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Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Death of Border Patrol Agent; For Mexico, Economic Growth Hinges on Justice; Venezuela Protests Leave Injured
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Brazil 2014 Crime and Safety Report: S�o Paulo
The crime threat rating for S�o Paulo and all of Brazil as rated by the U.S. Department of State is Critical. Recent statistics show that crime has decreased in some areas, yet crime levels in the State of S�o Paulo remain high. Much of S�o Paulo�s crimes and violence can be attributed to street gangs and organized crime groups operating throughout the state. S�o Paulo continues to experience violent crimes such as murder, rape, kidnappings, armed assaults, and burglaries. All neighborhoods within the city of S�o Paulo are susceptible to crime. There are daily reports of armed robberies that occur regularly in the affluent residential sections of Jardims, Morumbi, Campo Belo, and Moema where a number of government and business leaders and a majority of the U.S. Consulate employees reside. (more narrative at site) For more information, go to source link below: http://tinyurl.com/pm8nrq9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brazil 2014 Crime and Safety Report: Brasilia
Crime is the principal threat to visitors in Brazil, especially in the larger cities. Street crime is a problem especially in the evenings and late at night. In Brasilia, robbery, assault, burglary, and theft are concerns for foreigners and Brazilians alike. The police and the press report that crime is becoming more widespread. Violent crimes, such as murder, kidnapping, carjacking, armed assault and burglary, occur regularly. The consolidation of power among a few large criminal gangs has led to a decrease in gang-on-gang violence; however, this has resulted in an increased focus on civilian targets.
Residential burglaries pose a constant threat and concern. According to the police much of this crime is carried out by mobile street gangs, originating from larger, distant cities, such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Other perpetrators are from the surrounding satellite cities and travel by metro, bus, or car into the neighborhoods looking for targets of opportunity. Most residential properties, especially single family homes, utilize security alarm systems. These systems are monitored by local security companies who respond along with local police. Some neighborhoods employ static guard posts to monitor activity on the streets adjacent to their homes. Larger properties and commercial sites generally employ 24/7 security guard services. (more narrative at site) For more information, go to source link below: http://tinyurl.com/ozxhvuk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mexico 2014 Crime and Safety Report: Mexico City
Millions of Americans safely live, work, and take vacations in Mexico every year. Security conditions vary significantly throughout the country, and for that reason the Department of State has gone to great lengths to craft and update regionally-specific guidance for American citizens in Mexico. Crime varies widely in Mexico depending upon location; the Department of State crime threat rating for Mexico City is Critical, the highest Department rating.
Crime Threats
Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) produce significant levels of violence throughout parts of the country. The northern half of the country was considered a higher threat area, primarily due to TCO conflicts and competition for drug trafficking routes to the United States. Recent statistics, however, show that this trend may be changing and that violence is on the rise in the center of the country. For example, the states of Mexico and Guerrero had the highest homicide rates in 2013. Kidnappings are on the rise within Mexico, and the states of Guerrero, Michoac�n, Mexico, Tamaulipas, and Morelos recorded some of the highest rates in the country. Thus, while crime and violence remain high in the border areas, central Mexican states became increasingly violent in 2013. In its efforts to combat violence, the Government of Mexico (GOM) has deployed security forces to various parts of the country. (more narrative at site) For more information, go to source link below: http://tinyurl.com/pfqqkq2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Concern over new strain of �deadly� bird flu Because of the ever-changing strains of this virus spreading so rapidly, along with it�s presence in Mexico, I feel this is worth a read. http://tinyurl.com/qbhalqt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DOMESTIC
Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry brian header http://tinyurl.com/pp98l9b
Border agent�s family appeals ruling in Fast and Furious lawsuit http://tinyurl.com/on4s3l5
Brian Terry�s brother rips holder on Fast and Furious: �Where is the accountability?� http://tinyurl.com/lomcha2
Acting ICE Director Sandweg Resigns after Five Months on the Job http://tinyurl.com/koey3a4
House GOP amnesty advocates upset Ted Cruz may have killed bill http://tinyurl.com/q2rvgas
States Struggle to Add Latinos to Health Rolls http://tinyurl.com/pklkjpa
Zetas Training US Gang Members in Mexico: Witness http://tinyurl.com/oquoh5e
DEA, Chicago Crime Commission to meet on Chicago gangs and Mexican cartels http://tinyurl.com/oz85wyk
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson Unaware of Existing Law, Job Responsibilities http://tinyurl.com/knydju2
Tunnel shut down in Nogales; 3 arrested http://tinyurl.com/nkzsh5t
Obama admin unilaterally changes law to allow immigrants with �limited� terror contact into US http://tinyurl.com/moxm2oe
Former Mexican state official in U.S. court on money laundering charges http://tinyurl.com/mgtqedk
NY Colombian, Mexican cartels drive LI heroin scourge http://tinyurl.com/o2jfskw
NM Border Patrol Employee Forced to Choose Between Job and Motherhood http://tinyurl.com/nhbgpd3
Crucial Border Enforcement System Modernization Runs Into Snags, But On Track, Lawmakers Hear http://tinyurl.com/o2gpnf3
Immigration-Reform Opponents Suspect a Ruse http://tinyurl.com/nzsxlsm
If the House ever debates immigration, here�s where it might start http://tinyurl.com/ne3xpcv
Immigration groups turn to anger http://tinyurl.com/mhkaeur
CDC: 5 ways diseases in other countries can kill you http://tinyurl.com/m2lao2r
FL Court papers tie Mexican drug cartel to mailbox at Coral Gables UPS store http://tinyurl.com/pmp4z2c
TX El Paso Barrio Azteca gang helped arm counterparts in Juarez Gang forced women to smuggle heroin across border, provided guns, ammunition to counterparts in Ju�rez http://tinyurl.com/q6ez75x
US Consulate trial: Barrio Azteca suspect gulty in slayings (above) http://tinyurl.com/nc4ouxf
Feds worry that drug cartels are moving into Colo. http://tinyurl.com/l2v7dnb
TX Abbott unveils $300 million policy on border security, other safety issues http://tinyurl.com/ovj7z27
NY Huge Drug Pipeline Run by 3 Mafia Gangs Disrupted, Feds Say http://tinyurl.com/mxrmwfm
U.S. Border Patrol Blotter, Blaine Sector aliens from United Kingdom, Spain, India, China, Canada http://tinyurl.com/lrwwejr
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers integral to keeping ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles safe http://tinyurl.com/no83rwn
�Anchor Baby� Outrage: Americans Pay billions for Illegal Alien Births (Video) http://tinyurl.com/qfba347
NC Illegal alien raped, strangled woman in front of her child in North Carolina http://tinyurl.com/oyzql5d
CA Border agents seize two-ton pot stash near Camp Pendleton http://tinyurl.com/p3sx389
CA Border Patrol Agents Make Two Busts Worth Nearly $2 Million http://tinyurl.com/pdtdm42
FL Migrants in custody after coming ashore on Singer Island Border Patrol suspects migrants being smuggled from Bahamas http://tinyurl.com/nk8fv92
CA Border Patrol Agents Arrest Three with Stolen Electronics http://tinyurl.com/pua4hvn
AZ Border Patrol agents arrest 12, including convicted sex offender http://tinyurl.com/kmduclm
CA Border Patrol Busy Weekend Results in Arrests of Two Dangerous Felon Gang Members http://tinyurl.com/mosqajb
TX 23 Central-Americans Detained By Border Patrol http://tinyurl.com/pysq6sq
TX CBP Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge Seize Over $21 Million in Narcotics http://tinyurl.com/kpnsjm3
AZ San Luis CBP Nabs Smuggler with http://tinyurl.com/k9zbbzl
ID 2 Mexican nationals plead guilty to growing marijuana on public lands in Idaho http://tinyurl.com/q8fmfpt
CA Drug Sweep http://tinyurl.com/ohos9eo
PUERTO RICO U.S. agents detain 57 boatpeople mostly Dominicans http://tinyurl.com/pdfcjss
CA Otay Mesa CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million Worth of Liquid Methamphetamine in gas tank http://tinyurl.com/m4u3xpo
Calexico CBP Officers Foil Attempts to Smuggle Almost $1.3 Million Worth of Hard Narcotics http://tinyurl.com/mbpekwg
AZ Hiker Breaks Leg, is Rescued by Border Patrol http://tinyurl.com/lvyodzw
TX Drug Cartel Suspected In Rio Grande House Fire http://tinyurl.com/nmugdx4
TX CBP seizes $958,400 worth of cocaine at Ysleta Port of Entry http://tinyurl.com/p8la6u8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEXICO
For Mexico, Economic Growth Hinges on Justice-Forbes http://tinyurl.com/pwu2jvy
Mexico Drug Cartel Hitman Beheaded and Dismembered 800 Victims http://tinyurl.com/qfgf22w
Mexican Truckers Commence Arbitration Action Against U.S. http://tinyurl.com/q9puulv
Mexicans Lured To Border By Faint Hope Of Asylum http://tinyurl.com/o2eyh4e
Presidents of Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru Sign Regional Accord http://tinyurl.com/m2ybh6h
US-bound Central Americans begin to settle in Mexico The immigration of Central Americans has increased by 50 percent http://tinyurl.com/og3loum
Mexico�s New Mission It�s the hot new emerging market. http://tinyurl.com/nk59s5z
Stephen Harper won�t drop visa rule for Mexicans, source says Canadian Visa requirements imposed in 2009 to curb bogus asylum claims http://tinyurl.com/okewqow
Maple Leaf restructuring heats up with sale of Canada Bread http://tinyurl.com/lakygnh
Could Chapo Guzman be Making a Move Against His Sinaloa Cartel Partner? http://tinyurl.com/ltfb54n
Mexico finds skeletal remains along US border http://tinyurl.com/ngx9y4n
Why Mexico�s �drug war� is not about drugs http://tinyurl.com/qbazche
Riot police sweep striking teachers from Mexico City�s main plaza http://tinyurl.com/k7zxmbu
Small Ray of Hope in Mexico�s Forced Disappearances http://tinyurl.com/ncqh89d
Mexico�s lost daughters: how young women are sold into the sex trade by drug gangs http://tinyurl.com/mnu8kmf
Mexico Receives $21.59 Billion in Remittances in 2013 http://tinyurl.com/ppdjul7
Mexico Says Economy Likely Grew 1.3% in 2013 http://tinyurl.com/obth2xp
Post-energy reform: Mexico signs first oil deal with Russia http://tinyurl.com/qx7aewj
Cocaine Paste Haul Signals Mexico Gangs Are Opening Labs http://tinyurl.com/nxbabd8
Teaching Just Wasn�t Right for Him, Head of Mexican Drug Cartel Says http://tinyurl.com/nfqzmzz
Mexican officials looking for two suspects on the lam after Canadians killed http://tinyurl.com/onhhkv8
The Risks and Benefits of Legalizing Mexico�s Vigilantes http://tinyurl.com/l5pg7p9
Mexico Plans To Economically Suffocate Michoac�n Cartels, Make Alliance With Vigilantes http://tinyurl.com/l4m6hsa
Decriminalizing marijuana: Could Mexico City be next to light up? http://tinyurl.com/olgno3t
Is Mexico Slowing Down? Check Out These Mexican Stocks http://tinyurl.com/l9wp92a
Fear of violence, lack of training, trauma fuel self-censorship in northern Mexico, study found http://tinyurl.com/plyt48k
Mexican Reporter Threatened By Cartel Violence Before Being Killed http://tinyurl.com/qxlpzqo
Mexican border states prove deadly for journalists http://tinyurl.com/nvu47qj
Mexico City: water torture on a grand and ludicrous scale A grossly inefficient sewage system makes the city�s tap water filthy and consigns millions to disease http://tinyurl.com/owgznsv
Severed heads left in front of bank in Mexico with chilling note http://tinyurl.com/qgljq4s
Gangland Body-Disposal Specialist Nabbed in Mexico http://tinyurl.com/q69tf7g
Mexico police find mass grave and severed heads in Michoacan http://tinyurl.com/lv8o6wz
Mexican drug lord: Inside his abandoned mansion http://tinyurl.com/mroal6u
Soldiers Find 12 Bodies in Clandestine Cemetery in Central Mexico http://tinyurl.com/qj5rtx2
Mexico�s Guerrero state teeters on the edge of chaos http://tinyurl.com/pj4plvf
Police bust 2 drug labs, arrest 19 in central Mexico http://tinyurl.com/p8fsord
Mexico�s Pet Food Tax Could Increase Animal Abandonment 16% sales tax on pet food http://tinyurl.com/oespuc7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cuarto Poder Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico 2/10/14
28 Somali and Guatemalan Migrants Rescued
Officials in Mexico�s southernmost state of Chiapas came into contact with a group of eight men and two women from Somalia (on the �horn� of Africa.) The group had been abandoned by smugglers whom the Somalis believed were to have taken them to the United States. Another group, this time 16 Guatemalans enroute to the U.S., were also rescued from a house in Tuxtla Gutierrez, state of Chiapas, where they were being held by smugglers demanding ransom from their relatives.
Original Spanish at: http://tinyurl.com/p5pjotd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CENTRAL AM
Honduras and Mexico: Open Season on Journalists http://tinyurl.com/na6wh4g
US citizen brutally murdered in Costa Rica: police http://tinyurl.com/m4rkwpa
Panama�s 1st Solar Power Plant Begins Operating http://tinyurl.com/pdfj38p
Three Cops Die in Shooting Incident in Guatemala http://tinyurl.com/nvndbrc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Prensa San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2/16/14
The Emigrant Children-Full transl. of the main editorial
The story is the same. It�s repeated daily. The desire is the same: to make the �American dream� a reality. The number of minors in the migration from Honduras toward the United States is an attention getter since they travel an already difficult � and dangerous � route for an adult, to say nothing for a child.
We cannot close our eyes concerning the cold numbers which, from simple statistics, ought to serve to develop tangible projects to reduce the 4,001 minors deported from Mexico and the USA in 2013, according to data from IHNFA (Honduran Childhood and Family Agency) ; more than 330 children a month. And the trend seems to continue in 2014 since in January of this year 95 minors were returned from the Mexican state of Tapachula, according to the report from the Center for Returned Migrants. (�Centro de Atenci�n al Migrante Retornado�: a Honduran gov�t. agency that deals exclusively with Hondurans sent back or deported from abroad.)
These statistics demonstrate the state�s failure concerning the issue of worthy job creation, of real opportunities for academic and technical development, of the reactivation of agriculture for the benefit of farm families, of effective social projects for the new generations. To travel �wet� to the USA is not tourism. It�s gambling with death, it�s that simple. Despite the danger, children and adults want a better life. They think it�s in the USA. For Spanish, go to source link below: http://tinyurl.com/o8cukfv ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Both �Proceso� (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) and �La Prensa Gr�fica� (San Salvador, El Salvador) -2/8/14
report that some Central Americans who emigrate toward the United States are staying in Mexico. Some Mexican city governments, such as that of Tijuana, are said to be starting to protest about the increasing influx of aliens, mostly from Honduras and El Salvador. Some of those aliens have reportedly stayed in Guadalajara, Aguascalientes and Quer�taro. The Central Americans travel by land from Mexico�s southern border and after crossing Mexican territory they seek the way to penetrate into the United States. All the above was brought up by Gustavo Mohar Betancourt up at a conference titled �Border issues; outlining the future.� Mohar is said to be a Mexican expert on immigration, and consultant to the Atalaya group, especialized on risk management and intelligence strategies. He is also reported to have been the chief Mexican negotiator during the immigration talks between presidents George W. Bush and Vicente Fox. Another of the conference participants was David Aguilar, �Interlocutor of Global Security and Intelligence Services� and �ex-commissioner of Customs and Border Protection,� who said that the influx of CentralAmericans heading to the United States has increased in the last two fiscal years and that �Immigration of CentralAmericans has increased 50%, basically of Hondurans, Salvadorans and Guatemalans.� The full Spanish articles� links: Progreso http://tinyurl.com/o2ke5sf La Prensa Grafica http://tinyurl.com/p49zo6m ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Prensa Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2/15/14
Central American emigrants sent 14.5 billion dollars in individual monetary remittances during 2013. The breakdown by country: Guatemala : 5.105 billion El Salvador : 3.969 billion Nicaragua : 1.150 billion Panama : 560 million Costa Rica : 550 million
The daily amount for Honduras: 8.4 million dollars. The Honduran community in the United States provides more than 70% of the remittances that the country receives and expects that the current government may implement support actions for this emigrant community that abandoned Honduras in search of better work opportunities in other nations. Original Spanish at link below: http://tinyurl.com/ogqeubj ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proceso Teucigalpa, Honduras 2/16/14
Two bus loads of Honduran youths deported from Mexico arrive in Honduras every week. The buses arrive on Mondays and Thursdays, usually with unaccompanied children ranging from 12 to 17 years of age.
The Director of the country�s �Returned Migrants� Affairs Center� (Honduras has an agency (�CAMR�) whose sole function is to look after its citizens deported from abroad) said that Honduras ranks first in the number of undocumented children who leave intending to travel to the United States in search of the American Dream. She added that they go to search for their parents and also to escape the violence in Honduras because of the �maras� criminal gangs. Link to full Spanish article: http://tinyurl.com/pszlp4j ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOUTH AMERICA
Venezuela Protests Leave 5 Injured in Fourth Day of Unrest http://tinyurl.com/oqoww6s
Venezuela Seeks Opposition Leader�s Arrest After Protests Turned Deadly http://tinyurl.com/lq9oz28
What�s going on in Venezuela in a nutshell (English version) http://youtu.be/EFS6cP9auDc
Colombia earthquake hits near city of Arauca http://tinyurl.com/ox68mks
How Gold Trade Fuels Modern-Day Slavery in Peru http://tinyurl.com/ovvxdoh
Five Killed in Colombia Mining Accident http://tinyurl.com/ocewp3u
First Chinese bank opens in Peru-video sign of China�s increasing presence in Peru http://tinyurl.com/ppxyx5k
Colombia police nab Spanish man, 78, with cocaine in his stomach http://tinyurl.com/nvr2utu
Colombian news channel taken off the air after reporting on protests in Venezuela http://tinyurl.com/ofvzpah
Inflation Fuels Crises in Two Latin Nations http://tinyurl.com/pkqw79l
Rise in Argentina Ecstasy Seizures Suggests Production Migration http://tinyurl.com/kwmpu29
Prosecution of Forced Sterilizations in Peru Still Possible http://tinyurl.com/nmaqsjc
We failed to win the war on drugs: Santos http://tinyurl.com/p4tv2qn
Can Peru Extend Coca Eradication Success into the VRAEM? http://tinyurl.com/pzms8dq
Cocaine haul worth nearly �4million found in Colombia � on freight ship bound for Britain value US $6696800.00 http://tinyurl.com/ojrs352
Brazilian Cameraman Dies of Head Injury Suffered During Protest http://tinyurl.com/lmfcrnk
Bolivians Faced Prospect of Slavery in Brazil http://tinyurl.com/osmqo79 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CARIBBEAN
Virus Advances Through East Caribbean http://tinyurl.com/ouf86k5
Canada expands chikungunya travel health warning for the Caribbean http://tinyurl.com/q6abhlh
US Coast Guard offloads $37 million of cocaine in �historic haul� in Caribbean http://tinyurl.com/nfdpgtj
Detained North Korean ship leaves Panama http://tinyurl.com/kkb2hqc
Heavy security in Guyana after unusual US warning http://tinyurl.com/pwtfmls
St Vincent diplomat recalled for offering to help source US �Green Cards� http://tinyurl.com/oqvdta7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ELSEWHERE
Spanish Police Make Record Drug Bust on the High Seas http://tinyurl.com/q664ewk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -end of report-
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