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Mexico halts deportations and migrant transfers citing lack of funds
1 year ago

Mexico halts deportations and migrant transfers citing lack of funds

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency has ordered the suspension of migrant deportations and transfers due to a lack of funds amid a record-setting year for migration through the country’s territory. Citing budget constraints “and the lack of liquidity to cover commitments,” Garduño ordered a halt to various agency activities, most notably the “assisted returns,” a government …

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Mexico’s immigration chief called to court over deadly fire
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico’s immigration chief called to court over deadly fire

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors said Thursday the head of the country’s immigration agency is to make an initial appearance in court next week as part of their investigation of a fire at a detention center last month that killed 40 migrants. National Immigration Institute chief Francisco Garduño is scheduled to appear April 21, the Attorney General’s Office said in …

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Mexican migration chief to be charged in fire but keep job
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexican migration chief to be charged in fire but keep job

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s immigration head will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants in a detention center last month, but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday that he will not dismiss the official known for his hard line on northbound migration. Obrador’s decision to keep Francisco Garduño as head of the Mexican Immigration Institute appeared …

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Mexico’s domestic airline industry in shambles
2 years ago

Mexico’s domestic airline industry in shambles

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s domestic airline industry is in shambles, plagued by safety problems, a ratings downgrade by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, and vandalism. This week alone, passengers missed connections because thieves cut the fiber optic cables leading into the Mexico City airport, forcing immigration authorities to return to using slow paper forms. Rogelio Rodriguez Garduño, an aviation expert …

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4 Charged In Tractor-Trailer Migrant Smuggling That Left 53 Dead
2 years, 5 months ago

4 Charged In Tractor-Trailer Migrant Smuggling That Left 53 Dead

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN ANTONIO — In the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors, a Mexican immigration official said Wednesday. Two more people died Wednesday as the death toll slowly climbed since the discovery of …

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Toll now at 53 in San Antonio as families wait for answers
2 years, 5 months ago

Toll now at 53 in San Antonio as families wait for answers

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — In the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors, a Mexican immigration official said Wednesday. Two more people died Wednesday as the death toll slowly climbed since the discovery of 46 bodies Monday …

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Women in Mexico use mobile apps during at-home abortions
3 years, 7 months ago

Women in Mexico use mobile apps during at-home abortions

Al Jazeera  

With abortion illegal in 30 Mexican states, women are using an over-the-counter drug for the procedure. “Women need to have access to safe abortions because it is their right, it’s a matter of autonomy.” Since COVID-19 shelter-at-home orders were declared in Mexico on March 23, 2020, reproductive justice advocates have documented the increased difficulties that women have faced in obtaining …

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