Mexico - Page 49

September 3, 2023

MS-13 and Mexican Mafia leader sentenced to 17 years for massive trafficking of meth, cocaine across border

MS-13 leader Nelson Alexander Flores, aka 'Mula,' was sentenced to 210 months for moving more than 100 pounds of meth and cocaine per month.

September 3, 2023

Mexico places piece of Berlin wall near US border: 'May this be a lesson'

Mexican officials are comparing the U.S. border wall to the Berlin Wall that Soviets used to divide Germany, placing a piece just feet away from San Diego.

September 2, 2023

DHS warns Mexico may stop taking back some illegal immigrants if key policy blocked, triggering new 'surge'

The Department of Homeland Security fears a new "surge" in migrants if a key border policy that allows 30,000 migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. a month is blocked.

September 1, 2023

Texas National Guard soldier suspended after wounding man in cross-border shooting, Mexico's president says

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the Texas National Guard soldier accused of firing across the border has been suspended.

August 31, 2023

Allegiant air raises concerns about Mexican government's transparency on flight operations

Allegiant Air, a U.S. carrier, has voiced apprehension over the Mexican government's transparency regarding flight operations in Mexico City.

August 31, 2023

Mexican Navy to conduct net-sinking operation in wider Gulf area to protect endangered vaquita porpoises

To protect the endangered vaquita porpoises, the Mexican Navy is planning to expand a region in the Gulf of California where the country sets up traps to ruin illegal fishing gear.

August 30, 2023

US asks Mexico to investigate labor rights at cargo airline under trade agreement

The U.S. requested that Mexico investigate potential labor rights violations concerning pilots at a small cargo airline, marking the eighth such inquiry made by Washington this year.

August 30, 2023

IATA calls on Mexican government to seek alternatives to proposed flight cuts at Mexico City airport

The International Air Transport Association urged Mexico to explore other options instead of moving forward with its plans to reduce flights at the Mexico City International Airport.

August 29, 2023

White House insists there's 'no sign' ISIS sympathizer's smuggling ring brought terrorists into US

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted there is "no sign" that the ISIS sympathizer's smuggling ring over the southern border brought terrorists into the U.S.

August 29, 2023

Mexico sends a thousand more troops to Michoacan state following weekend of cartel violence

Drug cartels are wreaking havoc in the Michoacan state of Mexico. The government has deployed 1,200 more troops to contain the widespread violence.