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Mexico Official arrested in fatal fire that claimed the lives of 40 migrants

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A top Mexican immigration official has been arrested over a fire at a detention center last month that killed 40 migrants, according to federal...
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Mexican Immigration Centers: A Look Inside the Prisons Disguised as Shelters

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Luisa thought she was entering an office to regularize her stay in Mexico, but suddenly found herself detained. The death of 39 migrants in...
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Latin America

Mexicans Exchange Messages and Condolences via app After Death

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In Mexico, the country of colorful skulls and Santa Muerte, an app offers its users to send posthumous messages and record their last wishes...
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Latin America

Nine migrants drown in US-Mexico border crossing attempt

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At least nine migrants drowned and dozens of others were rescued after attempting to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the United...
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US lifts policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

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The US Department of Homeland Security announced Monday night it will end a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their applications...
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Bitcoin use on rise to launder drug money, report says

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Drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia are increasingly using cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to launder money, the UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said...
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Mayan Train, the president’s pet project exposing Mexico’s cracks

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A proposed Mayan tourist train in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula has divided residents in one of the country's poorest regions, known for its indigenous uprisings. "The...
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Arts and Culture

Vicente Fernandez, a ‘Sinatra’ to Mexican fans, dies at 81

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Mexico is in mourning: The revered "king of ranchera music," Vicente Fernandez -- who won a dozen Grammys and Latin Grammys during his career...
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Latin America

From fear to freedom: Mexico’s abortion reforms

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When Fernanda Garcia went to hospital with pain and bleeding after taking medication to end her pregnancy, a nurse threatened to report her and...
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Latin America

Top Mexico court rules criminalizing abortion unconstitutional

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The unanimous vote opens the way for women across Mexico to access abortion without fear of being prosecuted and potentially imprisoned.
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Former Costa Rican President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Faces Trial

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, who served as Costa Rica’s president from 1998 to 2002, returned to court on today, to face charges in the so-called...
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Major Cocaine Seizure in Costa Rica’s South Highlights Ongoing Cartel Fight

Costa Rican police pulled off a big win against drug traffickers this Sunday, seizing over a ton of cocaine hidden in a tourism minibus...
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