The Washington Post

New fencing doesn't stop illegal crossings
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
Border Patrol officials say their current plans are to construct just one more mile of fence, in Texas. But as illegal immigration takes an increasingly central role in Republican campaign debates, several GOP candidates have renewed calls to fence the en
Colombia’s president signs measures to compensate victims of nation’s civil conflict
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos signed five decrees laying out regulations under the so-called Victims Law
National Guard at border to be cut to fewer than 300, cost about $60 million for 2012
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 00:00
“We are basically going from boots on the ground to boots in the air,” said David Aguilar, deputy commissioner for Customs and Border Protection
Arizona authorities dismantle ‘extensive’ drug trafficking cell tied to Sinaloa cartel
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 00:00
“The Sinaloa cartel is a transnational, multimillion industry that has tentacles in every state in the U.S. and throughout the world.”
More Predator drones fly U.S.-Mexico border
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 00:00
With an hour of flight time costing $3,600, it costs about $7,054 for each illegal immigrant or smuggler caught
Latin American leaders fault U.S. drug users
Monday, December 19, 2011 - 00:00
Latin American leaders have joined together to condemn the U.S. government for soaring drug violence in their countries, blaming the United States for the transnational cartels that have grown rich and powerful
5 bodies found at office of Mexican student group, feared to be those of missing students
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 00:00
Mexicans got a rare glimpse into the rough-and-tumble student organizations at many of Mexico’s universities Thursday, after five bodies were found buried at one group’s headquarters in the western city of Guadalajara
Venezuela turns over top Colombian drug trafficking suspect to U.S. authorities
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 00:00
The U.S. had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, known as “Valenciano,” who was also on Colombia’s most-wanted list
Judge orders jail terms, $5M fines for construction moguls in Colombian kickback scandal
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 00:00
A Colombian judge has sentenced three construction moguls to more than seven years in prison each for embezzlement in a kickback scandal that also involved the ex-mayor of the capital
With government protection lacking, Guatemalans fend for themselves amid rise in violence
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 00:00
It’s not uncommon to see Guatemala City residents unfazed by the sight of a corpse by the side of the street. In cemeteries, bodies are unearthed when families can’t pay fees

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