Category: Mexico

White House Walks Back Statement on Agreements With Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday shifted its portrayal of ongoing discussions with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, acknowledging no formal agreements were reached on those countries building up their forces at their respective borders. There was no “formal agreement,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. “We never described it as a…


Guatemala President: White House’s ‘Confusing’ Border Statements Being Hijacked by Human Smugglers

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said that drug cartel-backed human smugglers have exploited messaging from Biden administration officials and have ramped up their operations in sending people to the U.S.-Mexico border. “I’m nobody to make a judgment here, but I believe in the first weeks in the Biden administration, messages were confusing,” Giammattei said in an…


Guatemalan President: White House’s ‘Confusing’ Messages Exploited by Smugglers

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei says that drug cartel-backed human smugglers have exploited messaging from Biden administration officials and have ramped up their operations in sending people to the U.S.–Mexico border. “I’m nobody to make a judgment here, but I believe in the first weeks in the Biden administration, messages were confusing,” Giammattei said in an…


Mexico’s Top Diplomat Expects ‘Constant and Growing’ Wave of Migrants

Mexico’s top diplomat on Thursday said he expects a “constant and growing” stream of migrants in the coming year to flow across his country toward the United States from the so-called northern triangle countries: Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard estimated that the United States would need to donate $2 billion a year…


Wire Theft in Mexico Triggers at Least 70 Layoffs at Quebec Factory, More Possible

MONTREAL—Dozens of workers at a factory in La Pocatiere, Que. have lost their jobs after a theft at a plant in Mexico. French rail manufacturer Alstom says at least 70 of its employees will be laid off for at least six months and at least 50 more workers could lose their jobs in the months…


What the Biden Administration Doesn’t Tell You About the Border Crisis | Larry Elder

According to the Biden administration, there is no U.S.–Mexico border crisis. That’s strange. Raw video and images seem to prove otherwise. President Joe Biden claims he never implied anything to encourage people to surge the border, but again, archived video proves otherwise. In this episode, Larry explains why calling the situation at the border a…


Border Patrol K-9 Sniffs Out $60,000 Worth of Fentanyl Inside Burritos

A Border Patrol canine sniffed out several packages of fentanyl pills that were hidden inside burritos this week in Arizona, officials said. “A canine handler referred the male driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe to the checkpoint’s secondary inspection area at approximately 3 p.m., after his canine partner alerted to the vehicle,” according to the agency….


Mexico Says COVID-19 Deaths Likely 60 Percent Higher Than Confirmed Toll

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is likely at least 60 percent higher than the confirmed number, putting it in excess of 300,000, according to government data. Updated figures on excess mortality in a table published by Mexico’s Health Ministry showed that by the end of the sixth week of this year, 294,287 fatalities…


Mexico Deploys Almost 9,000 Troops to Stem Flow of Migrants From Northern Triangle to US Border

Mexico has deployed 8,715 troops to its southern and northern border to prevent migrants from the Northern Triangle countries from reaching the U.S.-Mexico border, as the United States faces a surge of illegal immigrants from Central America. The Mexican military has set up 347 immigration checkpoints along three main routes in Mexico—the Gulf, Central, and Pacific, Mexico…


Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Found in Trucks Near Mexico-Guatemala Border

Mexican authorities said on March 19 that hundreds of illegal immigrants, including unaccompanied minors, were discovered crammed in three tractor-trailer trucks near the Mexico-Guatemala border. During routine checks, Mexican migration agents along with National Guard police found 329 Guatemalans and Hondurans, including 114 unaccompanied minors, in the vehicles. The tractor-trailer trucks were stopped on a…