Legislation introduced by Arizona Congressman Greg Staton and other lawmakers would require the State Department to come up with a strategy for working with Mexico to combat fentanyl trafficking.
Stanton re-introduced the American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act with New Jersey Republican Tom Kean. The bill would require the U.S. and Mexico to work together to stop fentanyl trafficking through increased cooperation with law enforcement, local governments and other organizations.
The legislation directs the State Department to create a strategy to strengthen technical assistance efforts, data sharing and community-level dialogue — along with a feasibility study to enhance broadband connectivity and other changes.
The State Department strategy would then be referred to Congress.
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The agreement was signed by U.S. Army Secretary Doug Driscoll on a visit to Mexico. -
The uptick comes after some tourists cancelled their spring break reservations after an outbreak of violence elsewhere in Mexico in February. -
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán says the revocation of his U.S. visa was politically motivated. -
The project to clean up sediment and soil in the Rio Sonora comes more than a decade after what Mexico considers the worst environmental mining disaster in its history. Some say the government and Grupo México could have done more and demand transparency. -
Leadership clarified that non-members — including employees or residents, guests of tribal members, travelers on public roadways and vendors tied to the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise — may still travel freely “without any restrictions.”
