The United States, citing the coronavirus, is shutting off access for anyone trying to claim asylum from the Mexican border.
Tag: Mexico
Supreme Court Revives ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers
A federal appeals court had found that the policy, which was put in place early last year, violated federal and international law.
At a Bar ‘Made by Africans,’ Migrants Put Down Roots in Mexico
With no easy path to the United States, migrants from around the world are settling in Mexico, creating diasporic communities with tastes of home.
Women in Mexico Are Urged to Disappear for a Day in Protest
Fed up with escalating gender-based attacks and murders, activists called for a daylong national strike by women to demand greater support for their rights.
Under Pressure From Trump, Extraditions to U.S. From Mexico Soar
The increased pace follows a threat by President Trump to designate drug traffickers as terrorists and amid two visits by his attorney general to Mexico to push for more cooperation.
Arrest of Former Oil Chief Is a Win for Mexico’s Anti-Corruption Drive
Emilio Lozoya, accused of corruption while leading the state-run oil company Pemex, had been on the run from the law in Mexico since May.
Mexico’s Last Countercultural Coast
On a wild stretch of Pacific shoreline, Costa Chica draws artists, architects, surfers, yogis and “naughty friends.”
5 New Standout Resorts in the Caribbean
In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria, many hoteliers in the Caribbean have regrouped and rebuilt — and are ushering in a new age of hospitality.
More Violence. Fewer Prisoners. Inside Mexico’s Criminal Justice Reform.
Leaked drafts of reforms intended to strengthen the government’s hand in the fight against crime have outraged judicial and human rights workers.
Mexican Butterfly Conservationist Is Found Dead, Two Weeks After Vanishing
The cause of death has not been determined, but criminal groups have often attacked environmentalists whose work impedes their interests.