-en-el-estado-de-sonora-3785414.html
Photo: Courtesy
Guillermo Saucedo / El Sol de Hermosillo
Gildardo Real Ramírez, National Action Deputy, I am pleased that the government headed by Claudia Pavlovich
has already published in the Official Gazette the Law of Legitimate Defense,
which she considered urgent because of the high incidence of crime in Sonora.
They publish in the Official Bulletin Ley de Legítima Defensa in Sonora
He mentioned that with it the citizen can protect himself from a criminal inside his house and its boundaries,
also inside commercial establishments.
"It already existed but it lent a lot to the interpretation of public ministries, that is,
you defended yourself against an attack inside your home but there were some principles of proportionality or rationality,
now you will not need to defend yourself before the public prosecutor" he explained.
Real Ramírez commented that it was not possible to extend the legitimate defense inside private vehicles,
since the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) determined that the car is not considered an extension of property.
LOCAL
Must Security change strategy: ediles
"Applies for example a watchman in an Oxxo, a worker in a supermarket,
if a person who is a watchman attacks a person and even makes him lose his life in legitimate defense,
the person who defended himself will have the privilege of having this law "He added.
The Federal Firearms and Explosives Law stipulates that weapons such as: semi-automatic pistols of a caliber not exceeding 9 millimeters
may be possessed, except for the Super, Commando, Mauser, Luger and Parabellum revolvers.
The ejidatarios, comuneros and day laborers of the field, outside the urban zones, will be able to possess and to carry with the single manifestation
, a weapon of those already mentioned, a rifle of caliber .22 or a shotgun, except of those of barrel length of less than 635 mm. ( 25 inches )
At home, weapons may be possessed for the security and legitimate defense of its inhabitants.
Their possession imposes the duty of manifesting them to the Secretariat of National Defense, for their registration.
At home, weapons may be possessed for the security and legitimate defense of its inhabitants.
Their possession imposes the duty of manifesting them to the Secretariat of National Defense, for their registration.
End
Comment: A small step in the right direction .
Gracias
WEDNESDAY JUNE 19, 2019
The Law of Legitima Defense in the State (Sonora ) is now official
It was published in the official bulletin, citizens can protect themselves from an aggression to their person or family within their homes or businesses
https://www.tribunadesanluis.com.mx/republica/ya-es-oficial-la-ley-de-legitima-defensa-en-el-estado-de-sonora-3785414.html
Photo: Courtesy
Guillermo Saucedo / El Sol de Hermosillo
Gildardo Real Ramírez, National Action Deputy, I am pleased that the government headed by Claudia Pavlovich
has already published in the Official Gazette the Law of Legitimate Defense,
which she considered urgent because of the high incidence of crime in Sonora.
They publish in the Official Bulletin Ley de Legítima Defensa in Sonora
He mentioned that with it the citizen can protect himself from a criminal inside his house and its boundaries,
also inside commercial establishments.
"It already existed but it lent a lot to the interpretation of public ministries, that is,
you defended yourself against an attack inside your home but there were some principles of proportionality or rationality,
now you will not need to defend yourself before the public prosecutor" he explained.
Real Ramírez commented that it was not possible to extend the legitimate defense inside private vehicles,
since the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) determined that the car is not considered an extension of property.
LOCAL
Must Security change strategy: ediles
"Applies for example a watchman in an Oxxo, a worker in a supermarket,
if a person who is a watchman attacks a person and even makes him lose his life in legitimate defense,
the person who defended himself will have the privilege of having this law "He added.
The Federal Firearms and Explosives Law stipulates that weapons such as: semi-automatic pistols of a caliber not exceeding 9 millimeters
may be possessed, except for the Super, Commando, Mauser, Luger and Parabellum revolvers.
The ejidatarios, comuneros and day laborers of the field, outside the urban zones, will be able to possess and to carry with the single manifestation
, a weapon of those already mentioned, a rifle of caliber .22 or a shotgun, except of those of barrel length of less than 635 mm. ( 25 inches )
At home, weapons may be possessed for the security and legitimate defense of its inhabitants.
Their possession imposes the duty of manifesting them to the Secretariat of National Defense, for their registration.
At home, weapons may be possessed for the security and legitimate defense of its inhabitants.
Their possession imposes the duty of manifesting them to the Secretariat of National Defense, for their registration.
End
Monday, June 17, 2019
AZMEX I3 12-6-19
AZMEX I3 12 JUN 2019
Note: video at link.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-48602172/driver-films-people-crawling-out-of-manhole-in-border-town
End
more:
Private Border Causes Problems in New Mexico Town
JUNE 11, 2019 BY RIGHTON
https://rightonnews.com/2019/06/11/private-border-causes-problems-in-new-mexico-town/
Throughout the week last week and into the weekend, Sunland Park, New Mexico's mayor and administration
were swamped with phone calls and death threats concerning the city's major problem with illegal immigration.
The Mayor, Javier Perea, was accused of being involved with the cartels. Between him and the administration,
they received these phone calls from all over America.
The phone calls were an effort to get a border wall approved to stop illegals from flooding the city and the country.
A group of people came together to form an organization called We Build the Wall
and put up a twenty-foot fence along the mountainside outside the city limits.
The quiet town became a national sensation when the group announced the border fence as the first fence built privately to protect the border.
But it did not last for long because the city put a halt on all construction to allow the mayor and his administration to evaluate the laws for the fence.
This angered the group's founder and president, Brian Kolfage as he began shooting tweets about the New Mexico town being corrupt.
He was upset the project was being stopped, and that is when the death threats started by phone calls for the town's mayor Javier Perea.
Police Chief Javier Guerra told reporters an anonymous phone call came through stating the city was "involved in organized crime,"
and they sent out a death threat for Perea and his family.
Guerra stated the call was untraceable, and he put a patrol unit near the mayor's home for their safety.
Perea stated, "The threats and name-calling are a cheap blow to the city of Sunland Park.
But I am not going to stoop to that level. I am not going there."
The organization of We Build the Wall started when the founder and creator Brian Kolfage, an Air Force veteran
got together with a former Secretary of State from Kansas, Kris Kobach, and Steve Bannon who was a former White House strategist.
They all shared the same idea as many people do about the border. Our country needs protection,
and they said by building a wall, migrants will not want to cross the border where they cannot get in.
Kobach told of how the idea and project came about. The nonprofit organization came to Sunland Park on April 6.
Fifty-seven days later the project started. On Memorial Day weekend, the fence was constructed,
and the announcement to have it up was made on Memorial Day.
The property is owned by American Eagle where the 20-foot fence is being built.
The operation is against Mount Cristo Rey, which is where Catholics gather and sits between three states.
It is also on the border of the United States and Mexico. T
he area is also known as Monument One which is a federal marker and is the boundary near the property where the business operates.
The city's planning commission will hear from the developers and the public
so they can gather all the information to bring before the City Council for a vote.
They will also evaluate the size of the fence and time it takes to have it up.
Kobach claimed the project was brought up before President Donald Trump as he stated at a news conference,
"He has told me several times, that he 100% endorses what We Build the Wall is doing."
A Sunland Park resident, Carmen Marquez told reporters,
"The private border fence casts a bad light on the city. I am worried about how the city is being perceived,
and the way We Build the Wall treated Sunland Park was filthy. They (We Build the Wall) don't care."
She was just one of the few who was against the border fence.
Many more support the project and stated their claims as the construction of the border fence continued.
Members from Angel Families spoke in favor of the wall at the news conference.
Mary Ann Mendoza, who is an advisory board member of the nonprofit organization,
stated, "My son's life was snuffed out in 2014 by a drunk repeat illegal alien criminal who was allowed to stay in our country.
We are all in support of legal immigration. Illegal immigration is what we don't accept.
It is a criminal act in itself, and we need to stop the flow.
This (the wall) is a beautiful thing and has affected every Angel Family."
This is just one of the many stories which hold the truth in the group's support.
End
Note: video at link.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-48602172/driver-films-people-crawling-out-of-manhole-in-border-town
End
more:
Private Border Causes Problems in New Mexico Town
JUNE 11, 2019 BY RIGHTON
https://rightonnews.com/2019/06/11/private-border-causes-problems-in-new-mexico-town/
Throughout the week last week and into the weekend, Sunland Park, New Mexico's mayor and administration
were swamped with phone calls and death threats concerning the city's major problem with illegal immigration.
The Mayor, Javier Perea, was accused of being involved with the cartels. Between him and the administration,
they received these phone calls from all over America.
The phone calls were an effort to get a border wall approved to stop illegals from flooding the city and the country.
A group of people came together to form an organization called We Build the Wall
and put up a twenty-foot fence along the mountainside outside the city limits.
The quiet town became a national sensation when the group announced the border fence as the first fence built privately to protect the border.
But it did not last for long because the city put a halt on all construction to allow the mayor and his administration to evaluate the laws for the fence.
This angered the group's founder and president, Brian Kolfage as he began shooting tweets about the New Mexico town being corrupt.
He was upset the project was being stopped, and that is when the death threats started by phone calls for the town's mayor Javier Perea.
Police Chief Javier Guerra told reporters an anonymous phone call came through stating the city was "involved in organized crime,"
and they sent out a death threat for Perea and his family.
Guerra stated the call was untraceable, and he put a patrol unit near the mayor's home for their safety.
Perea stated, "The threats and name-calling are a cheap blow to the city of Sunland Park.
But I am not going to stoop to that level. I am not going there."
The organization of We Build the Wall started when the founder and creator Brian Kolfage, an Air Force veteran
got together with a former Secretary of State from Kansas, Kris Kobach, and Steve Bannon who was a former White House strategist.
They all shared the same idea as many people do about the border. Our country needs protection,
and they said by building a wall, migrants will not want to cross the border where they cannot get in.
Kobach told of how the idea and project came about. The nonprofit organization came to Sunland Park on April 6.
Fifty-seven days later the project started. On Memorial Day weekend, the fence was constructed,
and the announcement to have it up was made on Memorial Day.
The property is owned by American Eagle where the 20-foot fence is being built.
The operation is against Mount Cristo Rey, which is where Catholics gather and sits between three states.
It is also on the border of the United States and Mexico. T
he area is also known as Monument One which is a federal marker and is the boundary near the property where the business operates.
The city's planning commission will hear from the developers and the public
so they can gather all the information to bring before the City Council for a vote.
They will also evaluate the size of the fence and time it takes to have it up.
Kobach claimed the project was brought up before President Donald Trump as he stated at a news conference,
"He has told me several times, that he 100% endorses what We Build the Wall is doing."
A Sunland Park resident, Carmen Marquez told reporters,
"The private border fence casts a bad light on the city. I am worried about how the city is being perceived,
and the way We Build the Wall treated Sunland Park was filthy. They (We Build the Wall) don't care."
She was just one of the few who was against the border fence.
Many more support the project and stated their claims as the construction of the border fence continued.
Members from Angel Families spoke in favor of the wall at the news conference.
Mary Ann Mendoza, who is an advisory board member of the nonprofit organization,
stated, "My son's life was snuffed out in 2014 by a drunk repeat illegal alien criminal who was allowed to stay in our country.
We are all in support of legal immigration. Illegal immigration is what we don't accept.
It is a criminal act in itself, and we need to stop the flow.
This (the wall) is a beautiful thing and has affected every Angel Family."
This is just one of the many stories which hold the truth in the group's support.
End
AZMEX I3-2 15-6-19
AZMEX I3-2 15 JUN 2019.
Note: A Ebola update?
African migrants pass through San Antonio and swiftly fan out across the country
by Anna Giaritelli
| June 15, 2019 07:00 AM
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/african-migrants-pass-through-san-antonio-and-swiftly-fan-out-across-the-country
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Roughly 300 Congolese and Angolan citizens who arrived in San Antonio the first week of June
after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border days earlier have all briskly departed the city for destinations across the country,
some with fuzzy plans based partly on hope.
The hundreds of family members and single adults from Central Africa first showed up June 4
at the southern border's Eagle Pass and Del Rio towns in south-central Texas.
The migrants surrendered to Border Patrol agents and claimed asylum after crossing the Rio Grande.
The agency did not, as it is supposed to, turn families over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Instead, it released families onto the streets of Eagle Pass and Del Rio, according to two government a
nd nongovernment officials with first-hand knowledge of the matter.
The African migrants then bought bus tickets to either San Antonio or Austin, according to San Antonio Interim Assistant City Manager Colleen Bridger.
"If — a family, the sponsor — it's been 24-48 hours and they can't buy the [bus] ticket, then we'll buy it,"
Elizabeth Nemeth, executive director of Catholic Charities' west side center, told the Washington Examiner Thursday.
For a family of five to seven looking to travel by bus to New York, it will cost $2,000, she said.
While many Central American families who arrive have final destinations and family members
in mind who could pay for their tickets and put them up, the African families did not always have quite as clearly defined plans.
"They come with a place in mind. 'My friend told me to go to Portland, Maine,
because there's a lot of Congolese families that already live there and it's welcoming," said Nemeth.
"And they have that plan in mind, right? But they don't understand the geography — like where it is, how much it costs to get there.
There's a lot of misconceptions. They may think, 'I have a friend there,' but they don't have a friend's phone number …
[We can look into] what is their last name, phone book, call shelter and ask about them, connect the dots.
I wouldn't say that we're just putting them randomly. They have an idea."
The African migrants are spending six to seven months traveling to Brazil then up to the U.S.
Those entering the U.S. through this route did so because they "were scared the [refugee] process was not gonna work, or that it's last a standstill,"
said Christina Higgs, Catholic Charities spokeswoman for the San Antonio region.
Some worried traveling to or through Europe was "getting really dangerous."
"He used the term, and I hate to say it, but they were trying to hedge their bets by coming his way
and see if they couldn't get here that way," she added.
Officials from the city and local organizations expect Africans to continue arriving in San Antonio.
End
Note: A Ebola update?
African migrants pass through San Antonio and swiftly fan out across the country
by Anna Giaritelli
| June 15, 2019 07:00 AM
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/african-migrants-pass-through-san-antonio-and-swiftly-fan-out-across-the-country
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Roughly 300 Congolese and Angolan citizens who arrived in San Antonio the first week of June
after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border days earlier have all briskly departed the city for destinations across the country,
some with fuzzy plans based partly on hope.
The hundreds of family members and single adults from Central Africa first showed up June 4
at the southern border's Eagle Pass and Del Rio towns in south-central Texas.
The migrants surrendered to Border Patrol agents and claimed asylum after crossing the Rio Grande.
The agency did not, as it is supposed to, turn families over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Instead, it released families onto the streets of Eagle Pass and Del Rio, according to two government a
nd nongovernment officials with first-hand knowledge of the matter.
The African migrants then bought bus tickets to either San Antonio or Austin, according to San Antonio Interim Assistant City Manager Colleen Bridger.
"If — a family, the sponsor — it's been 24-48 hours and they can't buy the [bus] ticket, then we'll buy it,"
Elizabeth Nemeth, executive director of Catholic Charities' west side center, told the Washington Examiner Thursday.
For a family of five to seven looking to travel by bus to New York, it will cost $2,000, she said.
While many Central American families who arrive have final destinations and family members
in mind who could pay for their tickets and put them up, the African families did not always have quite as clearly defined plans.
"They come with a place in mind. 'My friend told me to go to Portland, Maine,
because there's a lot of Congolese families that already live there and it's welcoming," said Nemeth.
"And they have that plan in mind, right? But they don't understand the geography — like where it is, how much it costs to get there.
There's a lot of misconceptions. They may think, 'I have a friend there,' but they don't have a friend's phone number …
[We can look into] what is their last name, phone book, call shelter and ask about them, connect the dots.
I wouldn't say that we're just putting them randomly. They have an idea."
The African migrants are spending six to seven months traveling to Brazil then up to the U.S.
Those entering the U.S. through this route did so because they "were scared the [refugee] process was not gonna work, or that it's last a standstill,"
said Christina Higgs, Catholic Charities spokeswoman for the San Antonio region.
Some worried traveling to or through Europe was "getting really dangerous."
"He used the term, and I hate to say it, but they were trying to hedge their bets by coming his way
and see if they couldn't get here that way," she added.
Officials from the city and local organizations expect Africans to continue arriving in San Antonio.
End
Friday, June 14, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE 14-6-19
AZMEX UPDATE 14 JUN 2019
Comment: Sonora starting to look more like Central America. Que Triste!
Gracias
Cajeme had a red Thursday: they killed 6 and "raised" one
Six armed attacks registered in different areas left 6 people dead and one "up".
By GH Writing
June 14th
https://www.elimparcial.com/sonora/ciudadobregon/Cajeme-tuvo-jueves-rojo-Mataron-a-6-y-levantaron-a-uno--20190614-0061.html
Cajeme had a red Thursday with a balance of 6 dead and one "lifted".
Ciudad Obregón.- Six people without life and one "lifted" left as a result six armed attacks recorded on Thursday in different areas of Cajeme.
The first was at 08:00 hours on the streets Toapan and Cauque, colony Infonavit Yukuhimari, where Ismael, alias "Mayel", 52,
was attacked with bullets from a long weapon outside his home, leaving him badly injured.
He was transferred aboard a Red Cross ambulance to a hospital, where he later died while receiving medical attention.
The death number 22 of the month was in the neighborhood Jardines del Valle, near 13:10 hours,
where an armed attack inside a home located in De las Flores streets, between Gardenia and Geranio,
left David dead, 35 years old, who received at least four shots, three in chest and one in one leg.
The man was shot to death by a pair of unidentified individuals who arrived on a motorcycle and fled to an unknown destination.
Around 5:40 pm, two shootings almost simultaneously in different places, left as balance two men without life,
identified as Abraham G. A., 21 years old and José Luis, 35 years.
The first one was in the Nicolás Bravo streets, between Plan de San Luis and Manuel Torres, of the Russo Vogel colony,
while the other in the street Pedro Ortiz Trejo, of the colony Ramiro Valdez "El Chorizo".
An hour later, at around 6:45 p.m. in the Casa Blanca neighborhood, a person with violence from a van.
At nightfall at 21:45 in the colony Aves del Castillo through the streets Águila between Cardenal and Codorniz, mother and son,
identified as Jessica RB of 40 years and Angel BJ of 18 years were shot to death with a long weapon. lying in the service corridor of the home.
With these events the count of victims rises due to armed attacks to 26, 16 injured and 7 lifted in 13 days of the month of June.
To all the sites they went elements of the police corporations of the three levels of government to report of the happenings.
END
Note: photo at link:
Shooting outside primary school is recorded in Agua Prieta
It is the second violent event that is registered in this border this week.
By GH Writing
June 14th
https://www.elimparcial.com/sonora/policiaca/Se-registra-balacera-afuera-de-primaria-en-Agua-Prieta--20190614-0060.html
There was a shootout outside a school in Agua Prieta.
AGUA PRIETA, Sonora.- Moments of tension for teachers who were inside Margarita Maza de Juarez Elementary School,
making the Technical Council, when suddenly a shooting outside the campus took place this morning.
The place was besieged by elements of the Mexican Army and Municipal Police, while investigations of the scene were carried out,
where unofficially people were spoken of dead, but it has not been confirmed by the authorities yet.
More on this topic
A shooting in the exit to Naco, Sonora, left as balance four men without life, according to unofficial information.
POLICE
They report shooting in Naco; 4 dead
During this week, this is the second violent fact that is registered in this border, which also caused concern among the population
when listening to the detonations of a firearm.
End
Six shootings; 26 dead
June 13, 2019
https://diariodelyaqui.mx/index.php/2019/06/13/cinco-balaceras-van-26-muertos/
The armed aggressions do not give truce in the Municipality, because yesterday there were three shootings with two deaths
and one wounded. In addition, a victim of a previous attack lost the battle.
By: Óscar García
In the first shooting, a man, identified as "El Mayel", 52, was attacked by bullets outside his home,
around 08:00 hours in the colony Infonavit Yucujímari.
The events occurred in Toapa Street, and Cauque, where the victim was away from home;
in that, several hitmen arrived in a black sedan, from which a subject descended and shot him.
The man presented bullet wounds in one leg, so he was transferred by Red Cross paramedics to a hospital to receive care,
where he was reported out of danger.
At around 2:30 p.m., another armed aggression was recorded, leaving a person without life as a result.
The attack occurred on Las Flores Avenue, between Geranios and Gardenias, from Jardines del Valle neighborhood,
where neighbors reported to the authorities that they had heard detonations with a firearm;
therefore, they arrived quickly at that address and found a man without life inside a home.
the name of David C. J., 56, who was checked by Red Cross paramedics, but no longer had vital signs.
Approximately one hour later, in Quetchehueca, one person was shot and illegally deprived of freedom.
Unofficially it was indicated that the occupants of a GMC truck shot a man and that he was dead.
Moments later, in the street 1400 and 4 was found the GMC with the deceased in the interior; it is presumed that they have boarded another vehicle.
Yesterday morning, in the General Hospital, the man who was shot in La Libertad perished on the street Río Tula.
His name was Daniel, 27 years old and he died after several days of agony.
Another attack was recorded at around 5:00 p.m. they reported a wounded youth.
The authorities found the victim, Abraham G. A., aged 21, at his home,
on Nicolás Bravo Street, between Plan de San Luis and Manuel Torres, of Russo Vogel.
The benemérita's paramedics helped the man, but he could not resist the wounds and he died.
Neighbors said that about 10 detonations were heard.
At 17:20 hours, another death was recorded, now in the El Chorizo neighborhood,
next to the coloni to Plano Oriente, where José Luis, aged 31, died, after being shot to death by two persons.
MURDER TWO YESTERDAY NIGHT
Last night two people were shot dead in the neighborhood of Robles del Castillo, on Aguila and Cornis streets, in Ciudad Obregón.
The victims were identified as Yessica R. B., "La Sola", 40 years old and her son Ángel de Jesús B. B., "El Ángel", 18 years old.
To the place arrived elements of the Red Cross, Municipal Police, State and the Ministry of National Defense,
who cordoned off the area to carry out the corresponding investigations.
With these executions they total 26 deaths violently in June.
END
Comment: Sonora starting to look more like Central America. Que Triste!
Gracias
Cajeme had a red Thursday: they killed 6 and "raised" one
Six armed attacks registered in different areas left 6 people dead and one "up".
By GH Writing
June 14th
https://www.elimparcial.com/sonora/ciudadobregon/Cajeme-tuvo-jueves-rojo-Mataron-a-6-y-levantaron-a-uno--20190614-0061.html
Cajeme had a red Thursday with a balance of 6 dead and one "lifted".
Ciudad Obregón.- Six people without life and one "lifted" left as a result six armed attacks recorded on Thursday in different areas of Cajeme.
The first was at 08:00 hours on the streets Toapan and Cauque, colony Infonavit Yukuhimari, where Ismael, alias "Mayel", 52,
was attacked with bullets from a long weapon outside his home, leaving him badly injured.
He was transferred aboard a Red Cross ambulance to a hospital, where he later died while receiving medical attention.
The death number 22 of the month was in the neighborhood Jardines del Valle, near 13:10 hours,
where an armed attack inside a home located in De las Flores streets, between Gardenia and Geranio,
left David dead, 35 years old, who received at least four shots, three in chest and one in one leg.
The man was shot to death by a pair of unidentified individuals who arrived on a motorcycle and fled to an unknown destination.
Around 5:40 pm, two shootings almost simultaneously in different places, left as balance two men without life,
identified as Abraham G. A., 21 years old and José Luis, 35 years.
The first one was in the Nicolás Bravo streets, between Plan de San Luis and Manuel Torres, of the Russo Vogel colony,
while the other in the street Pedro Ortiz Trejo, of the colony Ramiro Valdez "El Chorizo".
An hour later, at around 6:45 p.m. in the Casa Blanca neighborhood, a person with violence from a van.
At nightfall at 21:45 in the colony Aves del Castillo through the streets Águila between Cardenal and Codorniz, mother and son,
identified as Jessica RB of 40 years and Angel BJ of 18 years were shot to death with a long weapon. lying in the service corridor of the home.
With these events the count of victims rises due to armed attacks to 26, 16 injured and 7 lifted in 13 days of the month of June.
To all the sites they went elements of the police corporations of the three levels of government to report of the happenings.
END
Note: photo at link:
Shooting outside primary school is recorded in Agua Prieta
It is the second violent event that is registered in this border this week.
By GH Writing
June 14th
https://www.elimparcial.com/sonora/policiaca/Se-registra-balacera-afuera-de-primaria-en-Agua-Prieta--20190614-0060.html
There was a shootout outside a school in Agua Prieta.
AGUA PRIETA, Sonora.- Moments of tension for teachers who were inside Margarita Maza de Juarez Elementary School,
making the Technical Council, when suddenly a shooting outside the campus took place this morning.
The place was besieged by elements of the Mexican Army and Municipal Police, while investigations of the scene were carried out,
where unofficially people were spoken of dead, but it has not been confirmed by the authorities yet.
A shooting in the exit to Naco, Sonora, left as balance four men without life, according to unofficial information.
POLICE
They report shooting in Naco; 4 dead
During this week, this is the second violent fact that is registered in this border, which also caused concern among the population
when listening to the detonations of a firearm.
End
Six shootings; 26 dead
June 13, 2019
https://diariodelyaqui.mx/index.php/2019/06/13/cinco-balaceras-van-26-muertos/
The armed aggressions do not give truce in the Municipality, because yesterday there were three shootings with two deaths
and one wounded. In addition, a victim of a previous attack lost the battle.
By: Óscar García
In the first shooting, a man, identified as "El Mayel", 52, was attacked by bullets outside his home,
around 08:00 hours in the colony Infonavit Yucujímari.
The events occurred in Toapa Street, and Cauque, where the victim was away from home;
in that, several hitmen arrived in a black sedan, from which a subject descended and shot him.
The man presented bullet wounds in one leg, so he was transferred by Red Cross paramedics to a hospital to receive care,
where he was reported out of danger.
At around 2:30 p.m., another armed aggression was recorded, leaving a person without life as a result.
The attack occurred on Las Flores Avenue, between Geranios and Gardenias, from Jardines del Valle neighborhood,
where neighbors reported to the authorities that they had heard detonations with a firearm;
therefore, they arrived quickly at that address and found a man without life inside a home.
the name of David C. J., 56, who was checked by Red Cross paramedics, but no longer had vital signs.
Approximately one hour later, in Quetchehueca, one person was shot and illegally deprived of freedom.
Unofficially it was indicated that the occupants of a GMC truck shot a man and that he was dead.
Moments later, in the street 1400 and 4 was found the GMC with the deceased in the interior; it is presumed that they have boarded another vehicle.
Yesterday morning, in the General Hospital, the man who was shot in La Libertad perished on the street Río Tula.
His name was Daniel, 27 years old and he died after several days of agony.
Another attack was recorded at around 5:00 p.m. they reported a wounded youth.
The authorities found the victim, Abraham G. A., aged 21, at his home,
on Nicolás Bravo Street, between Plan de San Luis and Manuel Torres, of Russo Vogel.
The benemérita's paramedics helped the man, but he could not resist the wounds and he died.
Neighbors said that about 10 detonations were heard.
At 17:20 hours, another death was recorded, now in the El Chorizo neighborhood,
next to the coloni to Plano Oriente, where José Luis, aged 31, died, after being shot to death by two persons.
MURDER TWO YESTERDAY NIGHT
Last night two people were shot dead in the neighborhood of Robles del Castillo, on Aguila and Cornis streets, in Ciudad Obregón.
The victims were identified as Yessica R. B., "La Sola", 40 years old and her son Ángel de Jesús B. B., "El Ángel", 18 years old.
To the place arrived elements of the Red Cross, Municipal Police, State and the Ministry of National Defense,
who cordoned off the area to carry out the corresponding investigations.
With these executions they total 26 deaths violently in June.
END
Thursday, June 13, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE3 13-6-19
AZMEX UPDATE3 13 JUN 2019
NEWSCENTRAL & SOUTHERN ARIZONA NEWS
DEA seizes 73,000 pills in Arizona's biggest fentanyl bust
Posted: 9:19 PM, Jun 12, 2019 Updated: 1 hour ago
By: Nicole Valdes
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/dea-seizes-73k-pills-in-arizonas-biggest-feantanyl-bust
KNXV DEA Major Bust 6-12-19.png
Drug Enforcement Administration agents say they seize thousands of the dangerous pills at a time,
and have arrested hundreds for selling fentanyl in Arizona.
This week, agents broke a record -- seizing more than 73,000 pills in southern Arizona in just one bust.
Special agent Doug Coleman calls it a Catch-22. "We seized a bunch of dope, we saved a bunch of lives," he said.
"On the other hand, it's disheartening because it means that there is more and more of this coming across and bigger and bigger quantities."
Coleman says a majority of fentanyl is being smuggled into Arizona from the southern border,
making the Valley one of the most common areas with consistent trafficking of the drug.
DEA agents say this much fentanyl is worth more than $1 million, and even one pill could kill.
But now, drug makers are getting smarter, manufacturing the drug to look almost identical to pharmaceuticals or other, less harmful drugs.
"More and more Americans are going to die from this for a while until we get this problem under control," said Coleman.
"You don't know if that pill has one milligram of fentanyl in it, or if it has six milligrams," he added.
"You'll survive exposure to one, you won't survive exposure to six."
Their agents take special precaution when handling the substance, wearing protective suits, gloves
and even gas masks to prevent exposure.
After each arrest, the DEA says the drugs are taken to a lab for testing to find out how much fentanyl each pill contains,
and after court proceedings wrap up on a case, the drugs are destroyed.
END
Nogales CBP Officers seize $1.2M of cocaine, arrest 1 in smuggling attempt
Part of the $1.2 million in cocaine found in vehicle (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
By Elizabeth Walton | June 13, 2019 at 4:11 PM MST - Updated June 13 at 4:12 PM
https://www.kold.com/2019/06/13/nogales-cbp-officers-seize-m-cocaine/
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales
arrested a 28-year-old woman from Mexico who was involved in a failed smuggling attempt Monday, June 10.
CBP officers at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing SENTRI lane referred the Dodge sedan for further inspection
after a CBP canine alerted to the vehicle as she attempted to enter the United States from Mexico.
A search turned up nearly two dozen packages that were concealed within the vehicle's rocker panels.
The packages held nearly 51 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of in excess of $1.2 million.
Both the drugs and vehicle were seized and the woman was arrested and then turned over to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.
END
Nogales CBP Officers seize $360K of methamphetamine, arrest Phoenix woman
Drugs found in Phoenix woman's vehicle by Nogales CBP Officers. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
https://www.kold.com/2019/06/13/nogales-cbp-officers-seize-k-methamphetamine-arrest-phoenix-woman/
By KOLD News 13 Staff | June 13, 2019 at 3:34 PM MST - Updated June 13 at 4:05 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A 40-year-old Phoenix woman was arrested and more than $360,000 in methamphetamine
was seized from her vehicle by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Port of Nogales on Wednesday, June 12.
Accroding to CBP the woman's sedan was pulled for secondary inspection at the Mariposa Crossing, after a CBP canine alerted to the vehicle.
A search turned up 100 packages of methamphetamine hidden throughout the vehicle.
The drugs weighed 120 pounds and were worth an estimated $360,000.
CBP officers seized both the drugs and the vehicle, while the woman was arrested and turned over to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.
END
Update: You will pay for their medical care.
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Sinaloa cartel shootout in Agua Prieta leaves nearly a dozen people dead
Lupita Murillo
7:40 pm
June 11, 2019
https://kvoa.com/news/local-news/2019/06/11/sinaloa-cartel-shootout-in-agua-prieta-leaves-nearly-a-dozen-people-dead/
DOUGLAS, Ariz. – A bloody gun battle in the border town of Agua Prieta, just across from Douglas,
claimed the lives of nearly a dozen people.
Three others were taken to the port of entry and transported to hospitals in the United States
including a 12-year-old boy who was airlifted to Tucson.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels told News 4 Tucson, the gun battle started Monday afternoon.
He said they received information that the gun battle was the result of an internal rift within the Sinaloa cartel.
Sources told News 4 Tucson four cartel members showed up at the port of entry asking for asylum and claimed "credible fear".
Authorities took them into custody.
The Sinaloa drug cartel is the most ruthless and dangerous of the cartels. Evident by Monday's gun battle in broad daylight.
He recounted an incident that occurred "one of the victims that had been shot was taken to a hospital in Agua Prieta,"
Dannels said. "The cartel members who wanted him dead followed him to the hospital where they shot and killed him."
A vehicle involved in Monday's shootout in Agua Prieta.
Most people on both sides of the border say they are scared.
The Douglas/Agua Prieta communities are connected.
Most of the residents travel back and forth on a daily basis whether it is to buy groceries or go to the doctors.
One Agua Prieta resident said she crosses the border minimum twice a day.
She drops off her daughter at school and then picks her up.
So even though she's frightened about the shootout she says she will have to be extra cautious
and hope she nor family members get caught in the crossfire should this happen again.
A Douglas resident told News 4 Tucson he's having second thoughts about going into Agua Prieta.
He adds he wants to feel safe and at this time he is just not feeling that.
Sheriff Dannels said he along with other law enforcement agencies are responsible for the safety and security of the public
and intends to continue working with the law-enforcement partners to make sure the residents are safe.
End
NEWSCENTRAL & SOUTHERN ARIZONA NEWS
DEA seizes 73,000 pills in Arizona's biggest fentanyl bust
Posted: 9:19 PM, Jun 12, 2019 Updated: 1 hour ago
By: Nicole Valdes
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/dea-seizes-73k-pills-in-arizonas-biggest-feantanyl-bust
KNXV DEA Major Bust 6-12-19.png
Drug Enforcement Administration agents say they seize thousands of the dangerous pills at a time,
and have arrested hundreds for selling fentanyl in Arizona.
This week, agents broke a record -- seizing more than 73,000 pills in southern Arizona in just one bust.
Special agent Doug Coleman calls it a Catch-22. "We seized a bunch of dope, we saved a bunch of lives," he said.
"On the other hand, it's disheartening because it means that there is more and more of this coming across and bigger and bigger quantities."
Coleman says a majority of fentanyl is being smuggled into Arizona from the southern border,
making the Valley one of the most common areas with consistent trafficking of the drug.
DEA agents say this much fentanyl is worth more than $1 million, and even one pill could kill.
But now, drug makers are getting smarter, manufacturing the drug to look almost identical to pharmaceuticals or other, less harmful drugs.
"More and more Americans are going to die from this for a while until we get this problem under control," said Coleman.
"You don't know if that pill has one milligram of fentanyl in it, or if it has six milligrams," he added.
"You'll survive exposure to one, you won't survive exposure to six."
Their agents take special precaution when handling the substance, wearing protective suits, gloves
and even gas masks to prevent exposure.
After each arrest, the DEA says the drugs are taken to a lab for testing to find out how much fentanyl each pill contains,
and after court proceedings wrap up on a case, the drugs are destroyed.
END
Nogales CBP Officers seize $1.2M of cocaine, arrest 1 in smuggling attempt
Part of the $1.2 million in cocaine found in vehicle (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
By Elizabeth Walton | June 13, 2019 at 4:11 PM MST - Updated June 13 at 4:12 PM
https://www.kold.com/2019/06/13/nogales-cbp-officers-seize-m-cocaine/
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales
arrested a 28-year-old woman from Mexico who was involved in a failed smuggling attempt Monday, June 10.
CBP officers at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing SENTRI lane referred the Dodge sedan for further inspection
after a CBP canine alerted to the vehicle as she attempted to enter the United States from Mexico.
A search turned up nearly two dozen packages that were concealed within the vehicle's rocker panels.
The packages held nearly 51 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of in excess of $1.2 million.
Both the drugs and vehicle were seized and the woman was arrested and then turned over to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.
END
Nogales CBP Officers seize $360K of methamphetamine, arrest Phoenix woman
Drugs found in Phoenix woman's vehicle by Nogales CBP Officers. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
https://www.kold.com/2019/06/13/nogales-cbp-officers-seize-k-methamphetamine-arrest-phoenix-woman/
By KOLD News 13 Staff | June 13, 2019 at 3:34 PM MST - Updated June 13 at 4:05 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A 40-year-old Phoenix woman was arrested and more than $360,000 in methamphetamine
was seized from her vehicle by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Port of Nogales on Wednesday, June 12.
Accroding to CBP the woman's sedan was pulled for secondary inspection at the Mariposa Crossing, after a CBP canine alerted to the vehicle.
A search turned up 100 packages of methamphetamine hidden throughout the vehicle.
The drugs weighed 120 pounds and were worth an estimated $360,000.
CBP officers seized both the drugs and the vehicle, while the woman was arrested and turned over to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.
END
Update: You will pay for their medical care.
thx
Sinaloa cartel shootout in Agua Prieta leaves nearly a dozen people dead
Lupita Murillo
7:40 pm
June 11, 2019
https://kvoa.com/news/local-news/2019/06/11/sinaloa-cartel-shootout-in-agua-prieta-leaves-nearly-a-dozen-people-dead/
DOUGLAS, Ariz. – A bloody gun battle in the border town of Agua Prieta, just across from Douglas,
claimed the lives of nearly a dozen people.
Three others were taken to the port of entry and transported to hospitals in the United States
including a 12-year-old boy who was airlifted to Tucson.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels told News 4 Tucson, the gun battle started Monday afternoon.
He said they received information that the gun battle was the result of an internal rift within the Sinaloa cartel.
Sources told News 4 Tucson four cartel members showed up at the port of entry asking for asylum and claimed "credible fear".
Authorities took them into custody.
The Sinaloa drug cartel is the most ruthless and dangerous of the cartels. Evident by Monday's gun battle in broad daylight.
He recounted an incident that occurred "one of the victims that had been shot was taken to a hospital in Agua Prieta,"
Dannels said. "The cartel members who wanted him dead followed him to the hospital where they shot and killed him."
A vehicle involved in Monday's shootout in Agua Prieta.
Most people on both sides of the border say they are scared.
The Douglas/Agua Prieta communities are connected.
Most of the residents travel back and forth on a daily basis whether it is to buy groceries or go to the doctors.
One Agua Prieta resident said she crosses the border minimum twice a day.
She drops off her daughter at school and then picks her up.
So even though she's frightened about the shootout she says she will have to be extra cautious
and hope she nor family members get caught in the crossfire should this happen again.
A Douglas resident told News 4 Tucson he's having second thoughts about going into Agua Prieta.
He adds he wants to feel safe and at this time he is just not feeling that.
Sheriff Dannels said he along with other law enforcement agencies are responsible for the safety and security of the public
and intends to continue working with the law-enforcement partners to make sure the residents are safe.
End
AZMEX I3 13-6-19
AZMEX I3 13 JUN 2019
7-year-old girl found dead a mile north of the border, west of Lukeville
A girl believed to be from India was found dead about 17 miles west of the border town of Lukeville, Ariz.
Author: 12 News
Published: 4:49 PM MST June 13, 2019
Updated: 4:49 PM MST June 13, 2019
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/7-year-old-girl-found-dead-a-mile-north-of-the-border-west-of-lukeville/75-48e17119-27f8-4f19-b7a6-fca1680e27e3
A child was found dead near the Arizona-Mexico border Wednesday morning.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents reported they found two women from India who told them the girl was traveling with others
after being dropped off by smugglers. The smugglers ordered the group to cross the border in a location that was dangerous.
The women told agents a woman and two children separated from them a few hours earlier.
CBP said the women were taken into custody as they started the search for the others.
Soon after, the girl's remains were found by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
Her body was found a mile away from the border. She was believed to be 7 years old.
They also found footprints that showed two people had crossed back into Mexico.
CBP Protection's Air and Marine Operations and the National Guard, along with other entities started a search
by air and land, but no one else was found, according to CBP.
VIDEO: Armed escorts drop off migrants near Ajo, Ariz.
Armed escorts drop off migrants near Ajo, AZ
CBP and Mexican authorities searched the area on both sides of the border, but they couldn't locate the two missing people.
It was about 108 degrees in the area during the day Wednesday.
END
Story at the link:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/story/2019-06-12/mexicans-no-longer-majority-of-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-u-s-report
End
7-year-old girl found dead a mile north of the border, west of Lukeville
A girl believed to be from India was found dead about 17 miles west of the border town of Lukeville, Ariz.
Author: 12 News
Published: 4:49 PM MST June 13, 2019
Updated: 4:49 PM MST June 13, 2019
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/7-year-old-girl-found-dead-a-mile-north-of-the-border-west-of-lukeville/75-48e17119-27f8-4f19-b7a6-fca1680e27e3
A child was found dead near the Arizona-Mexico border Wednesday morning.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents reported they found two women from India who told them the girl was traveling with others
after being dropped off by smugglers. The smugglers ordered the group to cross the border in a location that was dangerous.
The women told agents a woman and two children separated from them a few hours earlier.
CBP said the women were taken into custody as they started the search for the others.
Soon after, the girl's remains were found by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
Her body was found a mile away from the border. She was believed to be 7 years old.
They also found footprints that showed two people had crossed back into Mexico.
CBP Protection's Air and Marine Operations and the National Guard, along with other entities started a search
by air and land, but no one else was found, according to CBP.
VIDEO: Armed escorts drop off migrants near Ajo, Ariz.
Armed escorts drop off migrants near Ajo, AZ
CBP and Mexican authorities searched the area on both sides of the border, but they couldn't locate the two missing people.
It was about 108 degrees in the area during the day Wednesday.
END
Story at the link:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/story/2019-06-12/mexicans-no-longer-majority-of-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-u-s-report
End
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE-2 11-6-19
AZMEX UPDATE-2 11JUN 2019
Note: video at the link.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019
Insensitive, looted the van of the executed
Moments after the shooting they came to take what they could
El Sol of Hermosillo Online
https://www.la-prensa.com.mx/republica/justicia/insensibles-saquean-executive-cam-3751031.html
Agua Prieta, Sonora.- After the armed confrontation where there were at least five were executed by bullet wounds with long weapons,
curious city dwellers took advantage of the moment to steal weapons, cell phones, among other objects of the deceased.
It was the afternoon of this Monday when there was a shooting at calle 7 & avenida 44, an event that caused panic,
and through images and videos sent by social networks were observed mainly men, who without any shame stole the items .
The investigations are carried out, one for the clarification of these deaths and another to identify those who assaulted the place.
At the sight of witnesses of the unfortunate events, the people who took advantage of the moment to steal
were observed before the corresponding authorities arrived.
00:14
video looting
End
Note: video at the link.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019
Insensitive, looted the van of the executed
Moments after the shooting they came to take what they could
El Sol of Hermosillo Online
https://www.la-prensa.com.mx/republica/justicia/insensibles-saquean-executive-cam-3751031.html
Agua Prieta, Sonora.- After the armed confrontation where there were at least five were executed by bullet wounds with long weapons,
curious city dwellers took advantage of the moment to steal weapons, cell phones, among other objects of the deceased.
It was the afternoon of this Monday when there was a shooting at calle 7 & avenida 44, an event that caused panic,
and through images and videos sent by social networks were observed mainly men, who without any shame stole the items .
The investigations are carried out, one for the clarification of these deaths and another to identify those who assaulted the place.
At the sight of witnesses of the unfortunate events, the people who took advantage of the moment to steal
were observed before the corresponding authorities arrived.
00:14
video looting
End
AZMEX UPDATE 11-6-19
AZMEX UPDATE 11 JUN 2019
9 shot dead in 2 gunbattles in Mexico's Sonora state
Posted: 12:36 PM, Jun 11, 2019 Updated: 12:53 PM, Jun 11, 2019
By: Associated Press
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/9-shot-dead-in-2-gunbattles-in-mexicos-sonora-state
KNXV Cochise County Mexico Violence Warning.jpegMexico violence
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say nine people were killed and a child wounded in two gunbattles
in the northern border state of Sonora.
State prosecutors say in a statement Tuesday that the first firefight took place the previous afternoon in Agua Prieta,
which lies across the border from Douglas, Arizona.
Four men and a woman were found dead in two cars and lying on a street.
Some were clad in tactical vests, and assault rifles were recovered at the scene.
Video from Caborca Informa in the player above shows the aftermath of the gunfire in Agua Prieta.
About two hours later, more gunfire erupted on a highway in nearby Naco.
Four men were found shot dead in a car with Arizona license plates.
A 12-year-old boy was wounded by a stray bullet but his life was not in danger.
Police were investigating whether the incidents were linked.
END
More:
Sheriff: At least 10 dead in cartel fighting in Mexico
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said at least 10 people were killed as rival cartels fought in Sonoran towns
of Nogales, Naco and Agua Prieta on Monday, June 10. (Source: KOLD News 13)
By KOLD News 13 Staff | June 10, 2019 at 10:22 PM MST - Updated June 11 at 9:12 AM
https://www.kold.com/2019/06/11/sheriff-least-dead-cartel-fighting-mexico/
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - At least 10 people have been killed as rival cartels are fighting in several towns in Mexico,
authorities said.
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said the violence is happening in the border towns of Agua Prieta, Naco, and Nogales, Sonora.
"Your local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will remain vigilant in monitoring border security
and additional information will be released as it becomes available," the CCSO said in a news release.
"Stay safe out there!"
More, Spanish with photos, etc.
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=130403
https://www.elimparcial.com/sonora/sonora/Lunes-violento-en-Sonora-confirman-9-muertos-y-2-heridos-20190610-0085.html
https://www.elsoldehermosillo.com.mx/policiaca/ola-de-violencia-deja-10-personas-muertas-3745992.html
End
9 shot dead in 2 gunbattles in Mexico's Sonora state
Posted: 12:36 PM, Jun 11, 2019 Updated: 12:53 PM, Jun 11, 2019
By: Associated Press
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/9-shot-dead-in-2-gunbattles-in-mexicos-sonora-state
KNXV Cochise County Mexico Violence Warning.jpegMexico violence
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say nine people were killed and a child wounded in two gunbattles
in the northern border state of Sonora.
State prosecutors say in a statement Tuesday that the first firefight took place the previous afternoon in Agua Prieta,
which lies across the border from Douglas, Arizona.
Four men and a woman were found dead in two cars and lying on a street.
Some were clad in tactical vests, and assault rifles were recovered at the scene.
Video from Caborca Informa in the player above shows the aftermath of the gunfire in Agua Prieta.
About two hours later, more gunfire erupted on a highway in nearby Naco.
Four men were found shot dead in a car with Arizona license plates.
A 12-year-old boy was wounded by a stray bullet but his life was not in danger.
Police were investigating whether the incidents were linked.
END
More:
Sheriff: At least 10 dead in cartel fighting in Mexico
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said at least 10 people were killed as rival cartels fought in Sonoran towns
of Nogales, Naco and Agua Prieta on Monday, June 10. (Source: KOLD News 13)
By KOLD News 13 Staff | June 10, 2019 at 10:22 PM MST - Updated June 11 at 9:12 AM
https://www.kold.com/2019/06/11/sheriff-least-dead-cartel-fighting-mexico/
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - At least 10 people have been killed as rival cartels are fighting in several towns in Mexico,
authorities said.
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said the violence is happening in the border towns of Agua Prieta, Naco, and Nogales, Sonora.
"Your local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will remain vigilant in monitoring border security
and additional information will be released as it becomes available," the CCSO said in a news release.
"Stay safe out there!"
More, Spanish with photos, etc.
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=130403
https://www.elimparcial.com/sonora/sonora/Lunes-violento-en-Sonora-confirman-9-muertos-y-2-heridos-20190610-0085.html
https://www.elsoldehermosillo.com.mx/policiaca/ola-de-violencia-deja-10-personas-muertas-3745992.html
End
AZMEX I3 11-6-19
AZMEX I3 11 JUN 2019
Temporary processing facility to hold 500 and include playground
By: Ciara Encinas
Posted: Jun 11, 2019 03:49 PM MST
Updated: Jun 11, 2019 03:49 PM MST
https://www.kyma.com/news/temporary-processing-facility-to-hold-500-and-include-playground/1085394525
YUMA, Ariz. - Yuma Sector Border Patrol confirmed that instead of the temporary processing center
holding nearly 1,000 detainees, the facility will only hold 500 and have a playground inside.
The temporary facility, being described by agents as soft-sided, will be an addition to the Yuma station.
This will bring the total holding capacity to about 900, between the Yuma, Wellton, and Blythe stations.
Agents said the facility will help them spread out the detainees they have in their custody.
"Just a couple of weeks ago we were seeing over 16,000 illegal aliens in our custody.
We are severely over capacity and this facility will help us alleviate some of that pressure on our border patrol stations,"
said Agent Jose Garibay, Yuma Sector Border Patrol.
Agents added this additional processing facility does not mean they will be able to house those in their custody for a longer period of time.
They said if the situation worsens, they will reassess what is needed to handle the trend along the southern border.
In May, Yuma Sector agents apprehended 5,972 people.
That number is about 15 times the capacity of the three stations only meant to hold 410 people
An official date for the facility to be up and running is still unknown.
END
Comment: with the exception of Costa Rica, the Central American countries have a very long history of corruption, disfunction,
and violence. They make Mexico look even better.
Thx
Nearly 133-thousand people apprehended by CBP in May
By: CNN
Posted: Jun 08, 2019 04:08 PM MST
Updated: Jun 08, 2019 04:08 PM MST
https://www.kyma.com/news/nearly-133-thousand-people-apprehended-by-cbp-in-may/1084674253
CREDIT: USCBP / Ozzy Trevino
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -
President Trump tweeted Friday he is dropping tariffs on Mexican goods after the country agreed to step up efforts
to stop migrants from entering the U.S.
This may help ease a flood of people coming into the U.S. from Central America.
The numbers haven't looked like this in more than a decade.
Nearly 133-thousand people apprehended by customs and border protection for crossing into the U.S. illegally
in just the month of May.
Families make up the majority of those who cross, more than 11-thousand of them, unaccompanied children.
The acting CBP commissioner, calling it quote: a "full-blown emergency."
Government processing centers and shelters overcrowded, some to dangerous levels,
with unsanitary and unsafe conditions,
according to the department of homeland security's watchdog agency.
"It was so crowded my son had to sleep standing up," said Belkys Castro, a migrant.
Belkys Castro, from Honduras, crossed over into Texas with her two sons in hopes of getting to family in Houston.
Instead, she, along with hundreds of other migrant families were flown to California to make room.
Michael Hopkins with Jewish Family Service said, "We didn't realize that folks would be flown into San Diego.
San Diego's a great place to live. So, it did take us by surprise, but it's apparently 3 planeloads a week.
It's around 135-150 per planeload. We've given up on a logic model to this whole matter.
There is no logic model."
The reasons for the surge in migration are layered.
Right now, people who live in Guatemala and Honduras are facing intense economic and environmental conditions.
With ever-present violence and a drought that is limiting food availability.
Critics of the white house say this most recent extreme spike in movement is a direct result of the president's policies.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, (D) Oregon, said, "They're saying the big change is the message that this is your last chance.
President Trump, if you're ever going to escape these dire circumstances.
You have to come now."
As president trump focuses on beefing up security, a wall, more border patrol agents and adding u-s troops.
Brig. Gen. Walter Duzzny with the US Army said,
"Today we have approximately 2000 service members supporting the mission along the southwest border."
Experts say smugglers are becoming more sophisticated.
It is likely they won't be deported in large numbers, at least right away.
Focusing far more on success stories from neighbors than threats from the white house
Mexico has agreed to deploy its national guard to the country's southern border to stop central American migrants there.
Mexico will also accept migrants turned away at the U.S. border as they await consideration of their asylum claims.
END
Temporary processing facility to hold 500 and include playground
By: Ciara Encinas
Posted: Jun 11, 2019 03:49 PM MST
Updated: Jun 11, 2019 03:49 PM MST
https://www.kyma.com/news/temporary-processing-facility-to-hold-500-and-include-playground/1085394525
YUMA, Ariz. - Yuma Sector Border Patrol confirmed that instead of the temporary processing center
holding nearly 1,000 detainees, the facility will only hold 500 and have a playground inside.
The temporary facility, being described by agents as soft-sided, will be an addition to the Yuma station.
This will bring the total holding capacity to about 900, between the Yuma, Wellton, and Blythe stations.
Agents said the facility will help them spread out the detainees they have in their custody.
"Just a couple of weeks ago we were seeing over 16,000 illegal aliens in our custody.
We are severely over capacity and this facility will help us alleviate some of that pressure on our border patrol stations,"
said Agent Jose Garibay, Yuma Sector Border Patrol.
Agents added this additional processing facility does not mean they will be able to house those in their custody for a longer period of time.
They said if the situation worsens, they will reassess what is needed to handle the trend along the southern border.
In May, Yuma Sector agents apprehended 5,972 people.
That number is about 15 times the capacity of the three stations only meant to hold 410 people
An official date for the facility to be up and running is still unknown.
END
Comment: with the exception of Costa Rica, the Central American countries have a very long history of corruption, disfunction,
and violence. They make Mexico look even better.
Thx
Nearly 133-thousand people apprehended by CBP in May
By: CNN
Posted: Jun 08, 2019 04:08 PM MST
Updated: Jun 08, 2019 04:08 PM MST
https://www.kyma.com/news/nearly-133-thousand-people-apprehended-by-cbp-in-may/1084674253
CREDIT: USCBP / Ozzy Trevino
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -
President Trump tweeted Friday he is dropping tariffs on Mexican goods after the country agreed to step up efforts
to stop migrants from entering the U.S.
This may help ease a flood of people coming into the U.S. from Central America.
The numbers haven't looked like this in more than a decade.
Nearly 133-thousand people apprehended by customs and border protection for crossing into the U.S. illegally
in just the month of May.
Families make up the majority of those who cross, more than 11-thousand of them, unaccompanied children.
The acting CBP commissioner, calling it quote: a "full-blown emergency."
Government processing centers and shelters overcrowded, some to dangerous levels,
with unsanitary and unsafe conditions,
according to the department of homeland security's watchdog agency.
"It was so crowded my son had to sleep standing up," said Belkys Castro, a migrant.
Belkys Castro, from Honduras, crossed over into Texas with her two sons in hopes of getting to family in Houston.
Instead, she, along with hundreds of other migrant families were flown to California to make room.
Michael Hopkins with Jewish Family Service said, "We didn't realize that folks would be flown into San Diego.
San Diego's a great place to live. So, it did take us by surprise, but it's apparently 3 planeloads a week.
It's around 135-150 per planeload. We've given up on a logic model to this whole matter.
There is no logic model."
The reasons for the surge in migration are layered.
Right now, people who live in Guatemala and Honduras are facing intense economic and environmental conditions.
With ever-present violence and a drought that is limiting food availability.
Critics of the white house say this most recent extreme spike in movement is a direct result of the president's policies.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, (D) Oregon, said, "They're saying the big change is the message that this is your last chance.
President Trump, if you're ever going to escape these dire circumstances.
You have to come now."
As president trump focuses on beefing up security, a wall, more border patrol agents and adding u-s troops.
Brig. Gen. Walter Duzzny with the US Army said,
"Today we have approximately 2000 service members supporting the mission along the southwest border."
Experts say smugglers are becoming more sophisticated.
It is likely they won't be deported in large numbers, at least right away.
Focusing far more on success stories from neighbors than threats from the white house
Mexico has agreed to deploy its national guard to the country's southern border to stop central American migrants there.
Mexico will also accept migrants turned away at the U.S. border as they await consideration of their asylum claims.
END
Monday, June 10, 2019
AZMEX I3 10-6-19
AZMEX I3 10 JUN 2019
CBP: Cuban woman assaults female Border Patrol agent in El Paso
Posted: Jun 10, 2019 03:36 PM MDT
Updated: Jun 10, 2019 03:36 PM MDT
https://www.kvia.com/news/border/cbp-cuban-woman-assaults-female-border-patrol-agent-in-el-paso/1085088257
EL PASO, Texas - A Cuban woman being held at a tent facility in El Paso allegedly threatened and assaulted a female Border Patrol agent, said federal officials.
The alleged assault happened on June 5, 2019. The agent was performing roll call when she was threatened and assaulted by the Cuban national.
Officials said the migrant was immediately restrained by fellow Border Patrol agents. The agent assaulted by the woman suffered no serious injuries, officials said.
The Border Patrol contacted the FBI, which will investigate the assault.
NOTABLE INCIDENTS FROM LAST WEEK
Customs and Border Protection officials said two large groups migrants were apprehended in separate incidents last week.
On June 4, 2019, Border Patrol agents intercepted a large group of undocumented immigrants crossing the Rio Grande just west of Fonseca Street. Agents at the scene apprehended 268 undocumented immigrants.
In a separate incident on June 5, 2019, agents assigned to the Lordsburg Station apprehended a group of 258 undocumented immigrants near the Antelope Wells Port of Entry in the remote New Mexico boot heel. The migrants were composed primarily of family units and unaccompanied children from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
While processing undocumented immigrants in Clint, Texas, Border Patrol agents identified a man with a criminal record and a conviction for sexual assault. Daniel Sierra Alvarado, 30, of Mexico, had been sentenced to two years in prison by the Colorado Department of Youth Corrections for Sexual Assault. Federal agents deported Sierra Alvarado from the U.S. after he served his sentence. Sierra Alvarado was part of a group of nine undocumtned immigrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents.
Bordre Patrol agents assigned to the Santa Teresa Station arrested a man previously been convicted for carnal knowledge of a child in Fairfax County, Virginia. The 35-year-old Guatemalan was sentenced in May of 2008 and served a 30 month sentence. He was deported from the U.S. The man, not identified by Border Patrol, was entering the U.S. with a group of 16 undocumented immigrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents.
El Paso Station agents encountered a 44-year-old Mexican man who had previously served time in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a child. Carlos Rosales Matamoros was convicted in the state of Oklahoma in 1999 and sentenced to 25 years in prison. After serving ten years in prison, he was deported from the U.S.
Last week, El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents also conducted two water rescues in two separate incidents June 5th and June 6th.
The Border Patrol agents observed undocumented immigrants attempting to enter the U.S. and cross through dangerous canals adjacent to the border. In both incidents, the migrants were carried away by the fast moving canal currents. Agents managed to rescue a total of four undocumented immigrants. All were medically evaluated and transported for additional processing.
The U.S. Border Patrol reminds members of the public water was recently released at Elephant Butte dam and waters at area canals and the river are rising and dangerous.
End
Note: Comrade Steve in action.
KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDENEWSLOCAL NEWS
Tucson city councilman Steve Kozachik opens ward 6 office doors to migrants
Councilman works to help migrants awaiting court
Posted: 3:26 PM, Jun 08, 2019 Updated: 3:27 PM, Jun 08, 2019
By: Shawndrea Thomas
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/tucson-city-councilman-steve-kozachik-opens-6th-ward-office-doors-to-migrants
TUCSON, Ariz. — As more migrants cross the Arizona border, they have many stops along the way and one of them is Tucson.
Tucson city councilman Steve Kozachik says the issue needs resolution. He's starting to get calls to accommodate the overflow of migrants coming into Tucson. According to Kozachik he has seen about 6,000 migrants flow through the Benedictine Monastery over the last four years. He's recently seen about 10,000 come in from January to June of this year.
"We started this 5 years ago at the Greyhound bus station when border patrol was dropping off groups of 8 to 10 people at a time," said Kozachik.
The councilman says migrants are trying to make it to the United States before President Donald Trump's proposed border wall is built. Adding that he's handling the current situation like he would during Operation Deep Freeze to temporarily assist the homeless in the community.
"When it gets cold outside we bring in the homeless to city facilities and give them a place to sleep. We have a situation with homeless people here temporarily," said Kozachik.
Right now only 47 asylum seekers can stay at the ward office at once. Over 400 volunteers and translators are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
The office has three bathrooms along with men's and women's showers. Asylum seekers spend the night on the 47 available cots and move on from the location within 2 to 3 days. Kozachik says if the people crossing over are not housed they will be released into the street with no direction or assistance and that could ultimately create more of an issue for the city.
Another issue the councilman wanted to make clear is that all of the assistance is paid for by donations only. No public funds are used for the services, he also says that the migrants typically arrive after business hours to make sure there's are no disruption of city business. There are currently 5 local churches taking in migrants locally.
"We make sure their medical needs are taken care of, its all volunteer no tax payer money is used. All donations are given by the community and not by the government. What we need to have is democrats and republicans everyone working together with the Central American nations to solve the conditions these people are fleeing from," he said.
The councilman says that opening the ward office on a temporary basis is not violating city codes. He added that the Tucson Fire Department gave the site a waiver saying that it meets safety and health standards and can hold up to 224 people.
End
CBP: Cuban woman assaults female Border Patrol agent in El Paso
Posted: Jun 10, 2019 03:36 PM MDT
Updated: Jun 10, 2019 03:36 PM MDT
https://www.kvia.com/news/border/cbp-cuban-woman-assaults-female-border-patrol-agent-in-el-paso/1085088257
EL PASO, Texas - A Cuban woman being held at a tent facility in El Paso allegedly threatened and assaulted a female Border Patrol agent, said federal officials.
The alleged assault happened on June 5, 2019. The agent was performing roll call when she was threatened and assaulted by the Cuban national.
Officials said the migrant was immediately restrained by fellow Border Patrol agents. The agent assaulted by the woman suffered no serious injuries, officials said.
The Border Patrol contacted the FBI, which will investigate the assault.
NOTABLE INCIDENTS FROM LAST WEEK
Customs and Border Protection officials said two large groups migrants were apprehended in separate incidents last week.
On June 4, 2019, Border Patrol agents intercepted a large group of undocumented immigrants crossing the Rio Grande just west of Fonseca Street. Agents at the scene apprehended 268 undocumented immigrants.
In a separate incident on June 5, 2019, agents assigned to the Lordsburg Station apprehended a group of 258 undocumented immigrants near the Antelope Wells Port of Entry in the remote New Mexico boot heel. The migrants were composed primarily of family units and unaccompanied children from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
While processing undocumented immigrants in Clint, Texas, Border Patrol agents identified a man with a criminal record and a conviction for sexual assault. Daniel Sierra Alvarado, 30, of Mexico, had been sentenced to two years in prison by the Colorado Department of Youth Corrections for Sexual Assault. Federal agents deported Sierra Alvarado from the U.S. after he served his sentence. Sierra Alvarado was part of a group of nine undocumtned immigrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents.
Bordre Patrol agents assigned to the Santa Teresa Station arrested a man previously been convicted for carnal knowledge of a child in Fairfax County, Virginia. The 35-year-old Guatemalan was sentenced in May of 2008 and served a 30 month sentence. He was deported from the U.S. The man, not identified by Border Patrol, was entering the U.S. with a group of 16 undocumented immigrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents.
El Paso Station agents encountered a 44-year-old Mexican man who had previously served time in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a child. Carlos Rosales Matamoros was convicted in the state of Oklahoma in 1999 and sentenced to 25 years in prison. After serving ten years in prison, he was deported from the U.S.
Last week, El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents also conducted two water rescues in two separate incidents June 5th and June 6th.
The Border Patrol agents observed undocumented immigrants attempting to enter the U.S. and cross through dangerous canals adjacent to the border. In both incidents, the migrants were carried away by the fast moving canal currents. Agents managed to rescue a total of four undocumented immigrants. All were medically evaluated and transported for additional processing.
The U.S. Border Patrol reminds members of the public water was recently released at Elephant Butte dam and waters at area canals and the river are rising and dangerous.
End
Note: Comrade Steve in action.
KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDENEWSLOCAL NEWS
Tucson city councilman Steve Kozachik opens ward 6 office doors to migrants
Councilman works to help migrants awaiting court
Posted: 3:26 PM, Jun 08, 2019 Updated: 3:27 PM, Jun 08, 2019
By: Shawndrea Thomas
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/tucson-city-councilman-steve-kozachik-opens-6th-ward-office-doors-to-migrants
TUCSON, Ariz. — As more migrants cross the Arizona border, they have many stops along the way and one of them is Tucson.
Tucson city councilman Steve Kozachik says the issue needs resolution. He's starting to get calls to accommodate the overflow of migrants coming into Tucson. According to Kozachik he has seen about 6,000 migrants flow through the Benedictine Monastery over the last four years. He's recently seen about 10,000 come in from January to June of this year.
"We started this 5 years ago at the Greyhound bus station when border patrol was dropping off groups of 8 to 10 people at a time," said Kozachik.
The councilman says migrants are trying to make it to the United States before President Donald Trump's proposed border wall is built. Adding that he's handling the current situation like he would during Operation Deep Freeze to temporarily assist the homeless in the community.
"When it gets cold outside we bring in the homeless to city facilities and give them a place to sleep. We have a situation with homeless people here temporarily," said Kozachik.
Right now only 47 asylum seekers can stay at the ward office at once. Over 400 volunteers and translators are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
The office has three bathrooms along with men's and women's showers. Asylum seekers spend the night on the 47 available cots and move on from the location within 2 to 3 days. Kozachik says if the people crossing over are not housed they will be released into the street with no direction or assistance and that could ultimately create more of an issue for the city.
Another issue the councilman wanted to make clear is that all of the assistance is paid for by donations only. No public funds are used for the services, he also says that the migrants typically arrive after business hours to make sure there's are no disruption of city business. There are currently 5 local churches taking in migrants locally.
"We make sure their medical needs are taken care of, its all volunteer no tax payer money is used. All donations are given by the community and not by the government. What we need to have is democrats and republicans everyone working together with the Central American nations to solve the conditions these people are fleeing from," he said.
The councilman says that opening the ward office on a temporary basis is not violating city codes. He added that the Tucson Fire Department gave the site a waiver saying that it meets safety and health standards and can hold up to 224 people.
End
AZMEX I3-2 10-6-19
AZMEX I3-2 10 JUN 2019
Note: was previously deported. mug shot at link.
Alleged homicide suspect arrested for shooting man at 67th Avenue and Indian School Road
Posted: 10:26 AM, Jun 10, 2019 Updated: 2:57 PM, Jun 10, 2019
By: Joe Enea
https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/update-alleged-homicide-suspect-arrested-for-shooting-man-at-67th-avenue-and-indian-school-road
PHOENIX — Court paperwork is offering additional details after a deadly shooting on Friday, June 7, near 67th Avenue and Indian School Road.
According to Phoenix police, officers responded to an address near the intersection around 3:15 p.m. to find a 34-year-old man,
later identified as Jesus Velazquez, with gunshot injuries.
Velazquez was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Numerous witnesses reportedly told police that the suspect, later identified as 26-year-old Victor Garcia,
was seen chasing the victim through a business parking lot while firing a handgun at him. The victim then fell to the ground.
Witnesses say Garcia stood over Velazquez and fired three or four more shots, hitting him in the face.
Garcia then fled in a truck, according to police. Surveillance video provided police with a license plate number to the vehicle.
A patrol officer spotted the truck about 20 minutes later.
The driver allegedly told police that Garcia had him drop him off in a neighborhood.
The driver told police that, "Garcia never talked about what happened, why it happened or who the victim was."
Police say Garcia was located and arrested the next morning in Tolleson.
Court records show that Garcia was convicted for armed robbery as a juvenile and was previously deported.
He is being held on a $1,000,000 cash bond for first-degree murder.
END
Note: was previously deported. mug shot at link.
Alleged homicide suspect arrested for shooting man at 67th Avenue and Indian School Road
Posted: 10:26 AM, Jun 10, 2019 Updated: 2:57 PM, Jun 10, 2019
By: Joe Enea
https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/update-alleged-homicide-suspect-arrested-for-shooting-man-at-67th-avenue-and-indian-school-road
PHOENIX — Court paperwork is offering additional details after a deadly shooting on Friday, June 7, near 67th Avenue and Indian School Road.
According to Phoenix police, officers responded to an address near the intersection around 3:15 p.m. to find a 34-year-old man,
later identified as Jesus Velazquez, with gunshot injuries.
Velazquez was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Numerous witnesses reportedly told police that the suspect, later identified as 26-year-old Victor Garcia,
was seen chasing the victim through a business parking lot while firing a handgun at him. The victim then fell to the ground.
Witnesses say Garcia stood over Velazquez and fired three or four more shots, hitting him in the face.
Garcia then fled in a truck, according to police. Surveillance video provided police with a license plate number to the vehicle.
A patrol officer spotted the truck about 20 minutes later.
The driver allegedly told police that Garcia had him drop him off in a neighborhood.
The driver told police that, "Garcia never talked about what happened, why it happened or who the victim was."
Police say Garcia was located and arrested the next morning in Tolleson.
Court records show that Garcia was convicted for armed robbery as a juvenile and was previously deported.
He is being held on a $1,000,000 cash bond for first-degree murder.
END
AZMEX EXTRA 9-6-19
AZMEX EXTRA 9 JUN 2019
FGR IN SONORA - PREVENTIVE PRISON BY TRANSPORT OF FIREARM, MAGAZINES AND CARTRIDGES
http://www.elregionaldesonora.com.mx/noticia/80056
Press release FGR DPE / 1414/19
The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Attorney General's Office (FGR) in Sonora obtained an indictment and informal preventive detention against a man, for the probable commission of the crime of transporting firearms, magazines, and cartridges and other objects of the crime.
According to what was stated in the investigation folder, elements of the Federal Police, in the Sonoyta-Caborca section, detained Manuel "V", aboard a truck-type vehicle, which was transporting a wagon-type vehicle;
They were located in the floorboard and door frames:
745 cartridges for .223 caliber firearm;
440 cartridges for firearm caliber 7.62x39mm;
250 for super 38;
165 for .45 caliber;
240 for 5.7 × 28 (? Interesting ? );
66 for 30-30;
50 for 9mm caliber;
A plastic magazine for firearm for 5.7 × 28;
five metallic magazines for .45 caliber.
In addition to a metal firearm magazine for .223 caliber;
seven pieces for a firearm; (three mechanisms, six receivers and two handles);
10 pieces for firearm (two slides, two mechanism drawers, one cylinder head, one rear sight base,
one plastic firearm loader for 5.56 × 45 caliber,
three magazines for .40 caliber,
two handles for firearm fire of plastic and a piece for firearm (mechanism drawer).
The federal prosecutor presented the evidence to the Control Judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center
in the entity, who described the detention as legal, linking the defendant to the process for the probable commission of the aforementioned crime, imposing preventive detention as a precautionary measure unofficial
During the initial hearing, a period of two months was granted for the additional investigation.
END
FGR IN SONORA - PREVENTIVE PRISON BY TRANSPORT OF FIREARM, MAGAZINES AND CARTRIDGES
http://www.elregionaldesonora.com.mx/noticia/80056
Press release FGR DPE / 1414/19
The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Attorney General's Office (FGR) in Sonora obtained an indictment and informal preventive detention against a man, for the probable commission of the crime of transporting firearms, magazines, and cartridges and other objects of the crime.
According to what was stated in the investigation folder, elements of the Federal Police, in the Sonoyta-Caborca section, detained Manuel "V", aboard a truck-type vehicle, which was transporting a wagon-type vehicle;
They were located in the floorboard and door frames:
745 cartridges for .223 caliber firearm;
440 cartridges for firearm caliber 7.62x39mm;
250 for super 38;
165 for .45 caliber;
240 for 5.7 × 28 (? Interesting ? );
66 for 30-30;
50 for 9mm caliber;
A plastic magazine for firearm for 5.7 × 28;
five metallic magazines for .45 caliber.
In addition to a metal firearm magazine for .223 caliber;
seven pieces for a firearm; (three mechanisms, six receivers and two handles);
10 pieces for firearm (two slides, two mechanism drawers, one cylinder head, one rear sight base,
one plastic firearm loader for 5.56 × 45 caliber,
three magazines for .40 caliber,
two handles for firearm fire of plastic and a piece for firearm (mechanism drawer).
The federal prosecutor presented the evidence to the Control Judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center
in the entity, who described the detention as legal, linking the defendant to the process for the probable commission of the aforementioned crime, imposing preventive detention as a precautionary measure unofficial
During the initial hearing, a period of two months was granted for the additional investigation.
END
AZMEX POLICY 10-6-19
AZMEX POLICY 10 JUN 2019
The Supreme Court Weighs in on Border Shooting
June 3, 2019
Patriotamerica
https://patriotforamerica.com/2019/06/03/the-supreme-court-weighs-in-on-border-shooting/
Border patrol and security continues to be an extremely divisive issue. The Supreme Court has been involved in prior cases related to constitutional rights violations.
The Supreme Court is now looking at the issue of if a person is not from this country, and they want to sue because of harm they received from border patrol. The question centers around an existing case where shots were fired across the border that resulted in the death on a Mexican person.
The Supreme Court is set to hear such a case and make a ruling soon. In the case of Hernandez v. Mesa, a person was killed when shots were fired over the border during a border issue.
Such issues are bound to rise as more illegals try to cross the border. There has also been an increase in drug traffic and human slave traffic in the past few years.
Law officials are under the protection of qualified immunity for any actions that they take while on active duty. In 1971 there was a case that provided an exception to the rule.
In a case called Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents as allowance was made for people to sue civilly law enforcement that would seem to violate federal law against civilians.
In the case, the Supreme Court is to soon hear from the family of Adrian Hernandez Guereca, who was shot and killed by federal agents. The family claims that their son and his friends were playing a game where they run and touch the fence and run back to a starting point.
At that moment a shot was fired which killed Hernandez. The agent was on the U.S. side when the shot was fired.
Bob Hillard, who is the attorney for the Hernandez family, has stated, "The deadly practice of agents, standing in the United States and shooting innocent kids across the border must be stopped. It's never right. It's never constitutional. That is one of those times when morality and our U.S. constitution line up perfectly."
During the investigation back in 2012, the Obama era Justice Department had a different story behind the shooting.
They claim that the shot fired was aimed at smugglers that were attempting to cross the border. They claim that the people being fired at were throwing rocks at agents that were trying to detain a person of interest.
It was determined during the investigation that there was not enough evidence to warrant federal charges against the agents involved.
It was also determined that no federal civil rights charges were able to be claimed either. The case has gone all over the court system for the past several years.
Once it reached the Fifth Circuit Court the ruling was against the Hernandez family.
The court ruled the way they did because foreign people living in another country do not have the same rights as an American citizen would have. There are also border security issues that have to be considered as well.
The court also determined that these matters actually must be taken up with the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch since foreign policy is heavily involved.
Not too long after the decision was made, the government of Mexico weighed in on the case. They claimed that the case is much more clear than it is being made out to believe. The agent used to much force and it resulted in the death of a child.
Mexico claims that national security is not involved at this point.
The Trump administration has not been silent as they have agreed with the court's decision and back up what they have stated.
With all the publicity over this incident, this decision by the Supreme Court will have ramifications that will be felt for many years to come.
What they decide to do will either overturn prior decisions and open the door for more civil cases to be developed or it will put it to rest after many years.
If the court decides that civil action can be taken, the Hernandez family would still have to present their case and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that their version of the story is true in order for them to win the case.
END
The Supreme Court Weighs in on Border Shooting
June 3, 2019
Patriotamerica
https://patriotforamerica.com/2019/06/03/the-supreme-court-weighs-in-on-border-shooting/
Border patrol and security continues to be an extremely divisive issue. The Supreme Court has been involved in prior cases related to constitutional rights violations.
The Supreme Court is now looking at the issue of if a person is not from this country, and they want to sue because of harm they received from border patrol. The question centers around an existing case where shots were fired across the border that resulted in the death on a Mexican person.
The Supreme Court is set to hear such a case and make a ruling soon. In the case of Hernandez v. Mesa, a person was killed when shots were fired over the border during a border issue.
Such issues are bound to rise as more illegals try to cross the border. There has also been an increase in drug traffic and human slave traffic in the past few years.
Law officials are under the protection of qualified immunity for any actions that they take while on active duty. In 1971 there was a case that provided an exception to the rule.
In a case called Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents as allowance was made for people to sue civilly law enforcement that would seem to violate federal law against civilians.
In the case, the Supreme Court is to soon hear from the family of Adrian Hernandez Guereca, who was shot and killed by federal agents. The family claims that their son and his friends were playing a game where they run and touch the fence and run back to a starting point.
At that moment a shot was fired which killed Hernandez. The agent was on the U.S. side when the shot was fired.
Bob Hillard, who is the attorney for the Hernandez family, has stated, "The deadly practice of agents, standing in the United States and shooting innocent kids across the border must be stopped. It's never right. It's never constitutional. That is one of those times when morality and our U.S. constitution line up perfectly."
During the investigation back in 2012, the Obama era Justice Department had a different story behind the shooting.
They claim that the shot fired was aimed at smugglers that were attempting to cross the border. They claim that the people being fired at were throwing rocks at agents that were trying to detain a person of interest.
It was determined during the investigation that there was not enough evidence to warrant federal charges against the agents involved.
It was also determined that no federal civil rights charges were able to be claimed either. The case has gone all over the court system for the past several years.
Once it reached the Fifth Circuit Court the ruling was against the Hernandez family.
The court ruled the way they did because foreign people living in another country do not have the same rights as an American citizen would have. There are also border security issues that have to be considered as well.
The court also determined that these matters actually must be taken up with the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch since foreign policy is heavily involved.
Not too long after the decision was made, the government of Mexico weighed in on the case. They claimed that the case is much more clear than it is being made out to believe. The agent used to much force and it resulted in the death of a child.
Mexico claims that national security is not involved at this point.
The Trump administration has not been silent as they have agreed with the court's decision and back up what they have stated.
With all the publicity over this incident, this decision by the Supreme Court will have ramifications that will be felt for many years to come.
What they decide to do will either overturn prior decisions and open the door for more civil cases to be developed or it will put it to rest after many years.
If the court decides that civil action can be taken, the Hernandez family would still have to present their case and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that their version of the story is true in order for them to win the case.
END
Saturday, June 8, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE 8-6-19
AZMEX UPDATE 8 JUN 2019
14,000 fentanyl pills seized in drug bust at Arizona Mills parking lot
BY KTAR.COM
JUNE 7, 2019 AT 7:45 PM
http://ktar.com/story/2608474/14000-fentanyl-pills-seized-in-drug-bust-at-arizona-mills-parking-lot/
(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)
PHOENIX – Three suspects were arrested this week for their alleged role in a drug deal involving
14,000 fentanyl pills in a Tempe mall parking lot, authorities said Friday.
The buy occurred Wednesday outside Arizona Mills, according to Maricopa County Sheriff's Office press release.
Detectives saw Edwin Veliz-Flores, 40, and Roberto Yescas, 40, exchange of a large bag.
When the investigators moved in, Yescas jumped into a vehicle driven by Ines Acosta, 34,
and they tried to flee by driving over a curb.
Related Links
Police: 3 students had thousands of fentanyl pills on campus
Valley expert explains possibilities for jump in women's overdose deaths
Arizona authorities warn about blue counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl
Responding units blocked escape routes and took all three suspects into custody on drug charges.
Detectives seized two large packages of pills with an estimated street value of $154,000.
END
Mug shots at link:
https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/mcso-three-arrested-trying-to-sell-154-000-worth-of-fentanyl-at-arizona-mills-mall
End
14,000 fentanyl pills seized in drug bust at Arizona Mills parking lot
BY KTAR.COM
JUNE 7, 2019 AT 7:45 PM
http://ktar.com/story/2608474/14000-fentanyl-pills-seized-in-drug-bust-at-arizona-mills-parking-lot/
(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)
PHOENIX – Three suspects were arrested this week for their alleged role in a drug deal involving
14,000 fentanyl pills in a Tempe mall parking lot, authorities said Friday.
The buy occurred Wednesday outside Arizona Mills, according to Maricopa County Sheriff's Office press release.
Detectives saw Edwin Veliz-Flores, 40, and Roberto Yescas, 40, exchange of a large bag.
When the investigators moved in, Yescas jumped into a vehicle driven by Ines Acosta, 34,
and they tried to flee by driving over a curb.
Related Links
Police: 3 students had thousands of fentanyl pills on campus
Valley expert explains possibilities for jump in women's overdose deaths
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Responding units blocked escape routes and took all three suspects into custody on drug charges.
Detectives seized two large packages of pills with an estimated street value of $154,000.
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Mug shots at link:
https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/mcso-three-arrested-trying-to-sell-154-000-worth-of-fentanyl-at-arizona-mills-mall
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Thursday, June 6, 2019
AZMEX UPDATE 6-6-19
AZMEX UPDATE 6 JUN 2019
Note: San Luis, AZ on the border just south of Yuma, AZ. Mug shots at link.
PD: 3,200 pills containing fentanyl seized at San Luis High School; 3 arrested
Shane DeGrote, The Associated Press
Posted 12 hrs ago
https://www.azfamily.com/news/investigations/opioid_crisis/fentanyl/pd-pills-containing-fentanyl-seized-at-san-luis-high-school/article_829cc97a-8847-11e9-87d3-ff5d77ac914a.html
evidence.png
Three people had more than 3,200 fentanyl pills at San Luis High School, police said.
(Source: San Luis Police Department)
SAN LUIS, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- The San Luis Police Department arrested three people after they were allegedly found in possession
of more than 3,200 pills containing fentanyl at San Luis High School Wednesday morning.
Police say school resource officers arrested two 18-year-old female students, identified as
Noemi Hernandez-Madrigal and Alessandra Cardenas-Hernandez, and a 16-year-old male.
[RELATED: AZ police assuming every pill sold on the street laced with deadly drug]
They say Hernandez-Madrigal had three separate plastic zip-lock bags containing more than 3,200 blue M30 pills.
The pills came back positive for the presence of fentanyl after pills were field tested at random from each bag.
Cardenas-Hernandez had possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a narcotic drug and possession of illegal drugs
in a drug-free school zone. The 16-year-old male also faces the same charges.
Police say the clandestinely made fentanyl showed a total weight of 373 grams.
The pills have an estimated street value of up to $48,000.
They say Hernandez-Madrigal and Cardenas-Hernandez, both residents of San Luis, were booked into the Yuma County Adult Detention Facility
for felony charges
and the male was booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Detention Center for felony charges as well.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Lt. Marco Santana said police believe Hernandez-Madrigal intended to sell the synthetic drug that is gaining popularity
as an alternative to other opioids, like heroin.
Pills sell for about $10 to $15 each.
The opioid crisis has gripped communities across the U.S.
Exactly two years before the students' arrests, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed an emergency declaration
to address a growing number of fatal overdoses.
The state instituted a number of measures, including training officers around the state to use a powerful spray that helps prevent death
in people who are overdosing and new rules mandating how opioids can be prescribed.
In San Luis, a largely Hispanic city of about 33,000 people that draws thousands of farmworkers to work the nearby fields
, officials have spent the past year waging a campaign against opioids.
Border authorities said they arrested a 16-year-old American boy at the border in September
for trying to sneak dozens of fentanyl pills into the country by wrapping them around his legs.
"We happen to be a border city, so (we're) on the front lines. It's gonna be smuggled through our city," Santana said.
"But the main thing here is that we continue to combat that opiate issue that we have, not just here."
Santana said his department has on-campus officers at all the schools and that all officers carry Narcan,
the brand name for naloxone, an antidote to opioid overdoses.
School nurses in San Luis also have the drug on hand, said Eric Patten, a spokesman for the students' school district,
Yuma Union High School District #70.
Many schools around the country do this, and some states even mandate it.
"The arrests were certainly concerning for the district.
As educators, you never want to see young people resort to that type of life-altering, negative decision," Patten said.
END
Note: San Luis, AZ on the border just south of Yuma, AZ. Mug shots at link.
PD: 3,200 pills containing fentanyl seized at San Luis High School; 3 arrested
Shane DeGrote, The Associated Press
Posted 12 hrs ago
https://www.azfamily.com/news/investigations/opioid_crisis/fentanyl/pd-pills-containing-fentanyl-seized-at-san-luis-high-school/article_829cc97a-8847-11e9-87d3-ff5d77ac914a.html
evidence.png
Three people had more than 3,200 fentanyl pills at San Luis High School, police said.
(Source: San Luis Police Department)
SAN LUIS, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- The San Luis Police Department arrested three people after they were allegedly found in possession
of more than 3,200 pills containing fentanyl at San Luis High School Wednesday morning.
Police say school resource officers arrested two 18-year-old female students, identified as
Noemi Hernandez-Madrigal and Alessandra Cardenas-Hernandez, and a 16-year-old male.
[RELATED: AZ police assuming every pill sold on the street laced with deadly drug]
They say Hernandez-Madrigal had three separate plastic zip-lock bags containing more than 3,200 blue M30 pills.
The pills came back positive for the presence of fentanyl after pills were field tested at random from each bag.
Cardenas-Hernandez had possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a narcotic drug and possession of illegal drugs
in a drug-free school zone. The 16-year-old male also faces the same charges.
Police say the clandestinely made fentanyl showed a total weight of 373 grams.
The pills have an estimated street value of up to $48,000.
They say Hernandez-Madrigal and Cardenas-Hernandez, both residents of San Luis, were booked into the Yuma County Adult Detention Facility
for felony charges
and the male was booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Detention Center for felony charges as well.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Lt. Marco Santana said police believe Hernandez-Madrigal intended to sell the synthetic drug that is gaining popularity
as an alternative to other opioids, like heroin.
Pills sell for about $10 to $15 each.
The opioid crisis has gripped communities across the U.S.
Exactly two years before the students' arrests, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed an emergency declaration
to address a growing number of fatal overdoses.
The state instituted a number of measures, including training officers around the state to use a powerful spray that helps prevent death
in people who are overdosing and new rules mandating how opioids can be prescribed.
In San Luis, a largely Hispanic city of about 33,000 people that draws thousands of farmworkers to work the nearby fields
, officials have spent the past year waging a campaign against opioids.
Border authorities said they arrested a 16-year-old American boy at the border in September
for trying to sneak dozens of fentanyl pills into the country by wrapping them around his legs.
"We happen to be a border city, so (we're) on the front lines. It's gonna be smuggled through our city," Santana said.
"But the main thing here is that we continue to combat that opiate issue that we have, not just here."
Santana said his department has on-campus officers at all the schools and that all officers carry Narcan,
the brand name for naloxone, an antidote to opioid overdoses.
School nurses in San Luis also have the drug on hand, said Eric Patten, a spokesman for the students' school district,
Yuma Union High School District #70.
Many schools around the country do this, and some states even mandate it.
"The arrests were certainly concerning for the district.
As educators, you never want to see young people resort to that type of life-altering, negative decision," Patten said.
END
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