This report lists some of the various projects, programs, and activities undertaken by the U.S. government
to enhance security at the U.S.-Mexico border and to combat transnational contraband trafficking.
Since the March 2009 announcement of a Southwest Border Security Initiative by the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. government has stepped up efforts to strengthen security along its Southwest Border out of concern for increasing drug trafficking violence afflicting northern Mexico.
These efforts aimed to halt the flow of drugs, cash, and guns between both countries that is responsible
for much of this violence. This report is based entirely on U.S. government documents, and we have made no assessment of these initiatives. This compilation groups such initiatives by agency.
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