Adam Isacson

@Adamisacson
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Director for Defense Oversight at the Washington Office on Latin America. Defense, U.S. security aid, peace, borders, migration, and adjacent. Tweets are mine and not necessarily WOLA's consensus view.
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Adam IsacsonJan 29, 2023

No appreciable impact on illicit drug supplies, misalignment with other foreign policy goals, and a string of humiliating scandals.

The DEA seems off the rails. It desperately needs oversight. (In the quote, “Landau” is Chris Landau, Trump’s ambassador to #Mexico.)

https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-mexico-miami-c572727a7e7c740dde5e4da280de40b6

DEA Mexico chief quietly ousted over ties to drug lawyers

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration quietly ousted its former top official in Mexico last year over improper contact with lawyers for narcotraffickers, an embarrassing end to a brief tenure marked by deteriorating cooperation between the countries and a record flow of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl across the border.

Associated Press
Adam IsacsonJan 29, 2023
The Colombian daily El Espectador ran an interview with me today about the government's peace negotiation efforts and possible controversies in Washington. Here's an English translation: https://adamisacson.com/it-would-be-better-for-the-government-to-respond-quickly-interview-in-colombias-el-espectador/
“It would be better for the government to respond, quickly”: interview in Colombia’s El Espectador

On Wednesday, appearing before reporters in Washington after meeting with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Colombia’s chief prosecutor Francisco Barbosa strongly criticized President Gustavo …

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Adam IsacsonJan 27, 2023

In this week's WOLA Weekly US-Mexico Border Update:

- Red states sue to block the Biden administration's "humanitarian parole"
- A look at CBP's December migration data
- House Republicans' hardline border bill hits a snag

https://www.wola.org/2023/01/weekly-u-s-mexico-border-update-states-sue-to-block-humanitarian-parole-december-migration-data-house-gop-bill-hits-snag/

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: States sue to block humanitarian parole, December migration data, House GOP bill hits snag - WOLA

With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See past weekly updates here. This week: Using a now-familiar tactic, 20 Republican state governments filed suit in a Texas federal court to block the Biden administration’s use of humanitarian parole to admit up to 30,000 Cuban, […]

WOLA
Adam IsacsonJan 26, 2023
Local media show a growing pattern of threats and attacks against migrant shelters in Tijuana. Two cases this week.
Adam IsacsonJan 26, 2023

"This issue is personal to many evangelicals… the United States should stand with those persecuted for their faith—and that means voting against H.R. 29 [the Republicans' 'Border Safety and Security Act of 2023']."

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/3822042-will-congress-sacrifice-the-persecuted-church-on-the-altar-of-border-security/

Will Congress sacrifice the persecuted church on the altar of border security?

A few years ago, many of my evangelical friends began changing their social media profile photos to the Arabic symbol for the letter “N,” the symbol that ISIS reportedly was using to mark and threaten the homes of “Nazarene” Christians. It quickly became a global sign of solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world. Christians,…

The Hill
Adam IsacsonJan 25, 2023
All our border infographics are up to date. (Or as up to date as the available official data.) View the gallery here: https://borderoversight.org/infographics/
Infographics Archives

Visualizations of data related to U.S. border governance and migration. View a table of contents here

WOLA Border Oversight
Adam IsacsonJan 25, 2023
Latin America Security-Related News: January 25, 2023: https://adamisacson.com/latin-america-security-related-news-january-25-2023/
Latin America Security-Related News: January 25, 2023

(Even more here) January 25, 2023 Western Hemisphere Regional Jose Ignacio Araya, “Crisis en Peru Marca Celac en Medio de Criticas de Uruguay a “Ideologizacion” de la Cumbre” (La Tercera (Chile), J…

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Adam IsacsonJan 25, 2023

The number of military personnel #Mexico has deployed for border and migration missions has declined slightly.

Latest numbers in this January 17 slide deck from Mexico's Presidency: https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/documentos/informe-de-seguridad-enero-2023?idiom=es

Informe de seguridad, enero 2023

Informe de seguridad, enero 2023

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Adam IsacsonJan 25, 2023

It's been a week and a half since a National Guardsman wounded a migrant.

It's very rare for U.S. military personnel to fire on a civilian on U.S. soil. This demands utmost transparency, to prevent his incident from being repeated.

But Texas authorities are being opaque, revealing little about what happened. AP reports: https://apnews.com/article/politics-texas-mexico-6f97a21533a0e4c85474a12c31fab97c

Texas silent after Guard member shoots migrant on border

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas National Guard member shot and wounded a migrant during a struggle this month on the U.S.-Mexico border as the soldier tried to detain the person, according to records from the state military, which has not publicly disclosed the incident.

Associated Press
Show threadAdam IsacsonJan 25, 2023

Riot police have targeted reporters during Peru's protests. Photojournalist Guadalupe Pardo's camera protected her from serious injury from a fired projectile yesterday.

From Peru's La Republica: https://larepublica.pe/politica/actualidad/2023/01/25/paro-nacional-violenta-movilizacion-en-lima-envian-militares-region-puno-fuerzas-armadas-represion-pnp-cgtp-vicente-romero-40233

Violenta movilización en Lima y envían militares a la región Puno

Protesta no cesa. Manifestaciones siguen en Lima con la participación de reservistas. Hubo fuertes enfrentamientos con grupos que intentaron llegar al Congreso. Mientras Dina Boluarte negaba la represión, militares de Tacna y Moquegua llegaban a Puno, donde se amplió la inmovilización social por diez días.

La República.pe