Mexico vows to help Honduras via tree-planting program

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 03:03:03 +0000

Mexico vows to help Honduras via tree-planting program

MEXICO CITY – The presidents of Honduras and Mexico signed a letter of intent Saturday for cooperating on ways to stem the tide of Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.

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Mexico sets 1st half murder record, up 5.3%

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:09:59 +0000

Mexico sets 1st half murder record, up 5.3%

MEXICO CITY – Mexico set a new record for homicides in the first half of the year as the number of murders grew by 5.3% compared to the same period of 2018, fueled partly by cartel and gang violence in several states.

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US to send asylum seekers back to dangerous part of Mexico

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:23:36 +0000

US to send asylum seekers back to dangerous part of Mexico

The U.S. government on Friday expanded its requirement that asylum seekers wait outside the country to a part of the Texas Rio Grande Valley across from one of Mexico’s most dangerous cities.

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El Chapo speaks in court ahead of sentencing

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:09:47 +0000

El Chapo speaks in court ahead of sentencing

Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman said he was denied a fair trial, ahead of his anticipated sentencing Wednesday, July 17.

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El Chapo awaits life in prison sentence by US judge

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 08:59:34 +0000

El Chapo awaits life in prison sentence by US judge

After a run as one of the world’s most powerful and notorious criminals, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to be sentenced to life in prison when he appears in a New York courtroom on Wednesday.

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Border numbers drop amid heat, Mexico crackdown

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 23:16:01 +0000

Border numbers drop amid heat, Mexico crackdown

WASHINGTON – Homeland Security says there was a 28% drop in the number of migrants encountered by Customs and Border Protection at the U.S.-Mexico border last month.

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