HLED Set the Stage, Now Comes the Haggling
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Migrant Caravan Arrives in Chiapas, Halted by Immigration
By KELIN DILLON On Sunday, Sept. 5, hundreds of migrants from Central American countries flowed into the Mexican town of Tapachula, Chiapas, from the nearby Guatemalan border, with the aim of either waiting there on the status of their asylum applications or immediately proceeding further north to the United States. This is the fourth major caravan to enter from Tapachula
Read moreMigrants Denounce AMLO’s Claims of Responsibility for Remittances
By KELIN DILLON While Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has claimed credit for the record number of remittances flowing into Mexico, representatives of the National Front of Immigrants have criticized the executive for his words, laying blame on AMLO for making Mexico an unattractive place to work. More than $4.54 billion was sent to Mexico from workers in
Read moreTexas Judge Reinstates Trump’s Stay in Mexico Policy
By KELIN DILLON On Friday, Aug. 13, Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ordered the reinstatement of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Stay in Mexico” policy, which requires those seeking asylum in the United States to wait in Mexico for their court hearings. The 2019 law was previously given a memorandum by National Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this past June, until Kacsmaryk
Read moreCriminals Profit from Kidnapping and Extorting Migrants at Border
By KELIN DILLON As the flow of migrants to the border of the United States and Mexico has continued, criminal groups have seized the opportunity to exploit this already-marginalized group, extorting and kidnapping them as a new facet of their illicit enterprise. Rather than just charging exorbitant fees to traffic migrants through the border, these groups have begun holding them
Read moreMilitarization of Mexico’s Borders up 275 Percent
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In the nearly six months since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, Mexico has increased its military presence along its northern and southern borders by 275 percent, the highest level ever, according to government sources. According to a report by the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), a combination of 27,572 soldiers, sailors and national
Read moreTexas Governor Will Build Border Wall
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday, June 16, that his state will build a border wall along the state’s boundary with Mexico. Speaking during a press conference in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, Abbott said he would discuss the plan in great detail next week, but said that his government has been
Read moreBiden to Name Salazar as Ambassador to Mexico
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate former Secretary of the Interior and Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico, the White House announced Tuesday, June 15. Salazar’s nomination comes at a time when the Biden administration is struggling with a surging influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico board, as well as bilateral disagreements
Read moreUndocumented Migrants to US Reach Highest Level in 20 Years
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Nearly 179,000 undocumented migrants were encountered along the U.S.-Mexico border in April, the highest one-month total in more than two decades, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Tuesday, May 11, although they said that there were fewer unaccompanied children. According to Customs and Border Protection figures, 17,171 unaccompanied migrant children were found in
Read moreTime for a Broader Bilateral Relationship
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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