White House Director of National Drug Control Policy Rahul Gupta refuted Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) claims that Mexico has no illicit fentanyl production inside its borders
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The report levied allegations against Mexico of widespread torture, extrajudicial killings, human trafficking, gender violence femicide, forced disappearances and limits on freedom of expression across the country, trends that the U.S. Department of State claim are only exacerbated by the Mexican government’s impunity toward criminals and failure to properly investigate crimes
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two major U.S. news outlets called out AMLO on his recent statements regarding the safety situation and fentanyl production in the country, essentially calling the Mexican president a liar
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden is “aware and has been informed” of the four missing U.S. citizens
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Matamoros is considered ground zero for the Gulf Cartel, one of the oldest organized crime groups in Mexico, and is known for its warring factions
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For governments to work for the people, the U.S. envoy said, they must be open and corruption-free
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The festival, considered to be the most important culture forum in the country, is set to be held in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato from Oct. 13 through Oct. 29
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By MARK LORENZANA U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Mexico City on Monday, Sept. 12, accompanied by other U.S. senior officials — chief among them, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo — and promptly held a High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard. Ebrard welcomed Blinken and
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By MARK LORENZANA A few days after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar warned that growing insecurity across a number of Mexican states could have a negative impact on foreign investment in the country, Mexican daily newspaper Reforma released a report on Sunday, Aug. 28, detailing the contrasting homicide rates between cities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, based
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar on Thursday, Aug. 18, warned that growing insecurity across a number of Mexican states could have a negative impact on foreign investment, including through the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). At a press conference at his Lomas de Chapultepec residence in Mexico City, Salazar said that the violence could also affect national
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