Mexico

Guatemalan immigration officials use protective equipment as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus as they receive Guatemalan migrants deported from the U.S., at the Air Force base in Guatemala City on March 12.

Migrant Advocates Call For More Testing Before Deportations

4:07pm May 02, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

At least 100 Guatemalans infected with the coronavirus were deported from the U.S. from mid-March through mid-April. And advocates say Mexico has not been testing Central American deportees.

Mexican lucha libre wrestler Hijo del Soberano sews face masks since his matches have stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Mexican 'Lucha Libre' Wrestler Is Sewing Masks To Fight Coronavirus

6:19pm April 30, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Hijo del Soberano was already designing lucha libre costumes on the side. Since his wrestling venue shut amid Mexico's lockdown, he's turned to making masks. "I just altered my skills a bit," he says.

U.S. And Mexico Extend Coronavirus Border Restrictions For Another Month

4:37pm April 20, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Officials from both countries say the temporary closure to nonessential travel is critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. has reached a similar agreement with Canada.

Felipe Samaniego officiates at a Roman Catholic Mass, streamed via Facebook from the Santo Tomás Moro church on Palm Sunday, in Monterrey, Mexico.

Mexico's Virtual Catholic Passion Plays Get Creative

3:15pm April 10, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

With the country shut down for the month of April, Roman Catholic churches are bringing their Holy Week celebrations online to continue rituals and reach the faithful.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a news conference at the presidential palace in Mexico City, on March 24.

Mexico's President Greets El Chapo's Mom And Lawyer, Ignoring Coronavirus Rules

6:33pm March 30, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Andrés Manuel López Obrador drew criticism for failing to model good social distancing by shaking hands with the drug boss' mother, even after telling Mexicans to stay home to avoid COVID-19.

Gateway to the Americas Bridge connecting Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been nearly empty. On a normal day, about 10,000 people cross from Nuevo Laredo into Laredo. This week, it's barely a trickle.

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Life On The U.S.-Mexico Frontier Dramatically Altered By Partial Border Shutdown

7:00am March 28, 2020

by John Burnett

The coronavirus outbreak led President Trump to close U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico last week. At the southern border, the closure is affecting life on both the U.S. and Mexico sides.

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A security guard stands at the El Chaparral port of entry on the border in Tijuana, Mexico, last month. The U.S. and Mexico are said to be working out a deal to close their border to nonessential crossings.

U.S., Mexico Planning To Restrict Border Crossings To Stem Pandemic

11:33am March 20, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet that he is working with his Mexican counterpart "on travel restrictions that balance protecting our citizens from further transmission of #COVID19."

Clothing hangs to dry at a makeshift migrant camp for asylum seekers in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on earlier this month. About 60,000 migrants live in filthy and dangerous conditions as they await their day in U.S. immigration court.

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U.S. Supreme Court Allows 'Remain In Mexico' Program To Continue

6:47pm March 11, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The high court will allow the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy to stand across the entire southern border. The decision marks another immigration victory for the White House.

Male students attend to class during at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana. Women were largely absent from classes in photos posted on social media.

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Mexican Women Stay Home To Protest Femicides In 'A Day Without Us'

6:58pm March 09, 2020

by James Doubek

Women across Mexico skipped school, work and social activities Monday to demonstrate against the staggering levels of violence women face in the country. About 10 women are killed in Mexico each day.

Marvin Joel is currently living in a Dallas suburb. Soon he will turn 18 and apply for asylum as an adult, while his father languishes in a refugee camp in Matamoros, unable to join him.

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A Migrant Father Sends His Son To The U.S.: 'I Know That He's Safe'

12:33pm March 09, 2020

by John Burnett

More parents are sending children across the Gateway International Bridge to Brownsville, Texas, to get them away from squalid, dangerous conditions in a displaced persons camp in Matamoros, Mexico.

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