Mexicans march for their missing children on Mother’s Day

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 07:15:51 +0000

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There are more than 40,000 missing persons in Mexico, which has been hit by violent crime in recent years linked to powerful drug cartels.

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‘Hugs not walls’ Mexico border reunions canceled as US refuses permits

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 10:54:13 +0000

Members of migrant families living in the US and Mexico release balloons after taking part in an event called "Abrazos No Muros" (Hugs, not walls) promoted by the Border etwork of Human Rights organization in the border line between Sunland Park, New Mexico State, United States and Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on 13 October 2018. (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ / AFP)

US authorities have denied permits and forced the cancellation of the “Hugs not walls” event which since 2016 has allowed families separated by illegal migration to reunite for a few minutes on the border with Mexico, organizers said.

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Sell warm beer to curb consumption? Mexicans bubble over in protest

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 21:42:21 +0000

A local Mexican lawmaker proposed a measure on Thursday limiting the sale of cold beer to curb alcohol consumption, unbottling a wave of mainly mocking reactions online.

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Mexico breaks violence record in first quarter of 2019

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 01:06:41 +0000

Mexico breaks violence record in first quarter of 2019

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Violence in Mexico hit new heights in the first quarter of 2019, with 8,493 murders recorded from January to March, according to official figures.

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Migrants break border gate, force their way into Mexico

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 05:45:35 +0000

Migrants break border gate, force their way into Mexico

Mexican authorities said a group of about 350 migrants broke the locks on a gate at the Guatemalan border Friday and forced their way into southern Mexico to join a larger group of migrants trying to make their way toward the United States.

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‘Our country is full’: Trump says migrants straining system

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 02:20:28 +0000

'Our country is full': Trump says migrants straining system

Declaring “our country is full,” President Donald Trump on Friday insisted the U.S. immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border.

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