Tijuana long served as a gateway for legal and illegal crossings between Mexico and Southern California. But its shelters have now thinned out and migrants have left its streets.
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On Mexico’s Once-Packed Border, Few Migrants Remain
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of people gathering at the U.S. border and trying to cross. Can it help Mexico stave off President Trump’s threatened tariffs?
How Fentanyl Enters the U.S., One American Smuggler at a Time
Mexican drug cartels are turning thousands of Americans into fentanyl smugglers, sending an army of couriers who can easily cross between both countries.
How Fentanyl Enters the U.S., One American Smuggler at a Time
Mexican drug cartels are turning thousands of Americans into fentanyl smugglers, sending an army of couriers who can easily cross between both countries.
‘I Don’t Know What the Future Holds’: An Afghan Family at the U.S. Border
Hours before the end of Title 42, a family of six from Afghanistan awaited their fate at the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, after traveling through more than a dozen countries.
Killing Spree Spurs Outrage Among Journalists in Mexico
The killing of three media workers in less than a month triggered protests in cities across the county this week demanding an end to the violence.
Mexican Workers on Border Get Vaccines to Aid Them, and the U.S. Economy
Workers in factories that produce goods for the U.S. are getting American vaccines. Officials in both countries hope the program will help reopen the border and restore their economies.
Trump Administration’s Asylum-Seeker Policy Takes Effect
Though it has protested the Trump administration’s decision to force some asylum seekers back across the border, Mexico has agreed to allow certain migrants to stay and work as their cases unfold.
Mexico Protests U.S. Decision to Return Asylum Seekers
The Mexican government said that it disagreed with “this unilateral measure” but that it would take in people who are applying for asylum in the United States.
Push On, Stay or Leave? Dilemma for Migrants at the U.S. Border
As the battle over U.S. immigration policy and President Trump’s demands for a border wall rages in Congress, migrants are growing more desperate by the day. We went to Tijuana, Mexico to witness the dilemmas families hoping to cross the border are fac…