The US Has Failed to Process at Least Four Extradition Requests for Mexican Nationals Rafa Fernandez de Castro - Fusion.
go to original August 4, 2015

The Mexican government has faced a recent wave of criticism for failing to extradite drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to the United States before he tunneled to freedom last month.

But Mexico isn’t the only one that’s being uncooperative. Although the U.S. and Mexico share an extradition treaty, there’s often a lack of reciprocity when it comes to handing over prisoners — something former Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam lamented publicly in 2013.

According to Mexican authorities, the U.S. has failed to expedite and process at least four extradition requests for Mexican nationals, including one businessman who has been in U.S. custody for more than seven years. All four men are accused of white collar crimes back home.

Take a look at the four high-profile Mexican fugitives living in the United States - three of whom appear to be hiding in plain sight - at Fusion.

Illustration by Victor Abarca

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