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 …

Adam Isacson
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 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

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

gob.mx
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
Adam IsacsonJan 24, 2023

"Slows"

#Venezuela https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-inflation-slows-234-2022-vice-president-says-2023-01-23/

Venezuela's inflation slows to 234% in 2022, vice president says

Inflation in Venezuela hit 234% in 2022, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Monday, representing a slowdown from the previous year, as the South American country struggles with a deep and lengthy economic crisis.

Reuters
Show threadAdam IsacsonJan 23, 2023

The overwhelming majority of Russian migrants are coming to California and Arizona (all colors here except orange), in most cases arriving at ports of entry.

But an increasing number are coming to ports of entry in south Texas (orange).

Adam IsacsonJan 23, 2023

In December, Cuba nearly surpassed Mexico as the number-one country of origin of migrants encountered at the US-Mexico border.

Largest increases in encountered migrants from October-December:
- Ecuador 130%
- China 120%
- Russia (now 9th) 104%
- “Other” 102%
- Nicaragua 69%

Largest decreases:
- Venezuela -63%
- Mexico -27%
- Haiti -24%

Here's the data table, going back to October 2019: https://borderoversight.org/files/cbp_data/all_monthly_country_since_2019.html

All Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border, by Country and Month, October 2019-

Adam IsacsonJan 20, 2023

Venezuela's 33-person cabinet has 9 ministers who are active-duty military officers, and 3 who are retired officers.

https://www.controlciudadano.org/coyuntura/notas-de-prensa/aumenta-la-participacion-de-militares-en-el-gabinete-ministerial-de-maduro/

Aumenta la participación de militares en el gabinete ministerial de Maduro - Control Ciudadano

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