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 …
Read More »US set to face more migrants on Mexico border than in ‘last 20 years’ – Homeland Security boss
The prediction was made by the chief of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, on Tuesday. “The situation we are currently facing at the southwest border is a difficult one. We are tackling it,” Mayorkas stated as he predicted the situation getting far worse in the future. …
Read More »Mexico alarmed as ‘migrant president’ Biden empowers TRAFFICKERS by encouraging illegal immigration – media
“They see him as the migrant president, and so many feel they’re going to reach the United States,” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said after a virtual meeting with Biden on March 1, in which he reportedly urged his US counterpart to provide more aid to Central America to …
Read More »Trump accuses Biden of creating ‘spiraling tsunami’ at US-Mexico border as migrant situation spins ‘totally out of control’
“A mass incursion into the country by people who should not be here is happening on an hourly basis, getting worse by the minute,” Trump said in a Friday statement. He blasted Biden for creating a “spiraling tsunami” at the border. “When I left office, we had achieved the most …
Read More »1st batch of Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine arrives in Mexico (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon said that the Russian vaccine has shown “very good results” and is “one of the best-evaluated in the world.” He added that more deliveries will come in the future. Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which funded the development of …
Read More »New Mexico cop injured as suspect almost runs him over during attempted arrest (VIDEO)
The incident happened on Monday near a Sonic Drive-In restaurant in the central part of the New Mexico city, police reported. Three officers were “conducting a welfare check” on a driver when they deemed it necessary to take the man into custody. Eyewitness footage of the incident published by local …
Read More »DHS to bring over 25,000 asylum-seekers from Mexico after revoking Trump policy
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to screen up to 300 people a day at two border crossings starting February 19, and an unspecified lesser number at a third, but declined to name the locations, fearing that might encourage a “rush,” AP reported on Friday. Announcing the plan, …
Read More »Mexico greenlights emergency use of Sputnik V after Lancet data shows Russian coronavirus vaccine is 91% effective
Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell told reporters on Tuesday that the vaccine had been authorized for import and use on an emergency basis, after hinting last week that approval would come within a matter of days. “COFEPRIS has just granted a permit for the emergency use of the Sputnik V …
Read More »Mexico set to authorize Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine ‘within days,’ deputy health chief says after expert panel gives approval
The announcement from Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell on Tuesday followed a recommendation by an expert panel with Mexico’s Commission for the Protection Against Health Risks – known by its Spanish acronym, Cofepris – in favor of the Russian vaccine, paving the way for full authorization “within days.” While a …
Read More »‘They act as a Spanish Inquisition’: Mexico’s president vows to lead international push against social media censorship
Obrador – perhaps better known by his initials, AMLO – said his administration would contact other governments to find common ground on the issue on Thursday, adding that he would raise the matter at the next international G20 summit. “I can tell you that at the first G20 meeting we …
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