Mexican consulate/USA consulate IN Ensanada?

Question

I have asituation where of my family members is being held in a mexican prison. He is charged with the murder of his uncle .Both are citizens of the USA. How can we get him extridited back to the USA for a fair trial?

Answer 1

Call or contact the U.S.  Consulate General in Tijuana (half an hour from Ensenada) to the American Citizen Services Section http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/tijuana/c...

Calling from the U.S. the phone is: 011-52-664-622-7400

In their own words:

If you are arrested, you should ask the authorities to notify the Consulate General. Consular officers cannot get you out of jail. When you are in a foreign country you are subject to its laws. Consular officers can work to protect your legitimate interests and ensure that you are not discriminated against. They can provide you with a list of local attorneys, visit you, inform you generally about local laws and contact your family and friends. Consular officers can transfer money, food and clothing to the prison authorities from your family or friends. They can try to get relief if you are held under inhumane or unhealthful conditions.

Regards

JPS

Answer 2

You can't.  He's not accused of committing a crime in the USA.  If he's convicted a US consular officer will bring him a jar of vitamins twice a year at the prison.

Answer 3

i think if they do the killin' in mexico, mexican law applies and the trial will be there. i think enough money still buys a get out of jail free card in mexico however.

Answer 4

Arrest of a US Citizen Abroad

Thousands of Americans are arrested in Mexico every year. The most frequent charges include drunk and disorderly behavior, involvement in a traffic accident, possession of a firearm, and drug trafficking. While in Mexico, Americans are subject to Mexican law. If arrested in Mexico, a citizen must go through the Mexican legal process for being charged or indicted, prosecuted, and possibly convicted and sentenced. Within this framework, the Consulate General provides a wide variety of services to US citizens arrested in the states of Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Colima, and Nayarit.

go to this page for more information:

http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/guadalaj...