Jan 25 Watch 7:44 Mexico’s foreign secretary discusses what her country is doing to ease border crisis By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington to discuss the situation at the border. Since the holidays, there has been a drop in migrant encounters, which the Biden administration credits to aggressive enforcement… Continue watching
Jan 22 Mexico demands investigation into U.S. military-grade weapons being used by drug cartels By Associated Press Mexico's army is finding weapons like belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades that are not sold for civilian use in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 07 U.S. officials report drop in illegal border crossings as Mexico steps up enforcement By Valerie Gonzalez, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Mexico has increased immigration enforcement in recent weeks, a move that U.S. officials say has contributed to a sharp drop in illegal border crossings. Continue reading
Jan 01 Zapatista indigenous rebel movement marks 30 years since its armed uprising in southern Mexico By Edgar H. Clemente, Associated Press Members and supporters of the Zapatista indigenous rebel movement are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their brief armed uprising in southern Mexico. Continue reading
Dec 31 Mexico, Venezuela resume repatriation flights amid U.S. pressure to curb migration By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 28 Mexican officials clear border camp as U.S. lays on pressure to stop migrants from crossing By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The operation using bulldozers and workers with machetes across from Brownsville, Texas continued this week as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City. Continue reading
Dec 27 Mexican, U.S. officials to convene over surge of migrants at border By María Verza, Associated Press Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said he is willing to help, but he wants to see progress in U.S. relations with Cuba and Venezuela, two of the top sources of migrants, along with more development aid for the… Continue reading
Dec 26 Mexico’s army-run airline takes to the skies, with first flight to the resort of Tulum By Associated Press The airline combines Lopez Obrador's reliance on the military — which he claims is the most incorruptible and patriotic arm of the government — and his nostalgia for the state-run companies that dominated Mexico's economy until widespread privatizations were carried… Continue reading
Dec 25 Caravan of migrants in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward under hot sun By Edgar H. Clemente, Associated Press This year's caravan started moving a few days before U.S. officials are to meet with their Mexican counterparts to explore ways of stemming the number of migrants showing up at the U.S. southwest border. Continue reading
Nov 25 ‘Adopt an axolotl’ campaign in Mexico aims to help save critically endangered species By Daniel Shailer, Associated Press Ecologists from Mexico's National Autonomous university on Friday relaunched a fundraising campaign to bolster conservation efforts for axolotls, an iconic, endangered fish-like type of salamander. Continue reading