Tag: Mexico

19 AGs Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling Ordering Full Reinstatement of ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

Nineteen attorneys general, led by Indiana, have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit filed by Texas and Missouri against the Biden administration. They’re asking the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court’s order instructing the Biden administration to follow the law to fully reinstate the Migrant Protection…


Mercy Works of Texas Says ‘US Border Guards Need Affirmation’

Who thinks of showing appreciation to southern U.S. Border Guards as they grapple with a flood of immigrants overwhelming their efforts? Beth Knox of Mercy Works in Garden Valley, Texas, and a team of like-minded souls did, distributing 600 “Border Patrol appreciation packs” worth more than $15,000 to two different units near McAllen, Texas, on…


Mexico’s Coastal and Wine Regions Offer Culture, Cuisine That Will Call You Back Again and Again

by Marlise Kast-Myers Tribune News Service It had been 18 months since my passport had seen daylight. Travel restrictions, lockdowns and, frankly, some level of complacency were to blame for my silenced exploration. My husband, Benjamin, and I had traded in airline tickets and carry-ons for tents and fishing poles to take our pack of…


‘It Makes Life Simple, Pure, Real’: 22-Year-Old Rides Horse From Mexico to Canada Solo, Journeys Over 10,000 Miles

As others of her generation busy themselves with celebrity, Instagram likes, and materialism, not so for Gillian Larson. As her peers snap selfies in trendy bistros and bars, trying to go viral, the 30-year-old horse enthusiast gazes out over vistas sublime and beautiful. The avid equestrian has been “thru-riding”—marching the full length of a trail…


19 Killed in Mexico at Clandestine Rooster Fight

MEXICO CITY—Nineteen people were killed when gunmen burst into a clandestine rooster fight in western Mexico, prosecutors in the western state of Michoacan said Monday. The attack occurred late Sunday near the town of Zinapecuaro, Michoacan. The dead include 16 men and three women, and a number of people were wounded in the attack. The…


US Draws With Rival Mexico in World Cup Qualifier

The United States Mens National Soccer Team (USMNT) hoped to win their fourth straight match against their arch rival Mexico, but came away tied 0–0, missing two golden opportunities at goals that would have given them their first victory in the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Assoc. Football) World Cup qualifying at…


US Lets Ukrainians Fleeing War Into United States From Mexico

TIJUANA, Mexico—At the U.S. border with Mexico, American officials are allowing Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their homeland to enter the United States and stay without fear of deportation for a year, according to people crossing. Several Ukrainians told Reuters they passed through a checkpoint in the northern Mexican city of Tijuana this week…


Mexico Deports Gang Leader ‘El Huevo’ After Arrest Sparks Attacks

MEXICO CITY—Mexico deported the suspected leader of a drug gang to the United States, authorities said on Tuesday, after an arrest that spurred armed attacks by his organization on almost two dozen military installations and a U.S. consulate. Juan Trevino, also known as “El Huevo” or “The Egg” was arrested on Sunday in the northern…


9 Killed in Shooting at Drug House in Central Mexico

MEXICO CITY—Six men and three women died Wednesday in a shooting attack on a house where drugs were sold in central Mexico. Authorities in Puebla state, east of Mexico City, said the attack took place in the pre-dawn hours. Puebla Gov. Miguel Barbosa said none of the nine victims were from the state and the…


Mexico Finds 11 Bodies in Clandestine Pits Near US Border

MEXICO CITY—Authorities in northern Mexico say volunteer searchers have found 11 bodies in clandestine burial pits just a few miles from the U.S. border. The government of Sonora state said late Monday the bodies included nine men and two women. Sonora has been locked in a bloody three-way turf battle between rival factions of the…