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Central American migrants and a Spanish journalist ride a makeshift raft across the Suchiate River from Tecún Umán in Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas state, Mexico, on June 11.

Mexico Is Overwhelmed By Asylum Claims As It Ramps Up Immigration Enforcement

Jun 14, 2019
Mexico pledged to ramp up immigration enforcement and let asylum-seekers wait on its side of the border. But on its own southern border, migrant detention centers are already overcrowded.
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Business
An employee works at a wiring harness and cable assembly manufacturing company in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, that exports to the U.S. in 2017. The auto industry says threatened tariffs would play havoc with supply chains.

Ohio To Juárez And Back Again: Why Tariffs On Mexico Alarm The Auto Industry

Jun 05, 2019
The U.S. auto industry opposes President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. It says the taxes would increase the cost of vehicles and play havoc with supply chains.
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Business
Trucks are seen heading into the United States from Mexico along the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday. U.S. industries say President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods from Mexico raised uncertainty just as they were looking forward

White House's About-Face On Mexican Trade A 'Gut Punch' To U.S. Businesses

Jun 04, 2019
U.S. industries, from grocers to clothing-makers, say President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods from Mexico raise uncertainty. The turmoil comes just as a new trade agreement seemed near.
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Politics
"I think Mexico will step up and do what they should have done," President Trump said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May after a meeting with her at 10 Downing Street.

Mexico Tariffs Likely To Take Effect Next Week, Trump Vows In London

Jun 04, 2019
The president said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that new economic restrictions would begin to bite, possibly even during negotiations between the two sides.
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Business
President Trump has announced plans to impose escalating tariffs on goods imported from Mexico in an attempt to stop migrants from entering the U.S. over the southern border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection released this photo, taken on Wednesday at E

Trump Announces New Tariffs On Mexico To Force Cooperation On Illegal Immigration

May 30, 2019

In a statement issued late Thursday, President Trump said a first round of tariffs will be 5% and will rise to 10% on July 1. The penalties could reach 25% by October.

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Economy
The U.S. is lifting tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel imports, nearly a year after imposing the duties. Here, a worker is seen at Bri-Steel Manufacturing, which makes seamless steel pipes, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

U.S. Will Lift Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum From Canada And Mexico

May 17, 2019
The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on metal imports from Canada and Mexico, in a move that could make it easier to ratify the USMCA trade pact.
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The Salt
A worker dumps a bucket of tomatoes into a trailer at DiMare Farms in Florida City, Fla., in 2013. The Trump administration is preparing to level a new tariff on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico in response to complaints from Florida growers.

Food Fight: Trump Administration Levels Tariffs On Mexican Tomatoes

May 07, 2019
Under pressure from Florida lawmakers, the Trump administration is taking steps to protect domestic tomato growers from Mexican competition.
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Newscast headlines

Small Jet Carrying 13 Crashed In Mexico; No Survivors Seen

May 07, 2019
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A private executive jet flying from Las Vegas with three crew members and 10 passengers crashed in northern Mexico over the weekend and there did not appear to be any survivors, authorities said Monday.
 
Five of those killed were from one
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Business
Trucks wait to enter the United States at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Feb. 2, 2017. More than $1.6 billion in goods flow across the border each day.

It's Not Just Avocados. Closing Mexico Border Would Hit U.S. Auto Plants Too

Apr 02, 2019
President Trump has threatened to close the U.S. border with Mexico in response to a large number of illegal crossings. A closure would likely hit a wide range of industries, from produce to autos.
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National
In late January, Carlos Catarldo Gomez of Honduras was the first person returned to Mexico to wait for his asylum trial date. The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that this program, dubbed 'Migrant Protection Protocols,' will expand from San Die

'Remain In Mexico' Immigration Policy Expands, But Slowly

Mar 12, 2019
The Trump administration is expanding a hard-line immigration policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for their day in immigration court. But the program itself faces a legal challenge.
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World
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán faced 10 charges in the indictment, including engaging in a criminal enterprise — which in itself comprised 27 violations, including conspiracy to commit murder.

'El Chapo,' Notorious Drug Kingpin, Found Guilty After Dramatic Trial In New York

Feb 12, 2019
Joaquín Guzmán was convicted on all 10 counts he faced related to his leading of Mexico's infamous Sinaloa cartel.
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Shots - Health News
In Mexican border towns, big discount drugstores, as well as small pharmacies like this one in Tijuana, market their less expensive medicines to American tourists.

American Travelers Seek Cheaper Prescription Drugs In Mexico And Beyond

Feb 11, 2019
Faced with high U.S. prices for prescription drugs, some Americans cross the border to buy insulin pens and other meds. At least 1 insurer reimburses flights to the border to make such purchases easy.
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Law
Carlos Catarldo Gomez, of Honduras, center, is escorted by Mexican officials after leaving the United States, the first person returned to Mexico to wait for his asylum trial date, in Tijuana, Mexico

Trump Administration Begins 'Remain In Mexico' Policy, Sending Asylum-Seekers Back

Jan 29, 2019
The new procedure is designed to prevent applicants from remaining in the U.S. while they await a hearing before an immigration judge.
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Shots - Health News
Children of Mexican immigrants wait to receive a free health checkup inside a mobile clinic at the Mexican Consulate in Denver, Colo., in 2009. The Trump administration wants to ratchet up scrutiny of the use of social services by immigrants. That's alre

Fear Of Deportation Or Green Card Denial Deters Some Parents From Getting Kids Care

Jan 26, 2019
A Texas girl needs autism treatment, but her immigrant mother is afraid of turning to Medicaid. As more U.S. children go without health coverage, border watchers partly blame politics of intimidation.
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Latin America
Forensic personnel load the corpse of a man into a van, after he was executed at a shopping mall in Acapulco, Mexico, on April 24, 2018. A new report recorded more than 33,000 homicides in 2018, making it the country's deadliest on record.

Mexico Reports Highest Ever Homicide Rate In 2018, Tops 33,000 Investigations

Jan 23, 2019

The grim news was expected as the number of open homicide cases continued to climb month after month, making the last 12 months the deadliest on record — an average of 91 deaths per day.

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National
Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed wall would devastate his community.

Native American Leader: 'A Wall Is Not The Answer'

Jan 23, 2019
Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed border wall would cut through the reservation, with negative impacts.
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Latin America
Firefighters work to extinguish a massive blaze triggered by a leaking pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico on Friday night. At least 66 people were killed.

More Than 60 Dead, Dozens Injured In Mexican Pipeline Explosion

Jan 19, 2019
Residents of Tlahuelilpan, north of Mexico City, had gathered around an illegally tapped pipeline to collect fuel when it burst into flames.
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Latin America

Theft From Fuel Pipelines Is A Rampant, Deadly Problem In Mexico

Jan 19, 2019
Siphoning fuel off the pipelines powers some towns' entire economies, but has also led to major shortages and price hikes. Friday night it also sparked an explosion that killed dozens of people.
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Law
Pedestrians crossing from Mexico into the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry wait to use biometric kiosks in San Diego. A new study says visa overstays exceeded illegal border crossings.

For Seventh Consecutive Year Visa Overstays Exceeded Illegal Border Crossings

Jan 16, 2019
A study also finds that the unauthorized population from Mexico has declined by 1.3 million people since 2010.
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The Picture Show
Karen Paz hugs her daughter, Liliana Saray, 9. They are from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. "I feel free; I feel different," Paz said. "I don't have someone who imposes his views and his ways on me. I am not scared someone will come and attack me, like I used

'I'm A Survivor Of Violence': Portraits Of Women Waiting In Mexico For U.S. Asylum

Jan 16, 2019
Photographer Federica Valabrega photographed Central American women who fled domestic violence and joined a migrant caravan to seek asylum in the U.S.
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Latin America
Motorists wait in line for hours to buy gasoline at a Pemex service station in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Sunday. The Mexican president temporarily closed some of the state oil company's pipelines, in a bid to wipe out rampant fuel theft.

Mexico's President Fights Gas Crisis, While Mexicans Endure Long Lines With Jokes

Jan 15, 2019
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his crackdown on stolen fuel is working, but long waits in several states persist, distribution bottlenecks continue and new acts of gas theft are reported.
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Goats and Soda
A group of Honduran migrants are detained along the U.S.-Mexico border by Mexican police after attempting to cross the border barrier into the U.S.

Humanitarian Experts Debate Trump's Use Of The Term 'Humanitarian Crisis'

Jan 09, 2019
Some in the aid industry are outraged that Trump used the term, but others see it as a positive sign.
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Latin America
People line up to buy gasoline at a gas station in Morelia, Michoacan, on Jan. 8. Michaocan is one of several Mexican states where fuel shortages have been reported.

Widespread Gas Shortage In Mexico As Government Tries To Thwart Fuel Thieves

Jan 08, 2019
The country's new president says $3 billion worth of fuel was stolen from the state-owned oil company last year.
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Latin America
A skull-like stone carving and a stone trunk depicting the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted as a skinned human corpse.

Mexican Archaeologists Discover Pre-Hispanic Temple of 'The Flayed Lord'

Jan 02, 2019
Stone carvings dating back 1,000 years suggest gruesome rituals tied to beliefs about fertility and long life.
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Latin America
Alejandro Aparicio Santiago appears in a photograph issued by the Oaxaca state government. The newly elected mayor of the town of Tlaxiaco was killed within hours of taking office.

In Mexico, A Mayor Is Killed Within Hours Of Taking Office

Jan 02, 2019
Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of a town in Oaxaca state as he walked to city hall. It was the latest in a year of killings of public officials.

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