Category: Mexico
May 23, 2011 > John Sevigny
Central American Immigrants Rest In Northern Mexico On Their Journey To The United States (Photo Essay)
SALTILLO, Mexico — Every year an estimated 300,000 migrants — mostly from Central America — cross Mexico’s southern border on their way to the United States. It’s a dangerous journey […] Read More >
May 18, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Authorites Find 513 Undocumented Migrants Hidden In Trucks
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican authorities Tuesday found 513 undocumented migrants inside two tractor trailers in the southern state of Chiapas. Chiapas state police found the largest […] Read More >
May 13, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Fires 7 Immigration Officials; More Decapitated Bodies Found In Durango
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican authorities fired seven high-ranking officials from the country’s national immigration agency Thursday, following a wider effort to clean up the government branch, according […] Read More >
May 11, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Ciudad Juárez Needs College Grads To Clean Up Police Force, Chihuahua Governor Says
The governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua put out a call Monday to young professionals and college graduates to join the police forces of Ciudad Juárez and other towns […] Read More >
May 9, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Tens Of Thousands March To Protest Drug War Violence In Mexico
Tens of thousands of Mexicans participated in a nationwide march for peace on Sunday, protesting the violence that has killed nearly 40,000 of their countrymen and demanding an end to […] Read More >
May 6, 2011 > Staff
Castro Critical Of U.S. Attack That Killed Osama bin Laden
Today in Latin America Top Story — Fidel Castro, the former Cuban head of state, called the U.S. killing of Al Queda leader Osama Bin Laden an “abhorrent deed,” describing […] Read More >
May 5, 2011 > Staff
“Operation Fast And Furious” Under Scrutiny For Passing Guns To Mexican Drug Smugglers
Today in Latin America Top Story — A federal operation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms known as “Fast and Furious” has allowed hundreds of guns into […] Read More >
May 4, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexican Mine Explosion Leaves Five Dead; “No Chance” For Other Miners, Labor Secretary Says
The gas explosion that trapped 14 miners underground Tuesday in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila has now claimed the lives of five of those workers. Rescue crews at the […] Read More >
May 4, 2011 > Staff
Coal Mine Explosion In Mexico Traps 14 Miners; Calderón Promises Aid
Today in Latin America Top Story — A gas explosion inside a coal mine in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Tuesday trapped 14 miners underground and injured another. The […] Read More >
May 2, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico No Longer Has Free Press Thanks To Drug War & Violence
An annual report by an independent advocacy group said that Mexico can no longer be considered to have a free press due to the violence related to the country’s ongoing […] Read More >