Mexico
These Photographs Show The Dire Conditions Immigrants Face At The US–Mexico Border
Despite President Joe Biden maintaining key restrictions at the border, thousands of people are braving harsh conditions for a chance of getting into the US.
Pia Peterson
A Record Number Of Immigrant Children Are Crossing The Border Alone As Biden Continues To Expel Most Asylum-Seekers
"The government thinks people are just going to go away if they say no to them 10 times, but what they're really doing is causing a buildup in Mexico."
Adolfo Flores
Black Immigrants Are Facing Rampant Racism In Mexico While Waiting For US Asylum: "We Have No Choice"
“We have to go through it. It is something we experience every day, and we are used to it.”
Nisha Venkat
Biden Said He’s Negotiating With Mexico To Take Back More Families At The Southern Border
With no space to hold the families in US facilities, and Mexico refusing to take them back, they’ve started to be released in Texas border cities.
Hamed Aleaziz
“When The Bus Took Off, We All Cheered”: Asylum-Seekers Trump Forced To Wait In Mexico Are Now Arriving In The US
"My wife looked over at me and said she wished we had graduation hats to throw into the air."
Adolfo Flores
This Billionaire Has Been Partying Through The Pandemic While His Company’s Workers Died
Ricardo Salinas Pliego has seen his net worth rise to $13.5 billion during the pandemic. But while he’s partied on his yacht, his workers have faced deadly conditions that violate Mexico’s pandemic rules.
Karla Zabludovsky
Biden Is Planning To Bring Back Immigrants Who Were Forced To Wait In Dangerous Mexican Border Towns
The Biden administration’s plan will start slowly at three ports of entry and target those who were forced into Trump's controversial "Remain in Mexico" program.
Hamed Aleaziz
Mexican Influencers Are Getting Called Out For Promoting Abuse. Has the Country’s #MeToo Movement Finally Turned a Corner?
Some of Mexico's most popular influencers are being accused of sexual assault — but many of the women who speak out are getting victim-blamed.
Karla Zabludovsky
Immigration Advocates Hope Biden Will Address Overlooked Family Separations At The Border
"It's mind-boggling that Border Patrol agents are given this much power and leeway to make those decisions."
Adolfo Flores
Days After Trump's Mob Attacked The Capitol, He Went To The Border To Talk About The Wall He Never Built
“He's going back to what's been tested and what works for him,” one local immigration advocate said.
Adolfo Flores
Julian Assange Has Been Offered Asylum In One Of The Most Dangerous Countries For Free Speech
A British judge rejected the US’s request for Assange’s extradition. Now Mexico has stepped in.
Karla Zabludovsky
There Is Anger And Resignation In The Developing World As Rich Countries Buy Up All The COVID Vaccines
Mexico says it's wrong for wealthy countries to buy up more vaccines than they need, while others still don’t have access to a single dose.
Karla Zabludovsky
Immigrants Stuck On The Mexican Side Of The Border Are Celebrating Biden's Win
Thousands of immigrants sent back to Mexico by the Trump administration hope Joe Biden will make good on his promise to end the policy that has forced them to wait in dangerous border cities.
Adolfo Flores
Cuban Asylum-Seekers Stranded At The US–Mexico Border Are Drumming Up Support For Biden
"We have no human rights here and the Mexican government hasn't offered us any protection."
Adolfo Flores
Endless Waits At An Immigrant Camp On The Mexico Border Are Pushing Desperate People To Make Tough Choices
"They've lost hope in the system and are abandoning their entire asylum case in favor of human smugglers."
Adolfo Flores
These Countries Have The Highest COVID-19 Case Counts. This Is What The US Has In Common With Them.
“The US is no longer an example for other countries to follow.”
Karla Zabludovsky
Her Son Died Of COVID-19 In New York. Like Others In Mexico, She’s Now Struggling To Make Ends Meet.
“He never returned on his own two feet … He came back to me as dust.”
Karla Zabludovsky
See The Shocking Faces Of The First Americans
Scientists have pieced together one of the oldest skeletons to ever be found in the Americas. From the January issue of National Geographic magazine.
Natasha Umer
A Former "Build The Wall" Contractor Said The Group Only Paid A Fraction Of The $8 Million Tab For A Border Wall
"They just said they didn't come up with the money or whatever," Tommy Fisher, owner of the construction firm, told BuzzFeed News. "We haven't had anything to do with them since January."
Salvador Hernandez
A Newborn US Citizen And His Mother Were Forced To Walk Back To Mexico. Now Their Attorneys Want An Investigation.
"During the entire process, she was in pain from giving birth and she felt no choice but to go into Mexico," the family's attorney said.
Adolfo Flores
Police In Latin America Are Using The Coronavirus To Abuse Their Power
A Mexican man was found dead from blunt trauma to the head after being detained by the police for not wearing a mask in public.
Karla Zabludovsky
An Immigrant Who Sued ICE Is Missing After Being Deported To A Dangerous Border City
The Mexican immigrant's attorneys said he was deported to a dangerous border city and haven't heard from him in more than a week.
Adolfo Flores
Mexican Doctors Fighting The Coronavirus Are Being Attacked From All Sides — Including By Their Own President
Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been forced to apologize after insinuating that doctors were greedy.
Karla Zabludovsky
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
