A mayor in the south of Mexico was murdered a few hours after he took office. Several attackers opened fire on Alejandro Aparicio in the city of Tlaxiaco on New Year's Day shortly after...
In 2018, 94 journalists and people with whom they worked together were killed by violence. That is twelve more than last year, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)....
US President Donald Trump now also makes a connection between refugee children who die at the border with Mexico and the refusal of the Democrats to withdraw money for a...
The 8-year-old boy from Guatemala who died in American border custody on Christmas Eve may have died of flu according to the authorities in New Mexico. The exact cause of death is still...
An 8-year-old migrant from Guatamala died one day after his arrest by the American police in the state of New Mexico.
A recently appointed governor in Mexico, along with her husband, died in a helicopter crash.
The so-called shutdown of the American government will certainly continue until December 27th. The Senate only comes together again to deal with pending cases, as Sen. Mitch McConnell made Saturday...
The American government has largely been locked since last night. This means that hundreds of thousands of civil servants can not go to work just before Christmas, nor are they paid. A few hours before the...
An American veteran has started a fundraising campaign for the construction of the wall between Mexico and the United States. The counter is already at $ 13 million.
The seven-year-old girl Jakelin Caal, who died after she and her father were detained by American border agents, was healthy and had eaten and drunk adequately.
Six Mexican agents were shot dead Monday in the western state of Jalisco. It is one of the bloodiest shootings in recent months in Mexico, where the left populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador was sworn in as president on Saturday.
Mexico wants an investigation into the use of tear gas at the Mexican-American border. When on Sunday about 500 Central American migrants wanted to cross the border, tear gas grenades were shot from the United States, which also ended up on Mexican soil.
Mexico has arrested 35 immigrants after the tumult that broke out on Sunday between Tijuana in Mexico and San Diego. The Mexican newspaper El Sol de Tijuana reported that all arrested immigrants are Hondurans. It concerns 29 men and six women.
The US authorities have already stopped the border traffic between San Diego and the Mexican border town of Tijuana. This was reported by the American customs.
'Build that wall! Build that wall! 'No slogan sounded louder during the US presidential election. Donald Trump typed in stealing illegal Latinos as criminals and rapists. But how dangerous is the Mexican-American border area really? As a Mexico correspondent for De Telegraaf, Edwin Timmer first experienced the threat and lawlessness.
President Donald Trump told the military that it could use 'deadly force' on the border with Mexico if that were necessary. In a conversation with reporters Thursday, he also expressed the hope that it will not come to that.
A federal judge in San Francisco has determined that the government of President Donald Trump is not allowed to exclude immigrants illegally entering the United States from the south. It is a temporary decision of the judge. Presumably he decides in December for the longer term.
Laura Avila went to Mexico for a few simple cosmetic procedures, but is now in a hospice because the operations went wrong altogether.
The Mexican drug lord Héctor Beltrán Leyva died on Sunday after heart failure. The 56-year-old has been stuck in Mexico since 2014. He had pain in his chest just before he was taken to the hospital and died there, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
Hundreds of migrants have continued on their way to the north, after having spent a few days in Mexico City. The migrant caravan that currently travels through Mexico wants to reach the United States and mainly consists of Hondurans.
The American channels NBC and Fox News have stopped broadcasting a controversial election spot by President Donald Trump and the Republican Party about the migrant caravan in Mexico. The video can no longer be seen on Facebook. The transmitters gave no reason for keeping the commercial and kept it at the actual announcement that it is no longer being shown on the channels.
The first migrants of the procession on their way to the United States have reached the capital of Mexico on Sunday. There they are temporarily taken care of in a stadium. More than a thousand migrants could receive medical help and the kitchens were set up by the government.
A cut off head in a cool box. Subsequently passers-by were treated near the busiest border crossing between America and Mexico last Sunday. It meant murder number two thousand-many this year in Tijuana. Drug boss El Chapo Guzman may be trapped in New York, Mexico sighs under a successor who is even more bloodthirsty.
The US military sends 5200 troops to the border with Mexico. These include armed soldiers, a general said at a press conference in Washington. He stated that President Donald Trump made it clear that guarding the border is important for national security.
Hurricane Willa landed on the Pacific coast of Mexico on Tuesday evening. The storm swept with wind speeds of up to 180 kilometers per hour across the coastal area and was accompanied by heavy rainfall. There are no reports of victims or damage.
The authorities in Mexican coastal areas are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Willa. The governor of the western state of Nayarit says that more than 10,000 people are being evacuated. Schools must close the doors.
The hurricane Willa, which races towards the Pacific over Mexico, has increased in strength so far that it now falls into the highest category. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami reports wind speeds of 260 kilometers per hour with highs. Willa lands in the course of Tuesday afternoon or evening (local time). That will be accompanied by abundant rainfall, up to 450 millimeters.
Hurricane Willa, which is currently raging across the Pacific Ocean, has grown in strength to category 4. In and around the depression wind speeds are measured up to 210 kilometers per hour.
President Trump threatens to close the border with Mexico if a caravan of immigrants does not turn around. Trump is also willing to risk the brand new USMCA trade agreement if Mexico does not cooperate in stopping the caravan. The threats are at least partly campaign-related: in November there are Congressional elections in the US.
The death toll by the devastating hurricane Michael in the southeast of the US has since risen to eighteen. Of hundreds of people is still unknown where they stayed, the authorities reported Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated before the hurricane came ashore, but not everyone left on time.
