Annual intelligence summaries recently made public by the Department of Homeland Security show 226 unauthorized crossings by Mexican officials into the United States between 1996 and 2005.
The documents were obtained by the conservative nonprofit law firm Judicial Watch on Aug. 28 as the result of a Nov. 1, 2005, Freedom of Information Act request.
The annual intelligence summaries of “Mexican Government Incidents” describe Mexican officials’ unauthorized crossings, as well as sightings and encounters along the Mexican border.
In fiscal 2005, 19 unauthorized crossings by Mexican officials took place, five by military personnel, 13 by law enforcement and one by fire department personnel. Some of the 2005 confirmed incursions were unintentional. Several cases involved Mexican police intentionally crossing the border to follow suspects.
