Mexico
Immigrants Are Being Forced To Sleep Outside On The Ground At This Texas Facility: "Why Do They Treat Us Like This?"
“We were all piled on top of each other on the pavement. We hardly slept,” one 14-year-old immigrant told BuzzFeed News.
Adolfo Flores
13 Photos Show What It's Like To Live In The Shadow Of The Wall
"For all the thousands of people that we met living on the border, only a handful were pro construction of the wall, and that's something that is not really acknowledged."
Kate Bubacz
"This Could Get Worse": Mexico's Raid On Migrants Marks A Shift In Approach To Caravans
"The government had always tried to stop the caravans, but never at this scale or so out in the open."
Adolfo Flores
Trump's Policy Of Forcing Asylum-Seekers To Wait In Mexico Has Been Blocked By A Federal Judge
The decision represents the latest in a string of federal court rulings blocking sweeping immigration changes instituted by the Trump administration.
Hamed Aleaziz
Trump Is Threatening To Close The Southern Border. Experts Said That Would Cause An Economic Disaster.
The president’s threat comes as border authorities scramble to deal with an increasing number of immigrant families and children at the border.
Adolfo Flores
A Flight Attendant With DACA Was Cleared By Her Airline To Fly To Mexico. She Was Detained By ICE For Over A Month.
The CEO of the airline said her detention was the result of "an administrative error and a misunderstanding."
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
More Democrats Want Answers From Homeland Security About Its List Of Lawyers, Activists, And Journalists
“Under what authority is DHS monitoring and investigating reporters and advocacy lawyers as they travel from the United States to Mexico?”
Nidhi Prakash
The Trump Administration Plans To Expand Its Policy To Keep Asylum-Seekers In Mexico
People seeking asylum, which is legal to request when crossing the border, generally claim to be fleeing persecution in their home countries.
Hamed Aleaziz
Trump’s Emergency Declaration Won’t Help The Overdose Crisis, Say Narcotics Experts
“It's terrible policy,” said one expert. “It guts a vital coordinating function we rely on to interdict drugs domestically and internationally.”
Dan Vergano
The ACLU Has Sued The Trump Administration For Keeping Migrants Seeking Asylum In Mexico
The first asylum-seeking Central American families — five families made up of four women, one couple, and 10 children — were sent back to Mexico from the US on Wednesday.
Hamed Aleaziz
Mexican Authorities Are Stopping Unaccompanied Kids From Seeking Asylum In The US At Every Turn
"Mexican immigration ... snatches them up when they are on the precipice of safety. How does that benefit the children? That is a political move, and children are the victims."
Adolfo Flores
The Trump Administration Will Start Sending Some Asylum-Seekers Back To Mexico
A US official critical of the policy said it would lead migrants to “revert to sneaking in rather than going to ports of entry” and cause “more deaths in the desert.”
Hamed Aleaziz
This “Roma” Actor Has Been Denied A Visa To Attend Awards Shows In The US Three Times
Letters from director Alfonso Cuarón and Netflix haven’t been enough to get Jorge A. Guerrero permission to enter the United States.
FanaLopez
Fuel Theft Is Rampant And It's Destroying Mexico's Farmland
Fuel theft is out of control in Mexico, with gangs targeting the country's vast network of pipelines. Last week 96 people were killed in an explosion at a punctured pipe.
Karla Zabludovsky
Mexican Troops Stood By As People Crowded To Steal Fuel From A Punctured Pipeline. Hours Later, It Killed Dozens.
The blast comes amid a weeks-long government crackdown on fuel theft in parts of Mexico.
Karla Zabludovsky
Aeromexico’s “Mexican DNA” Discounts Ad Gets DNA Testing Wrong
“There’s no such thing as United States DNA, so why would there be Mexican DNA? It doesn’t make any sense,” a genetic genealogist said.
Stephanie M. Lee
A Witness Testified That "El Chapo" Paid Former Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto A $100 Million Bribe
The bribe was allegedly paid shortly after Enrique Peña Nieto was elected president so that "El Chapo" could come out of hiding, a witness testified in court.
Salvador Hernandez
Trump Hasn't Built Any New Wall Segments On The Southern Border Despite What His Latest Tweet Says
The president tweeted a photo of what he claimed was a "new" segment of wall, but it's a repeated lie. It's a replacement of an existing barrier.
Ryan C. Brooks
Trump Admitted That Mexico Isn't LITERALLY Going To Pay For The Wall
"When during the campaign I would say 'Mexico is going to pay for it' — obviously I never said this," Trump said, which is absolutely, completely 100% false.
Ellie Hall
Trump's Latest Shutdown Tactic Is To Threaten To Close The Border With Mexico — Meanwhile About 800,000 Federal Workers Aren't Getting Paid
While Trump and Democrats argue, a reported 800,000 federal employees are furloughed or are working without pay because the government is shut down over the border wall funding dispute.
David Mack
Sex Tourists Say They're Going To Mexico To Escape #MeToo
“They say they’re more free here than over there. They say that just by looking at a woman, you can get sued."
John Stanton
She Spent 14 Years In Prison After Her Unexpected Birth Was Ruled A Homicide
In shock after delivering three months early, Miriam Frías put her stillborn child into a backpack. Mexican authorities convicted her of homicide — and she's not alone.
One Reason The US And Mexico Can’t Agree On Having Asylum-Seekers Wait In Mexico: The Trump Administration Itself Is Divided
The Justice Department wants asylum applicants turned away without any vetting of their claims. Homeland Security wants them screened for fears of staying in Mexico.
Hamed Aleaziz
Mexico’s New President Is Finally Taking Office — But He May Have Already Blown His Honeymoon
Andrés Manuel López Obrador showed a sneak preview of his ruling style during a busy transition period, one filled with broken promises and big changes.
Karla Zabludovsky
An Immigrant Dad Who Was Living In A Church For Nearly A Year Has Been Deported
Samuel Oliver-Bruno was sent to Mexico after being detained by ICE at an immigration office in North Carolina.
Stephanie K. Baer
Mexico's New President Isn't Afraid Of A Fight. Now He Has To Deal With Donald Trump.
The similarities between Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Trump are few and far between — and don't bring out either of their best sides. How will they find a way to get along?
Karla Zabludovsky
These Shocking Pictures Show The Reality Of Illegal Immigration
"It's important that Americans remember that this is a country of immigrants."
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Trump Claimed “A Lot Of Grabbers” Are Taking Migrant Children Across The US Border. The Data Show Otherwise.
Just one-quarter of 1% of families detained at the border were found to have made a fraudulent claim during a five-month period this year.
Salvador Hernandez
A Border Patrol Agent Who Shot Across The Border And Killed A Mexican Teen Was Found Not Guilty
Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, 16, was shot 10 times in 2012 on the Mexican side of the border after officials say someone threw rocks at Border Patrol agents.
Salvador Hernandez
The Trump Administration's New Restrictions On Asylum Have Been Blocked By A Judge
“Whatever the scope of the President’s authority, he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden,” the judge wrote.
Hamed Aleaziz
