Mexico

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Mexico: Three Kidnapped Journalists Freed

Mexican authorities announced Sunday that three journalists who were recently kidnapped in the southern state of Guerrero had been freed without being harmed by their captors....

Crime & justice

Mexico's First Nonbinary Magistrate Found Dead

Jesús Ociel Baena, Mexico's first openly nonbinary judge, was found dead in the central state of Aguascalientes on Monday alongside another person identified by local media as the magistrate's partner, Dorian Herrera....

Crime & justice

Texas Erects Barrier at New Mexico Border to Deter Migrants

In an attempt to stem illegal migration into the state, including through the floodplain of the Rio Grande, Texas has installed new fencing along its border with neighboring New Mexico....

Social issues

Deadly Hurricane Otis Slams Acapulco, Mexico

On Wednesday morning (local time), Hurricane Otis made landfall along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 cyclone. It quickly lost strength and was downgraded to a Category 2 storm but not before causing severe damage in Acapulco, a popular tourist destination....

Weather

At Least 10 Dead, 60 Injured After Church Collapses in Mexico

A church roof in northern Mexico collapsed on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 60 others. On Monday, rescuers claimed that no further victims remained trapped in the debris, despite the ongoing hunt for survivors....

Social issues

EU Criticizes Iran for Barring Nuclear Inspectors

On Sunday, the EU criticized Iran for withdrawing accreditation from several UN nuclear inspectors assigned to inspect Tehran's nuclear arsenal....

Politics

Mexico Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide

The First Chamber of Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal criminal penalties for abortion are unconstitutional, reaffirming a similar decision issued in 2021 against a law in the state of Coahuila that federally decriminalized the procedure....

Social issues

Mexico: Sheinbaum Named Morena Party's Candidate

Mexico's ruling Morena Party named former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election on Wednesday. Her selection all but assures that Mexico will have its first female president as the opposition has tagged Xochitl Galvez as its candidate....

Politics

Major Hurricane Hilary Tracks Towards Baja Mexico, California

Hurricane Hilary, classified as a "major" Category 4 storm, barreled toward Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and the Southwestern US on Friday, bringing heavy rains. Experts say it's expected to hit Southern California — currently projected as a tropical storm this weekend.

Weather

Mexico to Pay Victims' Families in Migrant Detention Center Fire

The Mexican government said Sunday that it will pay 140M pesos ($8.2M) to the families of the 40 men — from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, and Venezuela — who died at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.

Mexico

Two Bodies Found in Rio Grande

Texas and Mexico officials found two bodies in the Rio Grande on Wednesday, one of them caught in the southern part of the floating border barrier deployed last month by Texas authorities at the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott.

Social issues

US DOJ Sues Texas Over Floating Barrier in Rio Grande

The Dept. of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas on Monday over its use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande. The barriers are reportedly being used to deter migrants from crossing into the state from Mexico.

Social issues

Report: US, Mexico Considering New Refugee Program

Anonymous sources say that US and Mexican officials are discussing a new refugee program for some non-Mexicans waiting in Mexico to claim asylum in the US....

United States

Cosmetic Surgery-Linked Fungal Outbreak Triggers Alarm

On Friday, US and Mexican authorities urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency as almost 400 people are reportedly being monitored for cosmetic surgery-linked fungal meningitis connected to two clinics in the city of Matamoros.

Health

Mexico Issues First Non-Binary Passport

Mexico issued its first non-binary passport Wednesday in conjunction with International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.

World

US Immigration: Title 42 Ends

On Thursday, Title 42, the COVID-era public health order that was used 2.8M times to turn away migrants at the US border since it was first instituted in March 2020, expired.

Social issues

Report: US to Release Migrants as Title 42 End Nears

Following a surge of more than 11K migrants crossing the southern border on Tuesday, the Biden admin. is reportedly working on a memo to instruct Customs and Border Protection to release migrants into the US without court dates or the ability to track them.

Social issues

Eight Dead After Car Strikes Crowd in Texas

A driver ran into pedestrians standing at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in southern Texas on Sunday, killing at least eight people and injuring ten, in an incident that police are investigating as being possibly intentional.

Social issues

Report: India, Brazil Among the Most Dangerous Places for Activists

According to a report released on Wednesday, India, Brazil, Mexico, and Cambodia are among the most dangerous places on the globe for human rights defenders.

Social issues

Mexican President Accuses Pentagon of Spying

Following leaks in US media regarding tensions between Mexico's Navy and Army, Mexican Pres. Andrés Manuel López Orbrador on Tuesday accused the Pentagon of spying on his government and said he would begin classifying information from the armed forces.

Politics

US Charges El Chapo's Sons, Chinese Businessmen with Fentanyl Trafficking

The US Justice Dept. (DOJ) announced Friday that it had charged dozens of defendants throughout Mexico, China, and Guatemala in connection to the Sinaloa Cartel's fentanyl trafficking operation allegedly fueled by Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical companies....

Mexico

Juul to Pay $462M to Six US States Over Youth Addiction Claims

On Wednesday, E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc agreed to pay $462M to settle lawsuits filed by six US states and the District of Columbia over allegations the company marketed to underage vapers....

Lawsuits

Biden Proposes Tighter Privacy Rules Around Abortions

The US Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed new privacy protections to prevent women's health information from being used to take legal action or investigate individuals who have had or have helped the occurrence of an abortion....

Abortion

Marseille Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 8

The death toll from a collapse of a residential building in the southern French city of Marseille on April 9 has risen to eight, as rescue teams found the bodies of the last two missing people on Wednesday....

Shows etc

Idaho Passes Law Restricting Travel For Out-of-State Abortions

Idaho has become the first US state to limit interstate travel for abortion, passing a law banning adults from transporting minors for an abortion without parental consent. The legislation was signed by GOP Gov. Brad Little....

Abortion