The World in Turmoil
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Mexico Hands Drug Kingpin ‘El Huevo’ over to United States
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF During the early hours of Tuesday, March 15, the alleged leader of Mexico’s Northwest Cartel, Juan Gerardo Trevino, alias “El Huevo,” was handed over to U.S. authorities at the Tijuana International Airport, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported. Without leaving the airport facilities, El Huevo was handed over to U.S. agents via the binational
Read moreShots Fired at US Consulate Following Drug Capo Arrest
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Shots were fired just outside the U.S. consulate compound in the northern border town of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, late Sunday, March 13, immediately following the arrest of the high-ranking drug cartel leader, Juan Gerardo Trevino, alias “El Huevo,” authorities reported. No embassy personnel were reported wounded. The consulate is located next to a Mexican
Read moreTrump’s Border Wall Breached 3,000 Times in Three Years
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF According to a recent report from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency obtained by the Washington Post, Mexican smugglers sawed through new segments of the border wall build by former U.S. President Donald Trump 3,272 times over the past three years. The report pointed out that the U.S. government spent $2.6 million
Read moreAMLO Administration to Accept Remain-in-Mexico Asylum-Seekers
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In an apparent reversal of its previous stance, the administration of leftist Mexican President Andrés Manual López Obrador (AMLO) has seemingly struck a deal with the Joe Biden administration to reinstate the remain-in-Mexico policy as of next week. The U.S. Border Control announced Thursday, Dec. 2, that the Mexican government had agreed to the
Read moreMigrant Caravan Shrinks, Heads to Mexico’s Gulf Coast
XINHUA A U.S.-bound migrant caravan that has been traveling on foot through Mexico for more than a month continued its slow trek over the weekend through the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, with far fewer people than it started out with. Comprising between 4,000 to 5,000 mostly Central American and Haitian migrants at one point, by Friday, Nov. 26, it
Read moreMigrant Caravan Skips Mexico City, Heads to US
XINHUA A migrant caravan making its way through southern Mexico for the past 17 days resumed its journey on Tuesday, Nov. 9, in the state of Oaxaca, deciding to forgo Mexico City and head straight to the United States border. Irineo Mujica, director of the immigrant rights group Pueblo Sin Fronteras (People Without Borders) and a leader of the caravan,
Read moreUS-Mexico Border Reopens for Nonessential Travel
By VAYUNAMU BAWA After more than 19 grueling months of limited interchange along the U.S.-Mexico border, tourists and other nonessential travelers from Mexico will for the first time since March 2020 be allowed to cross into the United States starting on Monday, Nov. 8. But there are caveats. All persons 18 and over must present proof of full covid-19 vaccinations
Read moreDialogue Solid, but There’s Still Lots to Resolve
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreGrowing Number of Haitians Seeking Asylum in Mexico
XINHUA CIUDAD ACUNA, Coahuila — After more than 2,000 Haitian nationals were sent back to the Caribbean country and around 8,000 returned to Mexico voluntarily, a growing number of migrants have chosen to stay at the Mexican side of the U.S-Mexico border for a transitory period. So far, more than 500 Haitians have settled temporarily in Ciudad Acuna in the
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