[wmileo]

Why don't we leave these murders in Mexico. Then they can murder Mexicans instead. In Mexico, The families of the murdered will kill these scumbags for revenge. If we bring them here, they will beat the rap anyway.

[socketsquirrel]

The Mexican Supreme Court extended the extradition ban in October 2001 to Mexicans facing life in prison, a penalty the court said violated the country's constitution as a cruel and unusual punishment.

Life in prison vs life in Mexico... What do you do, flip a coin??

[samtheman]

Since 1978, Mexico has barred the extradition of its citizens accused of crimes that carry the death penalty.

One more reason to build The Wall.

[cripplecreek]

It appears they're already extraditing millions of pre convicted crimminals to this country.

[saveliberty]

Here's the other side that you will not often hear or read about.

http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=11361

[mtbopfuyn]

Hmm, perhaps that's Bush's poker play on immigration. Still, we need that wall and shooting orders at the border.

[DumpsterDiver]

The court's 6-5 vote ends four years of wrangling between the U.S. and Mexican governments over murder suspects who have been protected by Mexico's ban on life sentences.

No, it doesn't end years of wrangling. The court decision only applies to life sentences in the state of Chihuahua.

Mexico Supreme Court approves virtual lifetime sentences, could affect extraditions

Diaz noted, however, that the Chihuahua law still does not explicitly call for a life sentence; it allows for consecutive terms that would amount to a life sentence in practice.

Diaz said his personal opinion was that court precedent still blocks extraditions where a life imprisonment was possible. But he said "there is a possibility" that situation could change.

"The fact of the vote at this moment gives us to understand that the criteria of the full court could have to change" if faced with another defendant's motion to block extradition, he said.

While the current decision applies only to the northern border state of Chihuahua, Diaz said "it is a criteria that eventually could be applied and extended to any other case."

There is more at International Extradition Blog: Extradition From Mexico

Most Mexican states have laws that limit total prison terms to no more than 50 years. Mexico currently refuses to extradite individuals to the U.S. if a life sentence will be imposed, which has caused frustration when suspects flee to Mexico after committing brutal murders.

There is nothing in the extradition treaty between the U.S. and Mexico that explicitly forbids extradition based on life sentences. Instead, this is somewhat like the situation in Colombia, which we have discussed here, where the country is hesitant to extradite individuals if a life sentence will be imposed.