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Members of the National Guard. The National Guard was launched by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2019. It has since played a major part in intensifying the enforcement of immigration policy. [4] Before becoming president, López Obrador campaigned on a promise to take the military off the streets. [2]
Government of Mexico; Secretary of National Defense (21 July 2018). "Ley Orgánica del Ejército y Fuerza Aérea Mexicanos" [Organic Law of the Mexican Army and Air Force] (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 21– 23; Secretary of National Defense (27 June 2019).
Any person of demonstrable Ukrainian heritage descent can become a citizen through military service. According to the website of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, [ 31 ] the foreigners of age 18–45 (in exceptional cases up to 60 years old) can be contracted by Ukrainian Army for the 3–5 years term, depending on qualification.
In recent decades, Mexico has increasingly relied on its military to combat organized crime and drug cartels. The 2006 declaration of a “war on drugs” marked a turning point, with thousands of soldiers deployed to regions plagued by cartel activity. The Mexican Army and Navy frequently collaborate with the National Guard for joint patrols.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's new government on Tuesday presented its plan to combat violence and crime, vowing to strengthen the National Guard police force and boost intelligence gathering in ...
The Mexican Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de México) are the military forces of the United Mexican States. The Spanish crown established a standing military in colonial Mexico in the eighteenth century. [5] After Mexican independence in 1821, the military played an important political role, with army generals serving as heads of state ...
The stationing of National Guard soldiers outside offices of Mexico's Commission for Refugee Assistance in Tapachula also has intimidated some migrants from applying for documents to either travel ...
On 28 February, Mexico's General Congress voted to approve a 60,000-member national guard. [21] On 30 June 2019, the National Guard was officially established in the Constitution of Mexico. [22] The new National Guard, de facto successor to a similar formation raised in 1821 and abolished in 1935, is composed today of personnel from parts of ...