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Protesters ram a truck into Mexico's presidential palace over missing students

12:47pm March 06, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

Protesters broke down the door of Mexico's presidential palace with a truck on Wednesday, demanding answers for 43 college students who went missing a decade ago.

Mexican health authorities suspended operation at this medical clinic in Matamoros, Tamaulipas after reports that a number of cosmetic surgery patients were exposed to a potentially deadly fungal meningitis. Twelve patients with probable or confirmed cases died.

Health & Safety

They came to clinics in Mexico for cosmetic surgery and got a deadly fungal meningitis

9:07am February 22, 2024

by Melody Schreiber

The risks of medical tourism are depicted in a study of U.S patients who traveled to two clinics for procedures like tummy tucks and butt lifts — and were exposed to a virulent fungal meningitis.

People take parte in a march organized by citizen organizations demanding that electoral autonomy be respected in the upcoming general elections in downtown Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.

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Thousands rail against Mexico's president and ruling party in 'march for democracy'

10:52pm February 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

Thousands of demonstrators cloaked in pink marched through cities in Mexico and abroad on Sunday in what they called a "march for democracy" targeting the country's ruling party.

Tótem chronicles one afternoon for Sol (Naíma Sentíes) a young girl about to undergo a massive loss. It was written and directed by Lila Avilés.

Arts

A birthday party for a dying father chronicles childhood before loss in 'Tótem'

4:27pm February 16, 2024

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Director Lila Avilés' film is a celebration of family and spirituality in contemporary Mexican society. And it's a beacon of how women filmmakers are becoming the new face of Mexican cinema.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies on Capitol Hill in November 2023.

House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security's Mayorkas

4:38pm January 28, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

Republicans contend Mayorkas' "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" on immigration amounts to "high crimes and misdemeanors" for failing to manage the U.S.-Mexico border.

Migrants walk towards a Border Patrol agent in the town of Jacumba. Those crossing the border are often being instructed by cartels to turn themselves over to agents, in order to receive asylum.

A California community sees a dip in immigration. Where have all the people gone?

10:25am January 27, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

The town of Jacumba, on the California-Mexico border, has experienced a massive influx of migrants. Unofficial detention camps have popped up throughout the community. Then one day, something changed.

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Every day, 19,000 workers ferry produce around the Central de Abastos on dollies and wheelbarrows.

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How Mexico City's biggest wholesale market is combating food waste

5:02am January 02, 2024

by James Fredrick

Since 2020, the 800-acre Central de Abastos market has reduced daily food waste by 24% and delivered almost 800 tons of unsold food to soup kitchens.

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Migrants cross the Rio Grande river to reach the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023.

In talks with the U.S., Mexico's priority appears to be opening border crossings

10:09pm December 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

Both sides in the talks face pressure to reach an agreement after past steps like limiting direct travel into Mexico or deporting some migrants failed to stop the influx.

Clockwise, from top left: former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump.

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on immigration

12:42pm December 13, 2023

by Jasmine Garsd

Immigration has become one of the cornerstone issues of the 2024 campaign as GOP presidential hopefuls try to stand out as the toughest on both illegal and legal immigration.

Demonstrators march with a picture of Aguascalientes state electoral court magistrate Jesus Ociel Baena in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.

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Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats

2:57am November 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

Jesús Ociel Baena was the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, breaking through barriers in a country where LGBTQ+ people are often targeted with violence.