Mexico’s Blame Game over Juarez Fire Tragedy Begins
López Obrador is the one who decided that Mexico could house tens of thousands of migrants that the United States sends every year
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Juárez Immigration Facility Fire Leaves 39 Migrants Dead
A lethal fire broke out in Mexico’s National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juárez, reportedly leaving at least 39 victims dead and another 28 injured in its wake
Read moreNavy to Take Full Control of Immigration and Customs at AICM
By MARK LORENZANA Mexico’s Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) will take full control of immigration and customs tasks at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) “in an effort to combat organized crime,” the director of the AICM, Carlos Velázquez Tiscareño, announced on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 4. In a press conference, Velázquez Tiscareño said that the Immigration Office at
Read moreFGR: García Luna Accumulated Illicit Income of 27.3 Million Pesos
By MARK LORENZANA Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna had allegedly accumulated illicit income of at least 27.3 million pesos during his time at the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) and the Federal Public Security Secretariat, as documented by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR). The file on García Luna, imprisoned since 2019 in the United States, where he faces drug-trafficking charges, specifies that
Read moreYet Another Migrant Caravan Heads North to US
XINHUA A new caravan of about 500 migrants from Central and South American countries set off Monday, Aug. 22, from Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas with the aim of reaching the United States, local media reported. The caravan departed from Miguel Hidalgo Central Park in the city of Tapachula on the border with Guatemala, where many migrants have been stranded
Read moreMexico Increases Federal Forces to Control Migrants
By MARK LORENZANA The deployment of federal forces in Mexico to contain the passage of migrants to the United States has increased by 294 percent in the 19 months since U.S. President Joe Biden began his term. As of May of this year, a total number of 28,971 Mexican soldiers, sailors and elements of the National Guard (GN) were deployed
Read moreThe Accidental Terminal Tourist
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It sounds like a plot out of a Hollywood movie. Actually. it is a plot out of a Hollywood movie: An Eastern European businessman arrives in an international airport only to discover that he is denied entry in the nation in which he has just landed and cannot return to his native country. But in this case,
Read moreArrests 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
Read moreAICM Agents Accuse Superiors of Extorting Migrants
By MARK LORENZANA Agents of Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) accused their superiors on Thursday, June 9, of heading a corruption network to extort migrants. According to the complaint, managers are forcing employees to charge up to $1,000 to facilitate the transit of undocumented passengers. In addition to the complaint are various
Read moreMigrant Workers Claim Extortion from IMN Agents
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As the Easter Week holiday approaches — a key period in the Mexican religious calendar and a time when many migrants return home temporarily to be with their families — numerous Mexican workers reentering the country have reported being extorted by agents of the National Institute of Migration (INM) near the border town of
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