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Caravan of migrants hoping to reach America shrinks to half its size after Donald Trump's election victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caravan of migrants hoping to reach America shrinks to half its size after Donald Trump's election victory

Daily Mail  

A caravan of thousands of migrants travelling through Mexico with the hope of reaching the U.S. has shrunk to about half its original size following Donald Trump's victory on Tuesday - amid fears the president elect could close the southern border. Migrants walk in a caravan along a highway on their way to the U.S. border, in Villa Comaltitlan, Mexico …

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Trump win casts doubt on future of Mexico's migrant caravan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump win casts doubt on future of Mexico's migrant caravan

Hindustan Times  

By Daniel Becerril and Lizbeth Diaz Trump win casts doubt on future of Mexico's migrant caravan TACHULA, Mexico Nov 7 - Thousands of migrants traveling together in a caravan in Mexico are grappling with their next steps after former U.S. President Donald Trump, who ran on an anti-immigration platform, was propelled to victory for a second term. "I had hoped …

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Catholic priest, noted human rights defender, assassinated in southern Mexico
2 months ago

Catholic priest, noted human rights defender, assassinated in southern Mexico

LA Times  

A Roman Catholic priest who was a leading voice for peace and conciliation in Mexico’s strife-torn southern Chiapas state was assassinated Sunday after celebrating Mass, authorities said, sparking a wave of denunciations throughout the country. Mexico’s two largest criminal syndicates — the Sinaloa and the Jalisco New Generation cartels — are at war for smuggling routes in Chiapas, authorities say, …

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Mexico’s president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into Guatemala
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Mexico’s president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into Guatemala

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador thanked Guatemala on Friday for helping the nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence, but also minimized the violence that drove them there. In his first comments since the refugees fled earlier this week, the president went on to add that Mexico is a large …

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Over 4,000 residents flee a town in southern Mexico after armed gangs start shooting, burn homes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 4,000 residents flee a town in southern Mexico after armed gangs start shooting, burn homes

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledged Monday that authorities have had to set up camps for displaced people after some 4,200 residents fled a town in the southern state of Chiapas. Residents of the town of Tila fled over the weekend after armed gangs shot up the town and burned many homes last week, state prosecutors …

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A woman will likely be Mexico’s next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A woman will likely be Mexico’s next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power

Associated Press  

PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this rural village of Tojolabal people in southern Mexico. A young woman cooks tortillas over a fire in her kitchen in Plan de Ayala, a Tojolabal village in the Las Margaritas municipality of Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, May 2, 2024. …

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Mexican president calls on civilians not to support drug cartels even if they pressure them
11 months ago

Mexican president calls on civilians not to support drug cartels even if they pressure them

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president called on citizens Friday not to support drug cartels, or oppose the installation of National Guard barracks, after a number of videos surfaced showing residents cheering convoys of cartel gunmen. Several videos have been posted on social media in recent weeks of villages in southern Chiapas, showing farmers lining roadways near the border with Guatemala …

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Drug cartel turf battles cut off towns in southern Mexico state of Chiapas, near Guatemala border
1 year, 2 months ago

Drug cartel turf battles cut off towns in southern Mexico state of Chiapas, near Guatemala border

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Drug cartel turf battles cut off a series of towns in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, near the Guatemala border, Mexico’s president acknowledged Monday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that the cartels have cut off electrical power in some towns, and forbidden government workers from coming in to the largely rural area to fix power …

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Assailants attack police station in Mexico as search continues for 16 abducted police employees
1 year, 5 months ago

Assailants attack police station in Mexico as search continues for 16 abducted police employees

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Assailants tossed at least one explosive device at a police station in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, police said Wednesday, as a massive search continued for 16 police employees abducted at gunpoint on a local highway. that the groups clash.” López Obrador said the men worked at a local prison, apparently as guards or administrative staff, …

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