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The View from the North: Growing Militias Down Mexico Way

OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Mexico is extremely violent these days, from the torching of vehicles to the killing of journalists. So is anyone surprised that local groups have armed themselves to protect their farms and families?  As noted in the Pulse News Mexico article written by Jessica Guerrero on the so-called Pueblos Unidos, which loosely translate to the United

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US to End Remain-in-Mexico Policy

PULSE NEWS MEXICO The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday, Aug. 9, that it will soon end the controversial remain-in-Mexico policy that requires asylum-seekers to go back across the border to await a decision on their applications. The policy, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, was enacted by former U.S President Donald Trump. But in late June,

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Arrests of Migrants Surge 79 Percent Following Patrol Spikes

By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s heightened military presence on its southern border with Guatemala has resulted in a 79 percent increase in arrests of undocumented Central American migrants since its new patrol policy went into effect on June 21, said Mexican Secretary of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval. According to Sandoval, border patrols have increased in the region since June 21, as

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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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