From the Editorial
La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, p. 8
The United States Department of Justice transferred to Mexico 14 nationals who face convictions for crimes of drug distribution or illegal possession of firearms, under the International Prisoner Transfer Treaty between both countries of 1977. The 14 inmates requested their transfer, which was carried out on December 5, after confirming that they met the eligibility conditions required by the program, and they will serve the rest of their sentences in Mexico, the Department of Justice reported in a statement. The shipment will mean a saving of $4 million for the United States, according to the head of the agency’s Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti. That is the estimated value of “incarceration costs for the remaining 96 years of their combined sentences.” With the transfer, the second this year, the total number of transfers rises to 185 since the treaty came into force in November 1977. The last one from the previous year, which sent nine prisoners back to Mexico, occurred in December. This is the second transfer of prisoners so far this year. In April, Washington repatriated to Mexico 13 prisoners who were serving sentences for similar crimes
