Extraditions
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 06:46
Turkey’s state-run news agency says the Justice Ministry has sent the U.S. its first formal request demanding the arrest of the alleged mastermind of July’s abortive coup.
Friday, August 5, 2016 - 06:39
The United States is evaluating new documents sent by Turkey to push for the extradition of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of the country's recent failed coup, a State Department spokesman said on Thursday.
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 15:06
Guzmán has been held in solitary confinement since early May, when he was transferred from a prison outside Mexico City to the federal lockup in Ciudad Juárez along the border with Texas. He lives in an air-conditioned, 80-square-foot cell that has a bed and a toilet and which is inside a new high-security wing that contains about 30 cells.
Friday, July 1, 2016 - 06:30
A Mexican judge has temporarily blocked the extradition to the U.S. of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most powerful drug lord and one of the world's most notorious criminals.
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 06:44
Hector Luis “El Güero” Palma Salazar is scheduled to be released from the United States Bureau of Prisons in the coming days. Palma will be turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is coordinating with Mexican officials his direct return to Mexican authorities.
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 05:23
The jailed Mexican drug lord, Joaquin Guzman, has asked to be extradited to the United States rapidly so he can receive better treatment in prison. His lawyer said Guzman had asked him to stop fighting his extradition because guards at his prison would not let him sleep.
Monday, January 4, 2016 - 08:51
Honduras’ government says it has received a request from the United States for the extradition of former vice president and businessman Jaime Rosenthal, who is accused of money laundering.
Monday, December 7, 2015 - 06:45
The FIFA corruption investigation widened to include a former head of state Thursday, as U.S. authorities put in an extradition request for former Honduran President Rafael Callejas.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 06:37
Juan Vicente Carvajal, who is accused of drug trafficking, will not be turned over as peace talks deadline nears, according to resolution by Colombian president
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 06:17
Mexico has extradited the head of the Sinaloa Cartel's Central America operations to the United States, a move that could spark fresh concern among elites in Honduras thought to be connected to organized crime.