Tag Archives: border crossing

Deadly Truck Crossing at US-Mexico Border Prompts Corruption Concerns

By KELIN DILLON Two days after the bodies of 51 undocumented Latin American immigrants were found suffocated to death in a tractor-trailer truck outside of San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, June 27 – a discovery U.S. authorities characterized as the worst and most deadly migrant-smuggling incident in recent memory – immigration specialists have raised concerns about the alleged corruption that

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US Changes Covid Rules for International Ground, Water Entries

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As of Saturday, Jan. 22, all foreign visitors entering the United States by land ports of entry or ferry terminals are required to show proof of full vaccination against covid-19 with a World Health Organization (WHO) approved vaccine, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. At the same time, those entering by land

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2,000 Central Americans Enter into Mexico

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     A caravan of more than 2,000 undocumented Central American migrants – mostly from Honduras – entered Mexico from Guatemala in the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 18. The caravan crossed into Mexico through the Rodolfo Robles Valverde Bridge in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, with about half the members refusing to comply with standard passport

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Tensions Mount along Border as US Closes Access, Mexico Says It Will Deport Assailants

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     After about 500 mostly Central American migrants rushed the border near Tijuana, Baja California, in the late afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 24, U.S. authorities responded with a dispersal of tear gas the closing of the main point of entry into California, blocking off the major port of entry into San Ysidro, California, on Sunday afternoon

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2,000 Firearms Cross into Mexico Illegally Each Day

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     While the United States may have serious and justified concerns about a porous border with Mexico allowing illicit drugs and undocumented immigrants entering its territory unlawfully, Mexico is equally concerned about the illicit flow of firearms into its territory. According to Renato Sales Heredia, head of Mexico’s National Security Commission (CNS), at least 2,000 illegal firearms enter the

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