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News Articles: Mexico

A small line of cars waits to cross the Cordova Bridge of the Americas at the United States-Mexico border in 2020. On March 10, Texan officials advised against spring break travel to Mexico, citing the dangers of violent crime.

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  • Latin America

Texas officials have told residents Mexico is too dangerous to visit for spring break

The advisory follows the kidnapping of four Americans earlier this month in the city of Matamoros. The state's Department of Public Safety said "cartel activity" made trips to Mexico a "serious risk."

March 12, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
Mexican soldiers are seen preparing for a search mission for the kidnapped U.S. citizens in Matamoros earlier this week. Two of the Americans were killed, and Mexican authorities returned their bodies to the U.S. on Thursday.

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  • Latin America

The bodies of 2 Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico have been returned to the U.S.

Their companions are recovering in a U.S. hospital. So far, only one arrest has been made in relation to the kidnapping.

March 10, 2023
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
Medical tourism numbers are on the rise in Mexico, after the practice was curtailed by COVID-19 restrictions. Here, foreign patients are seen at the hospital Oasis of Hope in Tijuana in, 2019, in Mexico's Baja California state.

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  • Health Care

The 4 kidnapped Americans are part of a large wave of U.S. medical tourism in Mexico

Before the pandemic halted travel, some 1.2 million American citizens visited Mexico for health care. The number is rising quickly again, with border restrictions eased.

March 08, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A member of the Mexican security forces stands next to a white minivan with North Carolina plates and several bullet holes at the scene of the crime in Matamoros on Friday.

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  • Latin America

Two surviving Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico are back in the U.S.

The State Department said the victims, who were found alive after days in captivity, are back on U.S. soil. Officials said they are in the process of returning the remains of two others to the U.S.

March 07, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • Eyder Peralta,
  • and 1 more
Matamoros, Mexico, is a stronghold for various criminal organizations, particularly the Gulf Cartel. U.S. and Mexican officials say four U.S. citizens were abducted at gunpoint in the city on Friday.

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  • Latin America

The U.S. and Mexico are working together to find 4 Americans who were kidnapped

The abduction took place on the streets of Matamoros, Mexico. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of the Americans and the arrests of those involved.

March 06, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Anti-government demonstrators protest against recent reforms pushed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to the country's electoral law that they say threaten democracy, in Mexico City's main square, The Zocalo, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.

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  • Latin America

Tens of thousands protest Mexico's electoral law changes

Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City's vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electoral law changes they say threaten democracy.

February 27, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent searches an automobile for contraband in the line to enter the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in October 2019 in San Ysidro, Calif.

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  • National

Politicians say they'll stop fentanyl smugglers. Experts say new drug war won't work

As fentanyl deaths soar, political pressure is growing to stop Mexican cartels that smuggle the drug. Experts on drug trafficking say trying to lock down the Mexican border is an impossible goal.

February 21, 2023
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By:
  • Brian Mann
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is still immensely popular in Mexico. Across the country you'll find graffiti and placards that say "Que siga el presidente" (Let the president continue.)

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  • Latin America

Mexico's president says he won't seek an unconstitutional second term

His comments are important, because democracy in Latin America is in retreat. The president of El Salvador has announced he will defy constitutional term limits and run again for president next year.

February 03, 2023
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
Talks on Monday between President Biden and Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador got off to a bumpy start.

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  • Politics

Talks between Biden and Mexico's López Obrador got off to a bit of a rough start

The two leaders set out to talk about working together on migration, fentanyl interdiction and the economy. But first, they sparred over the history of U.S. support in Latin America.

January 10, 2023
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By:
  • Tamara Keith and
  • Eyder Peralta
President Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One in Kentucky on Wednesday. Biden told reporters he plans to visit the southern U.S. border next week.

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  • Politics

Biden announces new border control measures and legal pathways to some migrants

The White House is expanding a pandemic-era program allowing the administration to quickly expel people from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti who illegally cross into the country from Mexico.

January 05, 2023
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez and
  • Tamara Keith
GPB News NPR

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  • Latin America

At least 10 people are dead and 20 escaped after a prison riot in Juárez, Mexico

The riot occurred at the notorious Cereso state prison in Juárez. The mayor, Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, told local media that armed gunmen had entered the prison.

January 01, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
A long row of double-stacked shipping containers provide a new wall between the United States and Mexico in the remote section of San Rafael Valley, Ariz., on Dec. 8, 2022.

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  • National

The U.S. is suing Arizona over shipping containers on the border with Mexico

The U.S. government sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Wednesday over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.

December 15, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
This "100" on a fence marks the site of the 100th victim of femicide in France in 2019.

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  • Investigations

Mexican authorities are investigating Shanquella Robinson's death as a femicide

It's the latest development in a homicide case that continues to capture attention both in the U.S. and abroad.

December 04, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, right, waves during a march in support of his administration in Mexico City on Sunday.

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  • Latin America

Mexico's President López Obrador leads a massive pro-government march

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Mexico's capital Sunday to support President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his proposals to reform the country's electoral authority.

November 28, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
An altar for Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his wife Mercedes Barcha is set up in the studio of their home in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2021. Day of the Dead, or <em>Día de Los Muertos</em>, the annual Mexican tradition of reminiscing about departed loved ones with colorful altars, or ofrendas, is celebrated annually Nov. 1. Garcia Marquez died on April 17, 2014 and Mercedes died on Aug. 15, 2020.

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  • Arts & Life

How to make an ofrenda for Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that commemorates loved ones who have died. It is believed their spirits return to their families, who put up ofrendas, or altars, on Nov. 1.

November 01, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
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