Just days after taking office President Andrés Manuel López Obrador created a commission to re-examine the case of 43 students who were attacked by the police in 2014.
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With U.S. Soil Achingly Close, Decision Time for Caravan Migrants
Migrants in Tijuana who imagined the United States would throw open its gates at the last moment now know better. Some are trying to breach them.
Killings of Journalists Show the Bloody Fingerprints of Organized Crime
More than two dozen journalists worldwide have been killed by members of organized crime since the start of 2017, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders.
Trump Signs New Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico After Bitter Negotiations
President Trump appeared with his counterparts Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement.
Border Agents Shot Tear Gas Into Mexico. Was It Legal?
Rights experts say the tear gas canisters fired into Mexico by American border protection forces violated Mexican sovereignty under international law. The weapons may also have blocked asylum seekers from exercising their legal rights.
His Father-in-Law Insulted Mexicans. Now Kushner Has Won Mexico’s Highest Honor.
The outgoing president of Mexico has caused a national fury by bestowing the Order of the Aztec Eagle to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.
A Journalist Was Killed in Mexico. Then His Colleagues Were Hacked.
Text messages sent to them were infected with a spyware that the Mexican government bought from an Israeli cyber arms dealer, according to a forensic analysis.
Mexico’s New Leader Faces Clash With Trump Over Migrant Caravan
As Andrés Manuel López Obrador takes office on Saturday, he must balance his humanitarian promises with a hope for good relations with the United States.
Migrants in Tijuana Run to U.S. Border, but Fall Back in Face of Tear Gas
A peaceful march veered out of control as hundreds of migrants tried to evade a Mexican police blockade and reach the border crossing.
Mexico Mulls Allowing Migrants to Stay There Pending U.S. Asylum Bids
President Trump insists that no migrant will be admitted to the U.S. without an approved asylum claim, but Mexico counters that no deal has been reached.