US President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to restart by mid-November a program begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for US court hearings after a federal court deemed the termination of the program unjustified, US officials said Thursday. The administration, however, …

Mexican officials are urging Haitians on the Texas border trying to reach the United States to give up and return to Mexico’s frontier with Guatemala to request asylum, even as discontent grows over the treatment meted out to the beleaguered migrants. Up to 14,000 mostly Haitians were camped just north …

Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women’s health and human rights in the majority Roman Catholic nation. “This is a historic step for the rights of women,” said Supreme Court Justice Luis Maria Aguilar. The unanimous vote by Mexico’s …

The Columbus statue was a frequent target of protesters denouncing European suppression of Mexico’s Indigenous civilisations. A statue of Christopher Columbus that was a prominent presence on Mexico City’s most iconic boulevard will be replaced by a statue honouring Indigenous women, the city’s mayor has announced. The 19th-century bronze statue …

A migrant caravan of around 400 people, including many children, set off from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula for the United States on Saturday, just a couple of days after security and migration officials dispersed another large group. Mostly comprising Central Americans and Haitians, the caravan left at around …

Oil prices rose on Friday, on track to post big gains for the week, on worries about supply disruptions as energy companies began shutting production in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a possible hurricane forecast to hit on the weekend. Brent crude futures rose 72 cents, or 1%, to …

The United States needs to invest in development, not just migration restrictions, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. Mexico will always seek to have a good relationship with the United States, Lopez Obrador said at a regular news conference in response to a question about the U.S. …

Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain on Saturday, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people after becoming one of the most powerful storms in years to hit the country’s Gulf coast. Grace was blowing maximum sustained winds of 201 kilometers per hour, a Category 3 …

Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain and howling winds on Saturday, causing severe flooding and knocking down power lines and trees after becoming one of the most powerful storms in years to hit the country’s Gulf coast. Grace was whipping up maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour …

Tropical storm Grace strengthened to a hurricane on Wednesday as it barreled toward Mexico’s Caribbean coast, threatening to bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and large waves, meteorologists said. A hurricane warning was in effect for a string of beach resorts, including Cancun, on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the US National Hurricane …

Under pressure from the U.S. government to contain illegal immigration, Mexico has been quietly flying thousands of undocumented migrants to the south of the country to expedite their departure, according to officials and migrants. The government said in late May it had carried out four return flights of migrants as …

Representatives of Venezuela’s government and opposition groups have begun a fresh round of talks in Mexico in efforts to resolve the nation’s persisting political and economic crisis, amid a US-led campaign against Caracas. Unlike previous talks between the two sides, the ongoing negotiations that commenced on Friday at Mexico City’s …

A rift has erupted between US and Mexico over arms trafficking, with the Mexican government suing some of the biggest American gun manufacturers, saying they are fueling bloodshed through lax controls and reckless business practices. The lawsuit — filed in US federal court in Boston — seeks as much as …

The US government has begun expulsion of Central American and Mexican families to southern Mexico to prevent migration by bolstering an ‘inhumane’ eviction policy championed by Trump administration. At least 200 Mexican and Central American family members were expelled to Mexico on Thursday, according to Reuters, in a move aimed …

Mexicans on Sunday began to vote on whether to investigate five of the country’s former leaders in a referendum championed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, amid criticism that the move is a political stunt and turnout could be low. Lopez Obrador has cast past administrations as deeply corrupt and …

The president of Mexico has vowed to open an investigation into reports that members of the previous government had bought Israeli spying software and had used it to spy on the country’s current socialist leader, among others. In a speech on Tuesday, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador labeled allegations that …

A giant ring of flames erupted on the ocean’s surface in the Gulf of Mexico Friday — setting social media ablaze as stunning aerial footage of the “eye of fire” went viral. The bright orange fire west of the Yucatan Peninsula was sparked by a leak from an underwater pipeline, …

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday for the first time since taking a lead role in immigration issues, her office said, bowing to pressure that she make the high-profile trip.

Attacks by armed gunmen firing from cars in several neighborhoods of the northern Mexico city of Reynosa killed 18 people, state security forces said on Sunday.

Mexico City schools that had just gone back to in-person classes will be closed again starting Monday as the sprawling capital climbs into a higher tier of coronavirus risk, education authorities said on Saturday. Mexico City officials had loosened restrictions on gatherings in schools, hotels, stores, and restaurants just two …