Tag: Mexico

Medics Witness Terrible Scenes on Outreach Mission to Treat Illegal Immigrants at Border

TYLER, Texas—As a military surgeon in Vietnam, Dr. James McDaniel, saw plenty of blood, pain, and death from battle. But what McDaniel witnessed at the United States southern border in July at McAllen, Texas, opened his eyes to a new kind of suffering; the pain, misery, and looming death stemming from illegal immigration. The former…


Remote-Sensing Reveals Details of Ancient Olmec Site in Mexico

Aerial remote-sensing of a large region of Mexico has revealed hundreds of ancient Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, including a large one at an important site for the ancient Olmec culture that is known for its colossal stone heads. The remote-sensing method, called lidar, pinpointed 478 ceremonial centers in areas that were home to the ancient Olmec…


2,000-Person Caravan Surges Past Mexican Riot Police Near Guatemala Border

Thousands of illegal immigrants in a caravan broke through a barricade of Mexican police dressed in anti-riot gear on Saturday, driven to action by what they say are impossible conditions in the overcrowded southern Mexican border city of Tapachula. Around 400 Mexican interior police attempted to form a blockade to stop a flood of over…


Tropical Storm Rick Strengthens Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast

MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Rick formed Friday off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and is forecast to hit that coast at hurricane strength early next week. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rick was located about 305 miles (490 kilometers) south of the resort of Zihuatanejo, which is west of Acapaulco. The storm had winds of 45…


100s More Archaeological Sites Found on Mexico Train Route

MEXICO CITY—Mexican experts said Thursday they have detected the ruins of almost 2,500 pre-Hispanic structures and 80 burial sites on just one-sixth of the route of the president’s controversial “Maya Train” project on the Yucatan peninsula. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History did not say whether any of the remains were disturbed or destroyed…


Mexico’s Agriculture Minister Say Mexico Will Not Limit GMO Corn Imports From US

ANKENY, Iowa—Mexico’s agriculture minister said the country would not limit imports of genetically modified (GMO) corn from the United States during a meeting with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Iowa on Wednesday. Mexico published an executive order late last year that sought to ban in three years the use of GMO corn for human…


Activists Walk Out on Meeting With Biden Admin Over Remain in Mexico Program

Dozens of immigration activists allegedly walked out of a virtual meeting with Biden administration officials on Saturday morning in protest over the White House’s plan to restart the Trump era “Remain in Mexico” program, Politico reports. The advocates read a statement accusing the administration of “playing politics with human lives” ahead of a virtual meeting with multiple officials, including people from the…


U.S. Gives Central America, Mexico Another $20 Million in Humanitarian Aid

WASHINGTON—The United States is providing more than $20 million in additional humanitarian aid for nearly 700,000 asylum seekers, refugees, and vulnerable migrants in Central America and Mexico, the State Department said on Friday. In total, the United States has provided more than $331 million in such aid in fiscal year 2021, the department said in a…


US Gives Central America, Mexico Another $20 Million in Humanitarian Aid

WASHINGTON—The United States is providing more than $20 million in additional humanitarian aid for nearly 700,000 asylum seekers, refugees, and vulnerable migrants in Central America and Mexico, the State Department said on Friday. In total, the United States has provided more than $331 million in such aid in fiscal year 2021, the department said in a…


US-Mexico Land Border Scheduled to Reopen in Early November: Mexican Foreign Minister

The U.S.-Mexico border will reopen to land traffic for non-essential travelers in early November, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcel Ebrard said Friday, following more than a year of closure due to COVID-19 restrictions. “Last night, Secretary Mayorkas confirmed to me that normal activities will resume in the first days of November,” Ebrard said in a statement…