Posted on December 6, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Los Angeles Times, 12/6/2008
Supporters of a proposed Los Angeles voter initiative that would allow police to arrest illegal-immigrant gang members solely for being in the country illegally said they collected enough petition signatures before Friday’s deadline to qualify the measure for the May ballot. Jamiel’s Law, as it is known, is named after 17-year-old Los [...]
Filed under: Migration and Migrants, Security and the Rule of Law | Tagged: Drug trafficking, Gangs, Immigration, Jamiel's Law, Los Angeles, Mexico, Police, War on drugs | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 6, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Associated Press, 12/6/2008
Mexico’s Senate has passed a bill authorizing police to use undercover agents against drug cartels and organized crime. Many Mexican detectives currently operate in plain clothes, without uniforms. But the new measure would allow them to keep their identities secret in legal proceedings and be identified only by a numerical code known only [...]
Filed under: Security and the Rule of Law | Tagged: Drug trafficking, Mexico, Police, Rule of Law, Security, Undercover, War on drugs | Leave a Comment »
