The Numbers Game in Murder Statistics
It looks as though leftist Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial “hugs, not bullets” policy is not working too well
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El Paso Border Crossing Reopened after Four-Hour Closure
At one point, the migrants, who were demanding asylum in the United States, resorted to violence, hurling a large orange plastic barrier at U.S. immigration officials
Read moreNational Guard Head Was Warned of Imminent Chihuahua Jail Break
Harris warned that there was a “latent risk of confrontations and/or attacks inside and outside state prisons, due to the presence of antagonistic criminal groups and the increase in violent incidents”
Read moreSheinbaum Deploys National Guard in Metro, Days after Crash
According to a report from Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), which was updated this month, there are a total of 128,233 GN agents throughout the country
Read moreEbrard Team Files Case against Sheinbaum’s #EsClaudia Campaign
Sheinbaum and Ebrard, along with Senator Ricardo Monreal and Interior (Segob) Secretary Adán Augusto López Hernández, are all considered to be in the running as the standard bearer for the presidency under the banner of López Obrador’s Morena party
Read more17 Dead, 30 Escape in Ciudad Juárez Prison Attack
The identities of the 30 inmates who escaped have not yet been released
Read moreMexico Observes Anniversary of Revolution with Big Sale Weekend
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexico’s Día de la Revolución (Revolution Day) officially falls on Nov. 20, but in recent years, the holiday is usually observed on the third Monday of the month in order to allow workers to enjoy a long weekend holiday. This year, it is being celebrated as a national holiday on Monday, Nov. 21. The holiday commemorates the
Read more72 Percent of Mexico under Cartels, according to Guacamaya Leaks
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Based on the Guacamaya Leaks — a collection of over 4 million confidential Mexican government documents that were released in early October by a group of national hackers exposing how the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been monitoring journalists using Israeli Pegasus spyware and how the military under his regime sold arms to
Read more3,622 Health Workers in Mexico Have Died of Covid-19
By MARK LORENZANA In the last two years, 3,622 workers from the health sector of Mexico’s federal government have died of the covid-19 virus. Among these health workers were doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and administrative staff. A report by Mexican daily newspaper El Universal on Monday, Oct. 3, revealed that from March 12, 2020, to March 12, 2022, 2,746 doctors employed by three government agencies
Read moreSenate Endorses Militarizing National Guard amid Fears of Growing Abuse
By MARK LORENZANA The military has long been on the list of untouchables in Mexico. The Mexican National Guard (GN) might soon be added to that list. On Friday, Sept. 9, the Mexican Senate approved a legislation transferring control of the GN to the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), a contentious move that has sparked outrage from human rights groups
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