Mexican authorities raised the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano (central Mexico) on Sunday due to increasing activity that could affect aviation and even...

Latin America

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...

immigration

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...

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...

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...

Latin America

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...

Big money

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...

Latin America

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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