Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the first calls of his tenure on Jan. 26, speaking with his counterparts in Canada, South Korea, Mexico, and Japan, according to the Department of State. The U.S. Senate confirmed Blinken earlier the same day. He made the first call to Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau. According to a readout…
Border Wall Contractors Told to Stop Construction by Tuesday Night: Congressman
All Customs and Border Protection (CPB) construction on the U.S.-Mexico border wall will stop by the end of Tuesday, according to a Democratic congressman whose district is located along the border. “I received notification that in accordance with President [Joe] Biden’s executive order, all CPB contractors have now been formally notified by CBP Procurement to…
California-Mexico Coalition Helps Women, Girls in Sex Trade ‘Tolerance Zone’
TIJUANA, Mexico—On a bright, warm afternoon in January, women on the streets of Tijuana’s red-light district, Zona Norte, lean on the walls of run-down hotels or “gentlemen’s clubs.” Some stand alone, looking down at their smartphones between catcalling passersby. Some, not wearing masks, stand together and chat. The business of selling sex continues day or…
19 Burned Bodies Found Near Mexico-US Border Town
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico—Mexican authorities say they have found 19 shot and burned bodies near a town across the Rio Grande from Texas in an area that has seen violent territorial disputes between organized crime groups in recent years. The Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office said late Saturday that the bodies were discovered along a dirt road…
Mexican President: Biden Will Pledge $4 Billion to Central American Countries
President Joe Biden spoke with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, with the Mexican leader saying that the White House would send $4 billion to Central American countries. Lopez Obrador on Saturday said that Biden pledged the billions to help development in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to stem migration from Central America to Mexico….
Biden Administration Suspends ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program for Asylum Seekers
The Biden administration has announced that beginning Jan. 21, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will no longer enroll asylum seekers newly arriving on the southern border in a Trump program known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). The DHS said in a statement Wednesday that effective Thursday, the department will “cease adding individuals into…
Mexico Publishes Heavily Edited Probe of Exonerated General
MEXICO CITY—One day after Mexico angered U.S. officials by publishing an entire 751-page U.S. case file against former Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos, the Mexican prosecutors who exonerated him released their own version—but with so many pages wholly blacked out it was almost impossible to tell what they’d found. The report released Sunday by the Mexican…
Mexico Publishes Heavily Redacted Probe of Exonerated General
MEXICO CITY—One day after Mexico angered U.S. officials by publishing an entire 751-page U.S. case file against former Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos, the Mexican prosecutors who exonerated him released their own version—but with so many pages wholly blacked out it was almost impossible to tell what they’d found. The report released Jan. 17 by the…
Guatemala Tries to Block US-Bound Caravan of 9,000 Honduran Migrants
GUATEMALA CITY—Guatemalan soldiers blocked part of a caravan of as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants on Jan. 16, at a point not far from where they entered the country seeking to reach the U.S. border. The soldiers, many wearing helmets and wielding shields and sticks, formed ranks across a highway in Chiquimula, near the Honduras…
Some 9,000 Honduran Migrants Cross North Into Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY—Guatemalan authorities estimated Saturday that as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants had crossed into Guatemala as part of an effort to form a new caravan to reach the U.S. border. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei issued a statement calling on Honduran authorities “to contain the mass exit of its inhabitants.” The migrants pushed past about…
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