New Agreement Encourages All Mexican Nationals in U.S. to Report Crimes KUSA
go to original November 18, 2014

Officials discussed a new agreement aimed at encouraging Mexicans to report crimes. (KUSA)

They call it a milestone: a memorandum of understanding between the U.S., Colorado and Mexico. The main target? Crimes committed against Mexicans who are in the U.S, both legally and illegally.

"For us, it's the first one - the first one that we have done in all the United States," said Carlos Bello, consul general of Mexico in Denver.

Along with U.S. Attorney for Colorado John Walsh and Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, the memorandum outlines a partnership between all three entities to encourage Mexicans to report crimes, while assuring them of protections against deportation if they do.

"Part of the problem is convincing Mexican nationals to come out of the shadow, if you will, to trust law enforcement, to report their victimization," Suthers said.

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