The Latest Breaking News from Mexico

Mexico says discussed Central America investments with Biden to curb migration

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed investments in Central America to curb migration from the region, Mexico's foreign minister said on Friday following a call between the two leaders.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

Mexico foreign minister to visit Washington after Biden-Lopez Obrador call

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he had agreed to send his foreign minister to Washington on Monday for talks following a call earlier in the day with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

Biden holds talks with Mexico's president as pressure mounts over Title 42

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is holding talks Friday afternoon with Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a looming deadline to lift COVID-era restrictions at the U.S. southern border has magnified concerns over the administration's immigration policies and an influx in illegal border crossings.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 29, 2022

Neighbors complain about putrid odor in Tijuana neighborhood

TIJUANA, Mexico — Residents in the Canon de la Pedrera neighborhood of Tijuana about six miles south of the border are complaining about a putrid odor that is so strong some days it has made a few neighbors feel ill.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Mexican government’s response to Haitian migrant wave was chaotic, report claims

Mexican authorities had limited capacity to manage the country’s recent wave of Haitian migrants, who lived in dire conditions and struggled with the country’s immigration system, said a report published Thursday by an international refugee advocacy organization.

Miami Herald · Apr 28, 2022

Jon Rahm was en fuego to start the Mexico Open: ‘Probably as solid a round as I’ve had all year’

Jon Rahm had a simple plan: hit driver everywhere, and it worked Thursday.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 28, 2022

Debanhi Escobar’s father on his fight to find the killer who dumped her body in a Mexico motel cistern

EXCLUSIVE: Authorities believe Debanhi Escobar ended up dead in a water tank by accident. In an interview with Independent en Español, her father, Mario Escobar, tells José Luis Montenegro why he’s convinced that’s a lie

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Mexico president proposes dramatic electoral reforms

Mexico’s government is proposing a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s electoral system and the agency that oversees it

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

How race and religion have always played a role in who gets refuge in the US

In the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country as refugees. Hundreds of those refugees have now arrived at the southern border of the United States seeking asylum, after flying to Mexico on tourist visas.

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022

Dead Scary: Militant Feminist Group Had Shrine To Goddess Of Death, Say Police

Three suspects were arrested on April 15 on assault and narcotics charges.

Zenger · Apr 28, 2022