Activists Fear 'Wave of Executions' for Mexican Nationals on Death Row in US GlobalPost
go to original April 7, 2013

In 2011, the state of Texas executed Humberto Leal Garcia, 38, a Mexican national, despite an unusual appeal by the US president Barack Obama. Leal Garcia was not informed of his right to consular services as a Mexican national. Monica Villareal reported from Mexico following his execution. (AlJazeeraEnglish)

Fifty-three Mexican nationals are in U.S. prisons awaiting execution, including 13 in Texas, which annually leads the nation in the number of people put to death.

Last week, Mexico's Senate formally asked the Foreign Relations Secretariat for a report on the number of Mexicans on death row in the United States and efforts being made to provide them with legal assistance.

Human rights activists have expressed concern about a possible "wave of executions" of Mexicans in the United States, Sen. David Monreal, who sponsored the measure, said, without explaining the source of the information.

The 13 death-row Mexicans in Texas are the ones at greatest risk of dying, attorney and capital-punishment opponent Sandra Babcock told Efe. Texas executes an average of 19 prisoners a year.

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