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extradition

[ek-struh-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk strəˈdɪʃ ən /


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Under extradition treaty provisions, the U.S. has up to 60 days to submit supporting evidence to Mexican authorities after the arrest is made.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Mexico is seeking "irrefutable" evidence to back up the shock US drug trafficking charges against a sitting governor and other officials before proceeding with extradition requests, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Or does Sheinbaum seek to delay any extradition on legal or other grounds?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The Foreign Ministry said that the country’s Attorney General’s Office “will determine whether there is sufficient evidence under the Mexican legal system and the viability of the requests for provisional arrest for extradition purposes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Most important, he had no intention of leaving Iceland, because of the threat of extradition to the United States.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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