Mexico

Mexican authorities evict migrants from camp near US border

Feb 07, 2022 10:08

Mexican authorities on Sunday evicted about 380 migrants, mostly from Mexico and Central America, from a makeshift camp in Tijuana, near the US border.
Fourth journalist killed in Mexico in less than a month

Feb 01, 2022 12:34

Another journalist has been killed in Mexico amid a wave of assassinations that have taken the lives of at least four journalists in less than a month.
Revealed: Biden administration was not legally bound to auction gulf drilling rights

Dec 16, 2021 18:23

Recently, the US government held the largest-ever auction of oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico’s history, offering up more than 80m acres of the Gulf’s seabed for fossil fuel extraction.
US appeals court rules against Biden administration's bid to terminate 'remain in Mexico' policy

Dec 14, 2021 09:42

A US appeals court has ruled against a renewed effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to terminate the Trump-era "remain in Mexico" policy, which forced tens of thousands of migrants to stay in Mexico while their asylum requests were processed by US courts.
Mexico urges US migration rethink after horror crash kills 55

Dec 11, 2021 04:28

Mexico on Friday urged Washington to rethink its migration policy after a horror road accident killed 55 undocumented migrants in a truck on a major transit route to the United States.
Biden is upholding Trump's hateful vision for the border

Dec 09, 2021 13:05

The Biden administration officially ended “Remain in Mexico” in June, but is now reinstating it under a court order. In one key area, Biden’s rebooted “Remain in Mexico” is even more cruel, expanding the number of people who can be placed into the program, including Haitians and other Caribbean nations with majority Afro-descendant populations like Jamaica.
Biden rebuked for plan to implement 'even worse' version of Trump's 'remain in Mexico' policy

Dec 05, 2021 14:20

After the U.S. government announced that it has reached an agreement with Mexico to restart the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program, immigrant rights advocates criticized the Biden administration for "hiding behind a flawed court order to justify" reviving a policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in makeshift camps along the southern border pending legal review of their cases.
US to restart controversial Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy

Dec 03, 2021 07:03

The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to restart the controversial Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy next week.
Haitian migrants stuck in southern Mexican city ask for asylum

Dec 02, 2021 05:52

Several thousand Haitian migrants have camped outside a stadium in Tapachula, a southern Mexican city, urging authorities to move them to other states and let them pass freely through Mexico and seek employment.
Over 95,000 disappeared persons and 52,000 unidentified bodies in Mexico: UN

Nov 30, 2021 10:36

The United Nations has expressed serious concern over enforced disappearance of more than 95,000 people in Mexico, urging authorities to act immediately to search, investigate and identify the missing.