Mexican President Felipe Calderón will be back in Juárez today, three days after the city’s daily violence became an international issue because three people with ties to the U.S. consulate were shot and killed in broad daylight.

Calderón’s agenda and the time of his visit were not released Monday. A statement from Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz confirmed the visit, but said only that the president would review public-safety issues.

Reyes said the visit was part of the ongoing initiative called “We Are Juárez, We Will Rebuild the City.” The federal government sent $700 million pesos (about $55 million) to Juárez for economic development as part of the campaign.

This will be Calderón’s third visit to Juárez in a month. He visited Feb. 11, days after 15 people were massacred at a birthday party. He returned Feb. 17, promising to send specially trained federal police to investigate kidnappings and extortions, byproducts of the cartel drug wars.

During those visits, Calderón was met by thousands of protesters who said they were fed up with the violence. On this visit, Calderón will have to deal with the ramifications of Saturday’s killings, which sparked an immediate reaction from the United States.

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- via elpasotimes.com