In the Matter of the Extradition of Vargas

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

J. SCOTT HACKER, United States Magistrate Judge.

Before the Court is the United States Government’s Extradition Request made on behalf of the Mexican Government, which seeks the extradition of LUIS CASTANEDA VARGAS (“Respondent”) for an alleged homicide committed in Mexico. For the reasons set forth below, the Court is of the opinion that the Extradition Request should be granted, and thus Respondent will be certified as extraditable.

I. Extradition Process

The process of extraditing a fugitive from the United States to Mexico is governed by the provisions of the federal…