November 22, 2019 Mexico's annual homicide count on pace to be highest in decades as nearly 100 killed daily The homicide count in Mexico is on pace to reach its highest overall annual total since the country’s government started keeping track in 1997, with new statistics showing nearly 100 people are killed each day.
November 22, 2019 Border Patrol nabs human-trafficking suspects, migrants after hole cut in US-Mexico barrier, truck driven through; 16 arrested Human trafficking suspects operating along the U.S.-Mexico border this week thought they had an ingenious way to bring illegal immigrants into California – but federal Border Patrol agents were one step ahead of them, tracking down and arresting all 16 people, authorities said Thursday.
November 20, 2019 Mexican fitness model, 23, found dead with stab wounds and gunshot to her head in Tijuana: reports A Mexican trainer and fitness model was found dead in her Tijuana home on Sunday after she was stabbed multiple times and shot in her head, reports said.
November 18, 2019 DHS defends policy keeping asylum-seeking migrants at Mexico border Although many migrants who made it to the United States to ask for asylum have been kept in limbo at the border of Mexico, the U.S. Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) have remained “one of the most effective tools the United States has to address the crisis at the southwest border,” a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman told ӣƵ on Monday.
November 17, 2019 Many migrants stuck in lawless Mexican border state after trying to enter US The United States has warned its citizens to stay away from the lawless border state of Tamaulipas, assigning the area in Mexico the same alert level given to war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Syria.
November 15, 2019 Mexico president's approval rating plummets after surge in gang violence The approval rating of Mexico's president has fallen by nearly ten percentage points following a surge in gang-related violence, according to a poll published by Mexican newspaper El Universal on Friday.
November 13, 2019 Mexican cartels poisoning US national parks through hidden pot growing operations: report Mexican cartel members – who for years have carried out large scale, hidden pot-growing operations in U.S. national parks in California – are poisoning water and wildlife through the use of illegal pesticides banned by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new report published Tuesday.
November 12, 2019 Shark attacks US diver, 23, off Mexico coast, officials say A shark attacked an American diver off the coast of Mexico on Monday, taking a bite out of his forearm, officials said.
November 12, 2019 Bolivia ex-leader claims to have spent night after resigning lying on floor under blanket, lands in Mexico Bolivia’s socialist ex-president Evo Morales released a photo late Monday that showed how the ousted leader spent the night after his dramatic fall at an undisclosed location, lying on the floor under a blanket, before fleeing to Mexico for asylum.
November 11, 2019 Husband and son of Mexico cartel victim speak out on loss of family members The husband and son of victim Dawna Langford spoke out on their family's tragedy after members of a Mexican drug cartel murdered their family on a Sonoran highway last week.