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  • The United States justified the Maduro arrest as a law enforcement action intended to take down the leader of a powerful criminal organization. But US officials have offered evolving and sometimes contradictory descriptions of the so-called cartel that Maduro allegedly headed… Read this article in its entirety at InSight Crime.

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  • Tren de Aragua has little chance of building criminal power in the United States with so much law enforcement and public attention focused on it. Still, the Trump administration’s ongoing criminal and immigration enforcement efforts could reshape the nature of the gang in the United States and how US-based nodes of Tren de Aragua interact…

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  • As the United States gears up for the drug trafficking trial of Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, prosecutors face the diplomatic paradox of presenting evidence showing their government stayed friendly with a leader that it knew was corrupt…  Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.

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  • A new US anti-money laundering rule targeting shell companies could have a big impact on Latin American crime groups if authorities can overcome resource constraints and other limitations to its effectiveness…  Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.

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  • The accredited representative program has taken on increasing importance as record numbers of immigration cases continue to pile up. But the number of accredited representatives in comparison has remained at a steady level for the last five years, and the lack of investment in the program has added to critics’ concerns that processing delays are hindering…

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