MEXICO CITY — In Mexico, a long list of nonviolent crimes such as burglary or fuel theft is a reason for automatic pre-trial detention, where there is no possibility of bail or house arrest. The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on this legal figure which, according to some judges, violates international treaties that stipulate that pre-trial detention should only be used in “exceptional cases” to prevent suspects from fleeing justice. If the detainee declares his U.S. citizenship and informs U.S. consulate officials, Mexican authorities will immediately inform the U.S. Embassy in Mexico of the U.S. citizen`s detention. The consular officer shall visit the detainee as soon as possible after his notification. During the first visit, the consular officer will review the detainee`s well-being and the circumstances of the arrest, provide a list of lawyers and request a waiver from the Data Protection Act to allow the consular officer to contact other persons in connection with the arrest. If necessary, the consular officer will intervene with the local authorities to ensure full respect for civil rights under Mexican law. Please ask the local authorities to inform the Embassy immediately.

The Embassy can work to protect the person and ensure fair treatment. The embassy will visit the prisoner, provide information about the local court process (including a list of local lawyers) and inform family and friends. People who violate Mexican law, even without knowing the facts, can be exiled, arrested or imprisoned. Penalties for possession, use or trafficking of illegal drugs in Mexico are severe, and those convicted may face long prison sentences or significant fines. If you violate local Mexican law, your U.S. citizenship will not help you avoid arrest or prosecution. It is very important to know that it is legal and that it is illegal wherever you go. If a U.S. citizen is arrested in Mexico, they must go through the judicial process, including possible charges or charges, prosecutions, possible convictions and verdicts, and any appeals.

Only the Federal Judicial Authority may, at the request of the legally authorized federal authority or the head of the Public Prosecutor`s Office of the corresponding federal agency, authorize the interception of any private communication. To that end, the competent authority shall justify and justify the legal basis for the request, including the nature of the intervention, the subject matter of the request and its duration. The Federal Judicial Authority may not grant these authorizations in electoral, fiscal, commercial, civil, labour or administrative matters or in the event of communication of the detainee with his lawyer. No one may be disturbed in his person, family, place of residence, papers or property, except on the basis of a written order of the competent authority justifying and justifying the legal reason for the proceedings. In the case of examinations and procedures in the form of a procedure in which oral orality is normally established, it shall be sufficient that they are recorded on a medium which provides certainty as to their content and their conformity with the provisions of this paragraph. The managing authority may only carry out home visits to ensure that health and police regulations have been complied with; and to require the issuance of books and papers necessary to verify compliance with tax regulations, subject to applicable laws and the formalities required for searches. “It is a question of avoiding in the same way that they escape the action of the judiciary, which, in retaliation for their imprisonment, threatens the integrity of the victims or threatens or tempts witnesses, or that they continue to commit crimes and direct criminal activities that affect society,” the Interior Ministry said when it called on the Supreme Court to: not to change the rules. Pre-trial detention weighs heavily on women, Rosales said. About seven out of 10 women in Mexican prisons are awaiting trial, a number that rises to nine out of 10 in some states.