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Perspectives 10 Jan 2019

Mexico’s Proposed National Guard Would Solidify the Militarization of Public Security

Strengthening Military’s Role in Fighting Crime Puts Human Rights at Risk In a troubling development for Mexico, the country’s new…

by Maureen Meyer

Mexico, United StatesMigration

Perspectives 12 Dec 2017

What 2017’s Migration Statistics Tell Us About Border Security

Last week, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released new information telling us what happened at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal…

by Adam Isacson

Mexico, United StatesMigration

Perspectives 13 Sep 2017

Eight Reasonable Border Security Proposals (That Are Not a Wall)

“‘You pass it, I’ll sign it, I want some border stuff.’ That’s what he said.” That, according to House Democratic…

by Adam Isacson

Mexico, United StatesMigration

Perspectives 21 Feb 2017

Actual Security Challenges at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Get Beyond the Wall Most measures of security at the U.S.-Mexico border have improved dramatically since the 1990s. Still, border…

by Adam Isacson

MexicoRule of Law

Perspectives 27 Apr 2016

Case of the 43 Disappeared Students: Key Points from the Group of Experts’ Final Report

On April 24, 2016, the Group of Experts appointed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to provide technical assistance in the investigation of the case of the 43 disappeared students in Mexico presented its final report.

by Maureen Meyer

Mexico’s Southern Border Plan: More Deportations and Widespread Human Rights Violations

MexicoMigration

Perspectives 19 Mar 2015

Mexico’s Southern Border Plan: More Deportations and Widespread Human Rights Violations

Mexico’s Southern Border Plan was announced in July 2014 and has coincided with a sharp increase in deportations from Mexico.

by Team WOLA

Seven Bad Things That Will Happen After a “Border Surge”

Mexico, United StatesMigration

Perspectives 26 Jun 2013

Seven Bad Things That Will Happen After a “Border Surge”

Instead of seeking to re-create the Berlin Wall experience along a 1,969-mile border, a “border surge” would do better to focus its resources elsewhere.

by Team WOLA

Mexico’s New Military Police Force: The Continued Militarization of Public Security in Mexico

MexicoRule of Law

Perspectives 13 Mar 2013

Mexico’s New Military Police Force: The Continued Militarization of Public Security in Mexico

Maureen Meyer examines Mexico’s proposed gendarmerie—a force to be made up of tens of thousands of former soldiers—and its potential implications for human rights.

by Maureen Meyer

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Mexico’s Proposed National Guard Would Solidify the Militarization of Public Security

What 2017’s Migration Statistics Tell Us About Border Security

Eight Reasonable Border Security Proposals (That Are Not a Wall)

Actual Security Challenges at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Case of the 43 Disappeared Students: Key Points from the Group of Experts’ Final Report

Mexico’s Southern Border Plan: More Deportations and Widespread Human Rights Violations

Seven Bad Things That Will Happen After a “Border Surge”

Mexico’s New Military Police Force: The Continued Militarization of Public Security in Mexico

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