Tag: Mexico

Congressman Releases New Photos of Del Rio Crisis: ‘Has Reached a Boiling Point’

Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) is sounding alarm after after spending a day in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, where the illegal immigrants crisis, he said, “has reached a boiling point.” Pfluger posted on Twitter new photos showing the makeshift campsite full of individuals who illegally entered the United States and took shelter underneath…


US-Mexico Border Arrests Top 200,000 for Second Straight Month

Arrests at the United States’ southern border topped 200,000 for the second consecutive month and are still on track to set a new yearly record, according to newly released data. Border agents apprehended 208,887 people, a slight dip from July but up over four times from August 2020 and three times from August 2019, the…


Mexico to Give Away ‘El Chapo’ Safehouse in Lottery

CULIACAN, Mexico—The house former drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán fled in 2014 when Mexican marines had him surrounded underwent some changes recently as the Mexican government prepared to give it away in a national lottery. The surveillance cameras that covered every angle of the modest home’s exterior were removed. And the hole under a…


Tropical Storm Nicholas Forms in Gulf of Mexico

MIAMI—Tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened as it headed for the Gulf Coast on Sunday, threatening heavy rain and floods in coastal areas of Texas, Mexico, and Louisiana. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said tropical storm warnings were issued for coastal Texas and the northeast coast of Mexico. Nicholas is expected to produce total…


UT-San Antonio Drops ‘Come and Take It’ Football Rallying Cry After Accusation of Racism

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) said it will end the tradition of using “Come and Take It” as a rallying cry during football games. In a letter to students, faculty, staff and alumni, UTSA President Taylor Eighmy said he made the decision because it has become “a distraction” from the university’s mission. “I…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 10)

Americans and other foreigners catch a commercial flight out of Kabul. It’s the first such large-scale departure since U.S. forces withdrew over a week ago. Sweeping new vaccine mandates are expected to affect 100 million Americans. It’s an effort by President Joe Biden to protect against the COVID-19 Delta variant. But the Republican National Committee…


Mexico and US Agree to Work on Supply Chains, Migration

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON—The United States and Mexico on Thursday agreed to work on making shared supply chains, especially for semiconductors, more competitive and invest in social programs to tackle migration, said top Mexican officials after high-level economic talks in Washington. The so-called High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) was held for the first time in several years and…


Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion

Mexico’s supreme court on Tuesday decriminalized abortion, ruling that punishing the act runs against the country’s constitution. “From now on, you will not be able to, without violating the court’s criteria and the constitution, charge any woman who aborts under the circumstances this court has ruled as valid,” Arturo Zaldivar, president of the National Supreme Court…


Strong Acapulco Quake Aftershocks Unnerve Mexican Resort’s Residents

ACAPULCO, Mexico—Shaken residents slept in cars and on the streets of Mexico’s famed Acapulco beach resort early on Wednesday, as a series of strong aftershocks rippled through the city after a powerful earthquake that killed one man. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Acapulco in southwestern Guerrero state late on…


16 Die as Floods Swamp Public Hospital in Central Mexico

TULA, Mexico—Torrential rains in central Mexico suddenly flooded a hospital early Tuesday, killing 16 patients, possibly due to the loss of oxygen equipment as the power went out, the national Social Security Institute said. A video posted on the agency’s social media feed said about 40 other patients survived as waters rose swiftly in downtown…