World Aug 14 Mexico’s president seeks to bypass congress to keep army involved in policing By María Verza, Associated Press
Nation Nov 26 Watch 4:50 After long, dangerous journey, this migrant’s dream may end in Tijuana We followed Honduran Karla Cruz from southern Mexico to the U.S. border as she traveled with a caravan of migrants. She hoped to escape violence at home and make it to Texas, where her mother fled 15 years ago. But…
World Nov 23 Tijuana mayor declares ‘humanitarian crisis’ over Central American migrants The mayor said the city does not have sufficient infrastructure to attend to the nearly 5,000 migrants who have arrived in Tijuana, Mexico. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 27 Watch 3:35 ‘I didn’t come here to cross illegally. I came here for help’ More than 300 Central Americans have arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, in recent days, and plan on Sunday to ask for asylum at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. But President Trump has tweeted that Homeland Security is instructed to turn… By Jean Guerrero, KPBS
Nation Feb 24 Photo: Deported from the U.S., walking the border A Mexican who was recently deported from the U.S. carries a black bag Feb. 22 next to the Tijuana river, in Tijuana, Mexico. By News Desk
Dec 23 Watch 5:28 Tijuana welcomes Haitian immigrants stuck at U.S.-Mexico border By PBS News Hour In the wake of late September’s Hurricane Matthew, Haitians are increasingly desperate to reach the United States, which has recently reinstated deportations to Haiti for the first time since 2010's earthquake. But residents of Tijuana, Mexico, are showing an unusual… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 5:05 Police step up effort to evict homeless from Tijuana canals By PBS News Hour About 1,000 homeless people live in Tijuana, many of them migrants hoping to make their way into to the U.S. Hundreds dwell in makeshift tents or storm drains in the branching tunnels of the Tijuana River canal, despite the local… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Mexican President Orders Crackdown on Crime Mexican President Felipe Calderon has proposed a 12 percent increase in public security spending and ordered 10,000 soldiers transferred to the polic force in efforts to crack down on crime and drug trafficking. Saul Gonzalez of KCET-Los Angeles reports. Continue watching