U.S.-Mexico

In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo, Mexico's Secretary of Public Safety Genaro Garcia Luna attends a press conference on the sidelines of an American Police Community meeting in Mexico City. Garcia Luna, who is in custody and facing drug trafficking charges in New York, has been charged in a superseding indictment with continuing criminal enterprise.

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He was the head of Mexico's FBI. Now he's on trial for accepting cartel bribes

5:00am February 14, 2023

Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."

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On Both Sides Of U.S.-Mexico Border, Migrants Face Risks And Long Waits

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks with reporter Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas Morning News about the conditions that migrants trying to enter the U.S. encounter when stuck along the border.

Tear gas thrown by U.S. border agents is seen near the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday.

FACT CHECK: What's Happening On The U.S.-Mexico Border?

2:15pm November 27, 2018

On Sunday, U.S. agents fired tear gas at migrants trying to cross into San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico. The migrants were protesting the slow pace with which the U.S. has been processing asylum claims.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador won Mexico's presidential election and celebrated Sunday night with his supporters in Mexico City's Zócalo Square.

World News

Mexico's Next President Gets 'Respectful' Call From Trump After Huge Win

10:32am July 03, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Leftist populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador swept Mexico's presidential election. That could mean a big shift in its economic policies and dealings with the U.S.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered federal prosecutors to consider tougher charges against people who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time.

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Trump Administration Seeks New Border Crackdown

10:19pm April 06, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The White House has announced plans to end a policy often called "catch and release." The administration also will bring tougher charges against first-time illegal border crossers.

U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol the border fence in Naco, Ariz. President Trump wants to send National Guard contingents to assist them.

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Reaction To Trump's National Guard Border Plan Ranges From Yay, Nay To 'Well...'

9:00pm April 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Trump's decision to send National Guard troops to the border has won support from GOP governors. Other officials on the border have expressed some reservations.

U.S. Border Patrol agent Nicole Ballistrea watches over the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Ariz., in Dec. 2014.

Border Patrol Faces Backlash From Aid Groups Over Migrant Deaths

3:49pm January 30, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

While humanitarian groups argue Border Patrol is intentionally funneling migrants into dangerous sections along the U.S.-Mexico border, agents say smugglers are the real culprits.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent questions a man in Nogales, Ariz., seen through a hole in a metal fence marking the border between the U.S. and Mexico, in 2007.

Border Patrol Crackdown Shines Light On Rising Number Of Migrant Deaths

6:44pm January 26, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

An investigation by USA Today finds official U.S. Border Patrol statistics underestimate the number of migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border. Aid groups say the journey has grown more dangerous.

The border fence between the U.S. and Mexico in Hidalgo, Texas.

National

Customs And Border Protection Outlines Border Wall Requirements

2:20am March 18, 2017

by James Doubek

Customs and Border Protection is asking for designs and prototypes from contractors to build Trump's proposed wall. Some requirements: It has to be at least 18 feet tall and "physically imposing."

Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer went undercover with the Three Percent United Patriots border militia group.

National

What A Reporter Learned When He Infiltrated An Arizona Militia Group

2:11pm October 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

Going on patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border with the Three Percent United Patriots — amped up and equipped with night vision goggles — felt like going to war, says journalist Shane Bauer.

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