Government Reports
This report provides a detailed overview of the operations and objectives of USNORTHCOM on the issue of criminal activity in the United States arising from Mexican drug cartels, which is described as the most pressing issue for border security.
Describes the State Department's process for vetting potential trainees from Mexico and Central America
Investigates congressional interest in the plight of Afro-Latinos, particularly in Colombia. Reviews legislation and related programs aimed at supporting this demographic.
This is a Deparment of Defense report to Congress on the use of Section 1206 Train and Equip Authority funds for Fiscal Year 2008
As a condition of spending funds for its Merida Initiative package of military and economic aid, the State Department had to submit a plan for how these funds would be spent.
GAO was asked to examine (1) how the United States has assisted transit zone countries in disrupting drug trafficking and (2) what factors have impededthese efforts.
Republican Senate committee staff report on Colombia's internal conflict and its relationship to Colombia's difficult relationship with its neighbors in the wake of a cross-border attack on a guerrilla leader in Ecuador.
International Narcotics Control aid to Bolivia was held up until the State Department issued this certification that the country's military was respecting human rights, and that past abuses were being investigated and prosecuted with the military's cooperation.
A report on how the WHINSEC IMET program contributes to the promotion of human rights, respect for civilian authority and the rule of law, establishment of legitimate judicial mechanisms for the military, and the goal of right sizing military forces.
A report on the use of aerial assets to include fixed and rotary wing aircraft in coordination with and in support to DEA counternarcotics operations in Colombia and Afghanistan.
Two predominantly Latino gangs, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and the 18th Street gang (M-18), have raised concern among policy makers for several reasons.At issue for Congress is whether
the MS-13 and M-18 gangs constitute an emerging transnational criminal threat.
This report examines political and economic developments in Peru and issues in U.S.-Peru relations.
This request for additional foreign assistance includes the first tranche of aid to Mexico and Central America under the "Merida Initiative."
Senate Republican staff examine plans to provide assistance to Mexico under the Merida Initiative and what would become the Central America Regional Security Initiative.
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) "recently sent Senate Foreign Relations Committee minority staff to 24 countries in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East to examine how increased funding and new programs are being implemented in the field."
Since fiscal year 2000, the United States has provided about $397 million to support Mexican counternarcotics efforts. According to the Department of State (State),much of the illicit drugs consumedin the United States flows throughor is produced in Mexic
2007 update on the activities of Mexico's major Drug Trafficking Organizations.
The legal provision that created "Section 1206," one of the biggest Defense-budget military aid programs, required the President to produce a report on the pros and cons of funding such aid through the regular foreign assistance process. The report was delegated to the State Department.
This report provides an overview of U.S. relations with Latin America and the Caribbean and focuses on the role of Congress and congressional concerns.
The United States is not a party to the ICC and does not recognize its jurisdiction over U.S. citizens. Since 2002, the Bush Administration has sought bilateral agreements to exempt U.S. citizens from ICC prosecution, so called "Article 98 agreements"