U.S. immigration system under strain as pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire

U.S. immigration system under strain as pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire

As pandemic-era asylum restrictions ended early on May 12, migrants in northern Mexico faced more uncertainties about a new online system for appointments to seek asylum in the U.S. Some migrants still waded apprehensively into the Rio Grande, defying officials who shouted for them to turn back, while elsewhere along the U.S.-Mexico border people hunched … Read more

Mexico investigates migration chief over deadly fire in detention center | CNN

Mexico investigates migration chief over deadly fire in detention center | CNN

CNN  —  Mexican authorities are investigating the head of the country’s immigration agency, in the wake of last month’s deadly fire in a migrant detention center that killed at least 38 people and left dozens injured. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed on Wednesday that the Attorney General’s Office is probing Francisco Garduño, commissioner … Read more

Texas police: Migrants found ‘suffocating’ in train; 2 dead

Texas police: Migrants found ‘suffocating’ in train; 2 dead

Officials investigate the scene where migrants were found trapped in a train car, Friday, March 24, 2023 in Ulvalde, Texas. | Photo Credit: AP Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalised on March 24 after police in South Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train traveling … Read more

Colombia plans to send 70 ‘cocaine hippos’ to India and Mexico, governor says | CNN

Colombia plans to send 70 ‘cocaine hippos’ to India and Mexico, governor says | CNN

CNN  —  Colombia plans to fly dozens of its “cocaine hippos” – the descendents of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private menagerie – to new homes in India and Mexico in a bid to control their booming population, according to the local governor. There are now between 130 and 160 of the hippos, according to the … Read more

Armed with new tech, families track down Mexico’s missing

Armed with new tech, families track down Mexico’s missing

It takes painstaking leg work — grieving mothers knocking door to door with photos and bereft wives scouring mass graves for clues. Now victims of Mexico’s missing persons crisis can also use technology to track down their loved ones. From chatbots to mass texts, social media to online guides, tech has transformed the painful hunt that … Read more

As criticism grows louder, Mexico’s president accuses protesters of narco links | CNN

As criticism grows louder, Mexico’s president accuses protesters of narco links | CNN

CNN  —  Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed concerns about his plan to shrink the country’s electoral watchdog on Monday, accusing protesters of links to drug traffickers. Images of a mass protest in Mexico City on Sunday showed tens of thousands of people wearing pink – the color of the National Electoral Institute … Read more

Peru orders Mexico ambassador to leave after asylum is granted to family of ousted president | CNN

Peru orders Mexico ambassador to leave after asylum is granted to family of ousted president | CNN

CNN  —  Peru has ordered Mexico’s ambassador to leave the Andean country within 72 hours, declaring him “persona non grata,” according its foreign ministry on Tuesday, after the family of its ousted president was granted asylum by the Mexican government. The ministry said the decision was made after Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador made … Read more

Hurricane Roslyn makes landfall in Mexico, potentially bringing ‘life-threatening’ conditions | CNN

Hurricane Roslyn makes landfall in Mexico, potentially bringing ‘life-threatening’ conditions | CNN

CNN  —  Hurricane Roslyn slammed into west-central Mexico on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and threatening inland flooding. “This rainfall could lead to flash flooding and landslides in areas of rugged terrain, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. CNN Weather As of 2 p.m. ET Sunday, Roslyn was centered about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south-southeast of … Read more

A ‘Great British Bake Off’ episode is getting heat for stereotyping Mexican culture | CNN

A ‘Great British Bake Off’ episode is getting heat for stereotyping Mexican culture | CNN

CNN  —  A recent episode of “The Great British Bake Off” is drawing criticism from some viewers for its depictions of Mexican culture. In the “Mexican Week” episode of the reality competition series, which aired in the UK on Tuesday and was released in the US on Friday, contestants are tasked with making pan dulce, … Read more

U.S. Suspends Avocado Imports From Mexico

U.S. Suspends Avocado Imports From Mexico

Feb. 14, 2022 The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico because a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico was threatened, The Associated Press reported. The suspension started Saturday after the inspector was threatened in Michoacán, the only Mexican state authorized to export avocados to the United States.  “U.S. health authorities … made the … Read more