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U.S. Officials To Brief Mexican Government On Immigration Policies

8:43am February 22, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

The U.S. government estimates there are about 11 million people in the country illegally, and the Pew Research Center says a little over half of them are from Mexico.

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A border in the Rio Grande culvert divides the Mexican city of Juárez (bottom) and the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, shown here in 2010.

Supreme Court To Decide If Mexican Nationals May Sue For Border Shooting

9:47am February 21, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed an unarmed Mexican national from across the border, and the agent was not disciplined. The boy's family says a suit is their only possibility for justice.

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Mexico Braces For Flood Of Returnees As Trump Cracks Down On Immigration

6:40am February 20, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

The Mexican government does little to welcome home deportees from the U.S., but it will now pay U.S. lawyers millions to help its citizens fight deportation. Mass repatriation would cost much more.

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Brazilians Prepare For Carnival, And Its Grueling Test Of Physical Endurance

7:58am February 19, 2017

by Philip Reeves

More than 2 million people dance and drink, day and night, for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. All that pleasure involves quite a bit of pain. Ask the samba superathletes in 7-inch heels.

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez

In 'Things We Lost,' Argentina's Haunted History Gets A Supernatural Twist

7:58am February 19, 2017

by NPR Staff

The country's military dictatorship ended decades ago, but author Mariana Enriquez says there's still "a ghostly quality to everyday life" there.

Brazilian howler monkeys are known to carry yellow fever — and can die of the disease.

Health & Safety

Brazil's Expanding Yellow Fever Outbreak Started With Monkeys

1:40pm February 17, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Since December, there have been more than 1,000 suspected human cases of yellow fever and hundreds more probable cases in monkeys.

Driscoll's, the largest berry producer in the world, now grows about the same quantity of raspberries and strawberries in Mexico as it does in California. Many American producers have recently expanded their production to Mexico.

Why Ditching NAFTA Could Hurt America's Farmers More Than Mexico's

7:12pm February 16, 2017

by Dan Charles

Trade in food between the U.S. and Mexico has exploded over the past 15 years. President Trump is talking about restricting that trade, but when it comes to food, such moves could backfire.

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U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions On Venezuelan Vice President

8:14am February 14, 2017

The U.S. Treasury is taking action against Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami, accusing him of being personally and significantly involved in the international narcotics trade.

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Tarek El Aissami, then Venezuela's interior minister, holds a press conference in Caracas in April 2012. El Aissami became the country's vice president last month, and the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against him on Monday.

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Venezuelan Vice President Over Drug Trade Allegations

8:32pm February 13, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Trump administration accuses Tareck El Aissami of playing a "significant role" in international narcotics trafficking. As a result of the designation, his assets in the U.S. will be frozen.

A nonprofit group is testing this drone to see how fast it could get medications from a town to a remote village in Peru that's six hours away by boat.

Health & Safety

A $40,000 Drone Failed To Lift Off. But There Was A Silver Lining

6:04pm February 13, 2017

by Angus Chen

A drone test in a remote Amazonian village in Peru failed. And that, says one of the testers, was the best possible outcome.