Mexico
The Coronavirus Is Spreading Through Latin America, But Mexico’s President Is Still Out There Kissing Children
As the region steps up its fight against the virus, Mexico is taking a slow approach. For its top official, it’s almost business as usual.
Karla Zabludovsky
A Day Without Women: Mexican Women Disappear — And The President Shrugs
Women in Mexico, angry over growing gender violence, are taking unprecedented measures — like a national strike — but things may well get worse before they get better.
Karla Zabludovsky
An Asylum-Seeker Who Was Kidnapped And Tortured With Acid Begged US Border Officers Not To Send Her Back. They Did Anyway.
For about 12 days she was kept inside a dirty home, occasionally fed old food, and assaulted. And then her 10-year-old daughter saw a way to escape.
Adolfo Flores
Federal Judges Have Stopped Their Own Ruling That Blocked The Trump Administration From Forcing Immigrants To Wait In Mexico
“An emergency stay at 10 p.m on a Friday is unnecessarily adding to confusion and chaos,” said one asylum officer.
Hamed Aleaziz
A Venezuelan Dad Was Allowed Into The US, But His 18-Year-Old Daughter Was Sent Back To Mexico Alone
"The whole reason I went back to Venezuela was to get her because her life is worth more than mine and now she's alone in Mexico," Branly said.
Adolfo Flores
Two Couples Shared What It Was Like Falling In Love At A Migrant Camp At The US–Mexico Border
“He tells me we can’t look back. ‘We have to push forward together.’”
Adolfo Flores
Opinion: How Cruelty At The Mexican Border Became An American Export
The southward expansion of US border enforcement has been happening for years. Now we're exporting Trump-era cruelty too.
Josue De Luna Navarro
“American Dirt” Tries To Pretend That Immigration Isn’t Political
As a formerly undocumented Mexican immigrant, I’ve longed for more books telling our stories to be published and celebrated. Jeanine Cummins’ American Dirt is not what I was hoping for.
Julissa Arce
The Homeland Security Inspector General Is Reviewing Two Controversial Trump Administration Immigration Programs
The two programs, aimed at asylum-seekers coming from Mexico and Central America, speed up the amount of time they have between being detained and their initial hearing.
Hamed Aleaziz
Trump Plans To Force Brazilian Asylum-Seekers To Wait In Mexico
“It is beyond nonsensical to force people who don’t speak Spanish to live in Mexico for an unknown period while they seek asylum,” one expert said.
Hamed Aleaziz
A Controversial Plan To Deport Mexican Asylum-Seekers To Guatemala Has Been Paused
The move had been met with criticism and anger from immigrant advocates and politicians.
Hamed Aleaziz
US Border Officials Are Issuing Fake Court Notices To Keep Out Immigrants Who Have Won Asylum
In recent weeks, at least four people have been sent back to Mexico after being granted asylum, an attorney told BuzzFeed News.
Hamed Aleaziz
Immigrants Sent Back To Mexico Are Not Getting Adequate Health Care, And Doctors Are Worried
"I am worried that people are going to die," one health care provider told BuzzFeed News.
Adolfo Flores
Asylum Officers Were Told Of Killings And Violence In Guatemala. They Were Ordered To Send People There Anyway.
The research provided by the government to asylum officers confirmed some of their worst fears about sending people to the Central American country.
Hamed Aleaziz
The Trump Administration Will Deport People Seeking Asylum In The US To Guatemala Without Them Seeing A Lawyer First
The Department of Homeland Security began the secret and controversial deportation process Wednesday. BuzzFeed News obtained new details of how it might work.
Hamed Aleaziz
The Controversial Group Behind The GoFundMe Border Wall Is Building A Second One In Texas. Officials Say It's Undocumented.
"We found out because the We Build the Wall morons were posting videos."
Salvador Hernandez
US Border Officials Pressured Asylum Officers To Deny Entry To Immigrants Seeking Protection, A Report Finds
A DHS report obtained by BuzzFeed News found the controversial Trump program to keep asylum-seekers in Mexico has caused significant issues at the border.
Hamed Aleaziz
An Immigration Hardliner Was Just Elevated To The No. 2 Position In Trump’s Homeland Security Department
“This is another end run around proper procedures by the Trump administration,” said one US citizenship official.
Hamed Aleaziz
The Trump Administration Is Proposing To Become One Of Just Four Countries In The World To Charge A Fee For Asylum
“This rule shows their true colors," a former US Citizenship and Immigration Services official said.
Hamed Aleaziz
The Trump Administration Launched A Secretive Program To More Quickly Deport Mexican Asylum-Seekers
“It’s another brick in the virtual wall they are creating to block asylum-seekers from entering the US,” an analyst said.
Hamed Aleaziz
These Gorgeous Pictures Show What The New Chicanx Generation Looks Like
"I hope people find in these pictures a sense of community, and can see the beauty that radiates from Chicanx people."
Gabriel H. Sanchez
A Mexican Official Threatened To Take Immigrants' Children If They Didn't Move To A Shelter
"If I come back and see kids, I’m going to take them."
Adolfo Flores
An Asylum-Seeking Toddler Died After He Was Struck By A Hit-And-Run Driver At The Border
The 2-year-old boy, who died on Saturday, is the 20th child to die at the US–Mexico border this year.
Adolfo Flores
These Powerful Pictures Show How Walls Divide People Around The World
"I really hope people will see these pictures and think about why we build barriers and how we can maybe let down a few in our spaces."
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Asylum-Seekers Protesting Squalid Conditions Shut Down A US Border Crossing For 15 Hours
"This is an injustice," said one asylum-seeker.
Adolfo Flores
For The First Time, Mexicans Are Not The Majority Of Undocumented Immigrants In The US
Mexicans now make up 47% of undocumented immigrants, the first time they have not been a majority since 1965.
Adolfo Flores
The Supreme Court Will Allow Trump To Enforce His Virtual Ban On Asylum At The Southern Border
Hundreds of thousands of Central Americans and others were expected to be affected by the restrictions.
Hamed Aleaziz
The US Is Doing Everything It Can To Make Central America Its Southern Border
Brenda Rivera and her three children are fleeing Honduras, but every step of the way face new hurdles because of Trump's anti-immigrant policies. BuzzFeed News followed her journey.
Karla Zabludovsky
A Surge Of Immigration Judges Are Expected To Handle The Cases Of Thousands Forced To Wait In Mexico
“This will wreak havoc on court dockets across the country," said one immigration court official.
Hamed Aleaziz
Trump Has Returned 35,000 Asylum-Seekers To Mexico. Now The Country Is Pushing Back.
“After being quite accommodating for some time, Mexico is finally drawing some lines.”
Hamed Aleaziz
