Nation May 10 WATCH: U.S. to limit asylum at Mexico border, 'very difficult' days as COVID-19 restrictions end U.S. officials will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through.
World Apr 12 Mexican immigration agency chief to be charged in fire that killed 40 migrants Mexico's top immigration official will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants last month.
World Mar 28 39 dead in fire at Mexico immigration detention center Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, the president said Tuesday following one of the the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country.
Politics Jan 09 Mexico may accept more migrants expelled by U.S., López Obrador says Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador says he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced under President Joe Biden's plan to turn away people who cross illegally into the United States.
Politics Jan 06 Violence breaks out after 'El Chapo' son detained, Mexican authorities say The operation to detain Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, unleashed firefights that turned the northern city of Culiacan into a war zone, authorities said Friday.
World Jan 05 Mexican security forces nab son of drug lord 'El Chapo' Alleged cartel members responded to the arrest of Ovidio "El Raton" Guzman by paralyzing the city, carjacking residents and setting vehicles ablaze days before a visit to Mexico by U.S. President Joe Biden.
World Oct 18 Small town in southern Mexico unexpectedly hosts thousands of migrants Venezuelans and other migrants are struggling to come to terms with a new U.S. policy discouraging border crossings. And one small town in southern Mexico is unexpectedly playing host to thousands of migrants camped far from the U.S. border.
World Oct 15 U.S. policy shift on Venezuelan migrants adds more strain to shelters in Mexico The Biden administration's expansion of asylum restrictions to Venezuelans poses a potentially enormous challenge to already overstretched Mexican shelters.
World Aug 14 Mexico's president seeks to bypass congress to keep army involved in policing Mexico’s president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army, a move that could extend the military’s control over policing in a country with high levels of violence.
World Jul 16 Mexico captures drug lord allegedly responsible for murder of DEA agent Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement late Friday that Caro Quintero was arrested for extradition to the U.S. and would be held at the maximum security Altiplano prison about 50 miles west of Mexico City.