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US drops probe into general, sends him home

In a move that has shocked many seasoned observers of bilateral relations, U.S. Attorney General William Barr abruptly requested that serious charges against General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, Mexico’s defense secretary from 2012 to 2018, be dismissed and that the former high-ranking official be allowed to return to Mexico.

US extends visa renewal period

Christopher Landau, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico,  announced through social media that the period for renewals for tourist visas for the United States has been increased from 12 to 24 months. 

US arrests former Mexican defense chief

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the arrest of retired general Salvador Cienfuegos, the country’s minister of defense from 2012 to 2018, on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warrant at Los Angeles International Airport last week, is another example of the “decomposition” of the civil service that prevailed under previous administrations.

Luz del Mundo leader to stand trial

A Los Angeles judge has ordered Luz del Mundo church leader Naasón Joaquín García to stand trial after prosecutors filed 36 new charges, including sexual abuse, lewd acts against a minor and extortion, allegedly committed in Southern California between June 2015 and June 2019, the date of his arrest.