Federal prosecutors say Francisco Garduño was remiss in not preventing the disaster despite earlier indications of problems at his agency’s migrant centers
Three Mexican immigration officials, a guard and a Venezuelan migrant are being held for investigation in connection with the fire
The conservative political establishment in the United States has capitalized on a massive public health crisis, betting on the demonization of Mexico as a strategy to win the 2024 presidential and legislative elections
Violence and organized crime are on the rise across the region, upending government plans and putting citizens on alert
In Colombia, restrictions on President Gustavo Petro have come from both Congress and the high courts. In the rest of the region, similar dynamics are happening
Eager to gain favor with the United States, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made life hard for migrants seeking to cross Mexico to reach the U.S. border
The Mexican authorities must get to the bottom of what took place at the border facility and determine who is responsible for the tragedy at whatever cost
The blaze at a Mexican government immigration facility left 38 people dead and 28 more seriously injured, the worst such tragedy in living memory
Former AP Mexico bureau chief publishes ‘In the Mouth of the Wolf,’ an investigation into the 2012 murder of reporter Regina Martínez that carries a bigger message about what happens in a society when the press is silenced
Comedian Xavier López Rodríguez, who spent nearly 50 years in Mexican front rooms every Sunday morning on his popular show, has passed away aged 88
Documents seen by EL PAÍS, a military report and the testimony of a survivor shed light on the shooting deaths of five unarmed young men in the Mexican border city in late February
The border state, where four U.S. citizens were kidnapped in early March, has the highest number of military shootings of civilians and disappeared persons in relation to the overall population
The process to nominate a presidential candidate for his Morena party will begin later this year
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has struggled in recent days with the issue of fentanyl, which has become a major security concern for the US government
Mexico is a year away from electing its next president, and polls show Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum nearly 20 points ahead of her closest rival in their party
Attempts by the ‘hawks’ to brand drug cartels as terrorist groups and launch military operations on Mexican soil contrast with the intensification of bilateral meetings between the two governments to tackle the fentanyl crisis
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that his country does not produce or consume fentanyl, despite enormous evidence to the contrary
More than 112,000 Mexicans remain missing nationwide, in many cases years or decades after they disappeared
From positions in government, autonomous institutions or academia, female economists in the region are leaving their mark on public policy and resource management
Mexican authorities are working on the assumption that the kidnap of four US citizens in Matamoros, two of whom were found dead, was a case of mistaken identity by drug cartels
The other two US citizens missing since Friday have been found alive. Mexico’s Secretary of Security, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, confirmed that one person has been arrested
On the streets of Mexico and Israel people are not just rejecting undemocratic reforms, they are in uproar facing an imminent loss of freedom
The changes could bring the cost of a new generation of vehicles to around $25,000
López Obrador said the promise came in a phone call he had Monday with Tesla head Elon Musk.
Mexican federal sources confirm that a diplomatic letter has been issued requesting that the Sinaloa Cartel leader be sent to the US to stand trial for trafficking with marijuana and cocaine
Mexico “will keep open diplomatic channels of communication to benefit both societies, and also expresses hope that a democratic agreement can be reached soon”
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not seem to be joking when he posted the photo of an “Aluxe”