Mexico’s cartels grew from cross-border trafficking networks into diversified power centers embedded in local economies and governance gaps. Their resilience reflects corruption, institutional fragmentation, U.S. drug demand, weapons trafficking, and the difficulty of rebuilding state authority at the local level.
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Does Mexico Have State-Sponsored Persecution Under U.S. Law?
Mexico is not categorically considered a state-sponsor of persecution under U.S. asylum law. But Mexican asylum claims can succeed when applicants establish targeted harm by officials or show that authorities could not or would not protect them from legally qualifying persecution.
Stephen Miller Spars With Reporters Over Asylum Claims in Fiery White House Exchange
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller clashed with reporters during a tense press briefing, arguing that many asylum claims from Mexico and Central America are legally “frivolous” and financially burdensome. Miller defended federal agencies’ handling of immigration cases while pushing for a stricter interpretation of asylum law.