Foreign defendants are rarely sent to the United States if they might face death, and America’s use of capital punishment has been a significant point of friction with Mexico’s government.

Mexico claims a win in U.S. trade talks, but growing cartel ties, financial sanctions, and political power plays reveal a dangerous reality beneath the surface.

U.S. prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican drug lords Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Rafael ...

Mexican investigators are pointing to organized crime in the killing of a top federal official in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.

The U.S. attorney general directed prosecutors not to seek capital punishment against three reputed cartel leaders, including ...