Harris is set to visit El Paso, Texas on Friday and be accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. A spokesperson for Harris confirmed the trip on Wednesday, while also noting the vice president’s previous visits to Guatemala and Mexico earlier this month to “address the root causes of migration” …
Read More »Shootings in Mexico-US border town leave at least 18 dead as mass crossings & crime spike force Texas to launch security crackdown
Unidentified gunmen riding in sport-utility vehicles shot people in various neighborhoods of Reynosa, just a stone’s throw from McAllen, Texas, on Saturday afternoon, Tamaulipas state law enforcement officials said. Identities of the victims haven’t been released, and police are investigating the motive. State, National Guard and army security forces were …
Read More »‘And I haven’t been to Europe’: Kamala Harris waives off lack of visits to US-Mexico border when confronted
Following a visit with the president of Guatemala, Harris’ first foreign trip in office, she was confronted once more about growing criticism of her leadership role in the immigration crisis. In particular, the vice president’s refusal to visit the border firsthand was brought up during her interview on NBC’s ‘Today …
Read More »The Economist brands Mexico’s AMLO ‘false messiah’ but president’s supporters find article unoriginal, hypocritical & ridiculous
On Sunday next week, Mexicans will be electing hundreds of legislators and other state and local officials. They should absolutely not vote for Morena, the party of incumbent president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, popularly known as AMLO. That is the opinion of the British weekly newspaper The Economist, which has …
Read More »15 dead, 70 injured in Mexico City metro COLLAPSE – mayor
The number of fatalities in the rail overpass disaster has climbed to 15, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said. The city’s civil protection agency reported that around 70 were injured. Photos from the site show the train cars hanging above the crumbled supports, as rescue teams try to evacuated any …
Read More »Fake Pfizer vaccines seized in Mexico & Poland contained distilled water, skin care products – media
The pharmaceutical giant confirmed through testing that doses of their vaccine seized in Mexico and Poland were fake, the Wall Street Journal reported. In Mexico, vials found in beer coolers were initially flagged as suspect due to their fabricated lot numbers and expiration dates. Around 80 people paid as much …
Read More »Mexico puts 9 states on ALERT following theft of highly RADIOACTIVE material in truck robbery
Industrial radiography equipment has been stolen in a “violent robbery” of a truck near the municipality of Teoloyucan in the state of Mexico in the early hours of Sunday, the government said in a statement. No details about the incident have been made public and the unidentified perpetrators are reportedly …
Read More »‘Do Chinese warships go to the Gulf of Mexico?’: Beijing blames Washington’s aggression for Taiwan tensions
Speaking on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian blasted Washington’s history of intimidation and international aggression as he questioned why the USS John S. McCain had transited through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. “Do Chinese warships go to the Gulf of Mexico?” he asked, adding that China had never intended to intimidate …
Read More »NASA staff now asked to help care for migrant children amid surge at US-Mexico border
An internal email sent to NASA employees on Tuesday – leaked to The Intercept’s Ken Klippenstein – asks the space agency’s employees to volunteer to care for “children without legal immigration status.” The greatest need is in the area of “youth care” and “conducting and translating intake information.” The four …
Read More »2 Yemeni men on FBI’s terrorism watchlist arrested near US-Mexico border after entering country illegally
The two men, aged 33 and 26, were picked up by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers between January and March, the agency said in a statement on Monday. While it declined to name either Yemeni, CBP said they both are on the FBI’s terrorism list, as well as a …
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