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Texas Gov. declares disaster in state over border crisis
Jun 02, 2021 04:29Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration along or near the Lone Star State’s border with Mexico in response to an “ongoing surge” of illegal immigrants.
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Two US immigration jails closed after allegations of abuse
May 21, 2021 00:30The administration of President Joe Biden has ordered the closure of two migrant detention centers run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over accusations of abuse and misconduct at both facilities.
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Arizona Gov. declares state of emergency at border, sending National Guard
Apr 21, 2021 08:30Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has declared a state of emergency at the state’s southern border with Mexico, sending 250 National Guard troops there to assist law enforcement officials.
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Number of refugee children in US ‘border facilities’ soars amid growing border crisis
Mar 12, 2021 09:58The number of refugee children being held in US border facilities is more than four times the number in late February, highlighting a growing humanitarian and political crisis for President Joe Biden’s administration.
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COVID-19 updates: Mexico's virus toll world's third; Europe's crisis accelerating
Jan 29, 2021 10:01Mexico overtakes India with the third-highest number of coronavirus fatalities, after the US and Brazil. In Europe, countries consider imposing new restrictions as a new variant of COVID-19 that initially emerged in Britain, continues to rise across the continent.
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Biden, Mexico's president vow to cooperate on immigration
Dec 20, 2020 08:54US President-elect Joe Biden and Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have pledged to work on the issue of migration and its root causes in Central America and southern Mexico.
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New envoys meet with Iranian FM in Tehran
Dec 07, 2020 05:27A number of new foreign ambassadors met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran at the outset of their mission.
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US drops drug case against ex-Mexican defense minister, allows inquiry at home
Nov 18, 2020 07:13The United States has decided to drop drug trafficking charges against a Mexican ex-defense minister in US custody, allowing his prosecution in his home country, due to “sensitive” foreign policy considerations.
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59 bodies found in clandestine graves in Mexico's Guanajuato
Oct 29, 2020 06:15The remains of 59 bodies have been discovered in clandestine graves in a region of central Mexico that has suffered some of the highest levels of drug violence in recent years, national authorities said on Wednesday.
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Thousands rally in Mexico City, calling for president to step down
Oct 04, 2020 08:56Mexicans have gathered in Mexico City in what organizers say was the biggest demonstration against President Andres Manuel Lopez since he took office, almost two years ago.