Mexico

LGBT Splinter Group From Migrant Caravan Is The 1st To Arrive In Tijuana

8:30pm November 13, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

About 80 mostly LGBT migrants reached the border city south of San Diego on Sunday. They plan to seek political asylum as early as Thursday, arriving weeks ahead of thousands en route to the U.S.

World News

Want A Private Jet? Mexico's Next President Has One Up For Sale

6:18pm November 12, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, vowed that if elected he would fly commercial — not on the presidential jet. As his inauguration approaches, he's looking for a buyer.

A plaque placed by Nielsen is seen on the border wall.

National

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Visits New Border Wall In California

4:39pm October 26, 2018

by Bill Chappell

As a migrant caravan heads toward the U.S., Nielsen says her agency has asked for the military's help — which will include building vehicle barriers and pedestrian barriers.

Mexican Marines guard a shelter in Escuinapa, Sinaloa state on Tuesday.

World News

Willa Weakens To Tropical Depression, Moves Inland Over Western Mexico

5:15am October 24, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The storm has been rapidly downgraded after making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane. It is forecast to dissipate by Wednesday afternoon.

Beachgoers enjoy the shore in Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, Mexico on Sunday. Hurricane Willa, now a Category 5, is expected to land in the region late Tuesday or Wednesday.

'Extremely Threatening' Hurricane Willa Heads For Mexico's Pacific Coast

9:16pm October 22, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, is expected to make landfall on the southwestern coast of Mexico sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Central American migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on Sunday. Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, thousands of Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border early Sunday

Thousands Swell Ranks Of U.S.-Bound Migrant Caravan In Mexico

10:32am October 22, 2018

by Noor Wazwaz

A growing crowd of Central American migrants in southern Mexico is resuming its advance toward the U.S. border on Sunday.

Thousands of migrants attempted to cross the border from Guatemala into Mexico this week. Many of the migrants have reportedly returned to their home countries of Honduras and Guatemala.

World News

As Border Restrictions Tighten, Some Experts See Migrant Caravans Growing In Size

7:24pm October 20, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Mexico has begun allowing members of a mass migrant caravan to cross its border, following violent clashes between the migrants and Mexican police on Friday.

Honduran migrants walk toward Tecún Umán, a Guatemalan town along the Mexican border, as they leave Guatemala City on Thursday.

As Caravan Of Migrants Heads North, Trump Threatens To Close Southern U.S. Border

10:21pm October 18, 2018

Hundreds of people have arrived at a Guatemalan town just across the border from Mexico. It's uncertain how Trump would block the group from crossing at a legal port of entry.

Employees work on the assembly line of the Tiguan model at the Volkswagen car plant in Puebla, central Mexico, in March. The auto sector is a key focus of the newly revised North American Free Trade Agreement.

Will NAFTA 2.0 Really Boost Mexican Wages?

1:43pm October 17, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The new trade deal signed by the U.S., Mexico and Canada says much of a car should be built by workers making at least $16 an hour. Some experts are skeptical that will happen anytime soon in Mexico.

A site in a Guadalajara cemetery last week, where the state wants to bury the bodies that are currently stacked up at the local morgue.

World News

Mexico's Morgues Are Overflowing As Its Murder Rate Rises

6:13pm October 10, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Several cities have resorted to storing dead bodies in refrigerated trailers, including Guadalajara. That sparked a national scandal, after some residents complained about the stench.

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