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Three migrants have drowned off Mexico’s Gulf coast and four are missing

A federal judge on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man who admitted to trying to smuggle two cousins from Mexico in a flag-draped “pseudo hearse” through the Falfurrias checkpoint to eight months in prison, court records indicate.

Newsy explores what life is like just across the border in Mexico, where people are living in dangerously poor conditions while seeking asylum.

Mexico’s Economic Minister Tatiana Clouthier recently announced that a major international rail project will rerouted to bypass Texas, as a protest to Gov. Greg Abbott’s “enhanced” inspections of freight carriers entering the state from Mexico. The new line will route around Texas, entering the country at Santa Teresa, New Mexico just west of El Paso. Mexico already is Texas’ largest trading partner, with more than $400 billion worth of merchandise crossing our state’s borders every year. Federal officials said that during the inspections, commercial traffic at some Texas bridges fell by up to 60% to 70%.

The new release follows the distiller's release last week of Tres Hombres, a whisky honoring Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top.

Three monarch butterflies that were tagged in San Antonio and Central Texas last fall to honor deceased loved ones have been recovered in Mexico.

DJ Pauly D will be spinning the ones and twos in San Antonio this summer.

After drug cartel members began demanding monthly payments, she took her daughters to the border to seek asylum. They’ve been waiting in a Juárez shelter for more than a year.

There is no nefarious plan among elites to subvert native-born (that is, White) Americans and there is no rapid replacement of Americans with immigrants.

Rights groups are calling for "immediate" action from the government to locate the disappeared, but the problem is only getting worse.

The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said.

U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 234,000 times in April, one of the highest marks in decades as the Biden administration prepares to lift pandemic-era restrictions on claiming asylum.

Authorities have announced the discovery of a major drug smuggling tunnel — running about the length of a six football fields — from Mexico to a warehouse in an industrial area in the U.S. The cross-border tunnel from Tijuana to the San Diego area was built in one of the most fortified stretches of the border, illustrating the limitations of border walls.

U.S. authorities on Monday announced the discovery of an underground smuggling tunnel on Mexico's border, running the length of a football field on U.S. soil to a warehouse in an industrial area. The cross-border tunnel from Tijuana to the San Diego area was built in one of the most fortified stretches of the border, illustrating the limitations of former President Donald Trump’s border wall. While considered effective against small, crudely built tunnels called “gopher holes,” walls are no match for more sophisticated passages that run deeper underground.

Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted a “rare” and damaging pest at the South Texas border earlier this month – the first time the bug has ever been spotted in the U.S.

Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection found more than $18 million worth of meth hidden within a tractor-trailer on the South Texas border over the weekend.

The director of an online news site in southeast Mexico had been threatened in recent weeks over her journalism before being killed with a colleague

In 2021, seven reporters were killed in Mexico, making it the most dangerous country for journalists, according to data compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

Mexican state prosecutors say two journalists have been shot to death in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.

Federal agriculture specialists found a rare and invasive pest in a shipment of fruit at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge last week, possibly being the first occasion in which the insect has been found in the United States. “The insect was submitted for identification to a U.S. Department of Agriculture entomology laboratory and the initial identification was later confirmed as Cochabamba sp.,” CBP said in the release. CBP refused entry to the shipment and returned it back to Mexico. “The interception is an example of the diligent work CBP agriculture specialists do on a daily basis to fulfill CBP’s agriculture mission, which is crucial in preventing foreign pests from establishing in the United States,” CBP stated. “Pests that are not known to occur in the U.S. may be detrimental to the nation’s agriculture industry.”

Crews worked through a second night searching for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba's capital and left more than a dozen missing.

WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol retained his title Saturday night by defeating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez by unanimous decision.

Prosecutors also issued a missing persons alert for the girl's father, Jorge Luis Aguirre Astudillo, a Mexican citizen.

Authorities say one person has been killed and six others injured in shootings on a main boulevard in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Cancun

Mexico's state and federal government have been criticized for neither preventing the killings nor investigating them sufficiently.

Cheap regulated and unregulated medication is available over the counter at Mexican pharmacies, including abortion-inducing drugs that are strictly regulated in the U.S.

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has started a lightning, five-day tour to four Central American countries and Cuba, stopping first in neighboring Guatemala

A journalist has been found dead in northern Mexico, the ninth media worker killed so far this year

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge stopped thousands of rounds of ammunition from going into Mexico on Tuesday, an agency news release said. CBP officers inspected a white Chevrolet pickup truck traveling into Mexico and, according to the CBP release, found 3,000 rounds of .38 caliber pistol ammunition and 13,000 rounds of 7.62X39 rifle ammunition hidden in the vehicle. In all, CBP officers seized 16,000 rounds during the single inspection. “Our CBP officers prevented this ammunition from landing in the streets of Mexico, helping to save countless lives all thanks to their diligent inspection work,” Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said in the release. “The undeclared exportation of weapons and ammunition into Mexico is illegal.”CBP seized the ammunition and the vehicle, and the case remains under investigation by special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations.

Residents in Mexico City marched, danced and fired blanks from muskets to mark the 160th anniversary of the 1862 victory over French troops in the nearby city of Puebla

Authorities on Mexico’s Caribbean coast have issued an alert for a missing Australian woman whose2-year-old daughter was found wandering alone in the resort city of Cancun

Authorities on Mexico’s Caribbean coast have issued an alert for a missing Australian woman whose 2-year-old daughter was found wandering alone in the resort city of Cancun. Prosecutors in the coastal state of Quintana Roo said Tahnee Shanks, 32, was last seen on Monday in Cancun. Aguirre Astudillo is also 32 and was also last heard from Monday.

With Cinco de Mayo once again here, people might not know there are some fun facts and things to know about the annual celebration.

Raúl Ruidíaz scored on a deflected shot late in the first half added a second goal off a perfect counter attack in the 80th minute, and the Seattle Sounders defeated Pumas 3-0 to win the CONCACAF Champions League title.

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Transportation officials in Mexico will effectively force airlines to use a new, more distant airport that was one of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s pet projects

Transportation officials in Mexico said Wednesday they will effectively force airlines to use a new, more distant airport that was one of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s pet projects. López Obrador inaugurated the new Felipe Angeles airport, 27 miles (43 kilometers) north of Mexico City, in March.

Sergio Pérez looks around the top motor racing series in the world and sees a golden age for Mexican drivers.

Officials say the Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and Nicaraguans to Mexico under pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a chance to seek asylum, expanding use of the rule even as it publicly says it has been trying to unwind it.

The deal is potentially significant because the Mexican government has more latitude to carry out deportation flights to Cuba and Nicaragua, nations whose frosty relations with Washington severely limit the United States’ ability to return their citizens.

Mexican authorities have relocated a migrant camp that sprung up in a park in the border city of Reynosa.

BROWNSVILLE — A traveler from Magnolia, Texas, was stopped at the border while trying to return from Mexico with a lot of pills this weekend, federal authorities announced Tuesday. “This seizure of undeclared prescription medication was composed of sedatives and other medications that are classified as controlled substances by the Drug Enforcement Administration,” said Port Director Tater Ortiz, Brownsville Port of Entry. While in the secondary inspection area, with the aid of a canine unit and a non-intrusive inspection system, CBP officers discovered pills hidden within the vehicle. CBP officers removed the prescription medication, which contained a total of 71,590 pills, including 58,038 Xanax pills. Authorities seized the undeclared medication and the vehicle, arrested the traveler and turned him over to the custody of Cameron County Sheriff’s Department for further investigation.

According to Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, the Spurs want to play two regular season games away from the AT&T Center.

The eyes of Fabiana Marquez brightened after she took the first bite of a savory, crescent-like bread stuffed with ham and cheese

The eyes of Fabiana Marquez brightened after she took the first bite of a savory, crescent-like bread stuffed with ham and cheese.

Nationalizing Mexico’s lithium reserves and extending state control over electricity and energy will undermine the region’s prosperity and security.

Texas Gov. Abbott's border inspections prompt Mexico to move lucrative trade link to New Mexico

Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling seaweed-like algae on the country’s Caribbean coast beaches is “alarming.”.

The two leaders talked as the U.S. prepares to lift the policy that has allowed the U.S. to expel migrants under COVID protocols.

Mexico’s National Immigration Institute says it has suspended one of its agents who was seen pushing a reporter to the ground as the journalist tried to film a group of officials

Several people residing in South Texas and Mexico have pleaded guilty to conspiring to...

Many other notorious cases have gone unsolved — at least in the public's mind — for years or even decades:

As Mexican investigators struggle with the so-far inexplicable death of an 18 year-old woman, the odds of an answer are slim: The large majority of homicides in Mexico go unsolved and even nationally notorious cases tend to wind up as mysteries

The U.S. provided material support to Benito Juarez's government, and provided material support following the Civil War as French control waned.

Transport Canada says a group of 37 passengers who were shown on video drinking and partying amid the pandemic on a chartered Sunwing flight from Montreal to Mexico in late December have been fined a total of CDN$59,500 (US$46,480)

Mexico’s government is proposing a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s electoral system and the agency that oversees it

Mexican authorities say two prosecution officials have been fired over “omissions and errors” in the search for a missing woman found dead last week in northern Mexico

A man who authorities say used a speed boat to smuggle people into the country illegally, crossing them through the Rio Grande near Mission, was arrested by border agents Sunday. Jose Luna, a United States citizen, was arrested Sunday afternoon after agents recognized Luna’s vehicle, which was hauling a speed boat that was used to smuggle six people from Mexico. Among those vehicles was a GMC Sierra registered to Luna that was towing a speed boat, a white Dodge Ram flatbed truck and a red Chevrolet Silverado. Troopers stopped the driver of the Dodge Ram for speeding. Border Patrol boat units witnessed the same speed boat being docked in Mexico, loaded onto a trailer and taken into Mexico.

A man who authorities say used a speed boat to smuggle people into the country illegally, crossing them through the Rio Grande near Mission, was arrested by border agents Sunday.

For budget-conscious travelers, the best bet for saving money this summer is to stay off the beaten path.

Better known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, it requires some asylum seekers who enter the country illegally to return to Mexico while they await a hearing.

A truck driver has been arrested for attempting to smuggle more than $320,000 in cocaine...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a woman carrying over $114,000 in undeclared cash as she tried to cross into Mexico by taxi at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge on Sunday, according to a news release from the federal agency. Officers conducting outbound enforcement operations selected a blue Ford SUV for inspection. At the second inspection area, officers found three bulk currency packages sealed in plastic bags and wrapped with black tape inside of Zuniga’s jacket and purse, the release said. Because she was physically holding the packages, officers believe she knowingly concealed the cash, according to the complaint. Officers counted a total of twelve packages with a total of $114,294 on Zuniga’s person.

"It was the only time I was able to fight back and use my own voice," Depp said of his decision to sue Amber Heard for a 2018 op-ed.

The court is weighing whether the Biden administration must continue to enforce the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program, which keeps some asylum-seekers in Mexico while they await a U.S. hearing.

The Supreme Court is questioning lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers.

Holding her baby, a 15-year-old girl, traveling north through Mexico, noticed her “coyote” was now driving southward. Fearful she might be coerced into sex slavery, she dumped her purse onto a front seat, including $100. According to the Brookings Institute, U.S. population growth has stalled to the lowest pace since 1900, primarily due to young women postponing childbirth and restrictive immigration laws. And we’re doing better than other “developed countries.” No matter what, our future population will be more racially and ethnically diverse. Are they condemned to be sex slaves?”Our immigration laws are bad morality, bad policy, and causing unnecessary pain.

Thunderstorms from two different directions are bearing down on the Rio Grande Valley today, with the possibility of severe weather coming from both systems. To the north, a slow-moving cold front was working its way through Central Texas at around noon today. “And as these two features slowly move toward South Texas, we’ll start to see the potential for some severe thunderstorms,” she added. “But we’re more concerned about the potential for flooding.”Farris said today’s severe weather could begin around dinnertime. Severe weather is already affecting North and Central Texas, where Abilene and Dallas were hit hard Sunday night.

A Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In this video, see the impact of Abbott’s increased border inspections on produce importers, fruit stand vendors and truck drivers on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border.

The governor ordered troopers to thoroughly inspect every commercial truck coming from Mexico in what he described as an effort to stop illegal drugs and migrants from being smuggled into Texas. His order for increased state inspections led to snarling delays in trade between the two countries.

The law went into effect in September, a week before Mexico’s Supreme Court dissolved a Coahuila state law that made abortion a crime. Now some Texans further along in their pregnancies are going there for abortion-inducing drugs.

The number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has surged in recent weeks as the U.S. prepares for even larger numbers with the expected lifting of a pandemic-era order that turned away asylum seekers.

The number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has surged in recent weeks as the U.S. prepares for even larger numbers with the expected lifting of a pandemic-era order that turned away asylum seekers.

On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Uriel about the fallout from Abbott’s decision to do security checks on every commercial truck at the border.

Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entangled while using a climbing harness and ended up hanging upside down off the border wall in eastern Arizona.

Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a news conference with the Chihuahua, Mexico, Gov. María Eugenia Campos Galván after meeting Thursday in Austin. They will discuss the latest developments on the border.

Gov. Greg Abbott is slated to have a meeting and press event with Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda — the Mexican governor of Nuevo León, the state that includes a section of the border near Laredo — later Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force have located and extradited a man charged with murder to Bexar County, according to the DA’s office.

The governor is pushing for more border security measures, some of which he acknowledges will slow traffic across the Texas-Mexico border.

At least three people were killed in a shooting and subsequent confrontation with police Saturday at a beachside restaurant in Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.

With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutions.

Migrants have been expelled more than 1.7 million times from the U.S. under public health powers invoked in March 2020 to prevent spread of Covid-19.

The University of the Incarnate Word welcomed former Mexican President Vicente Fox as part of a new speaker series.

U.S. authorities are stopping about 7,100 migrants daily at the border with Mexico.

U.S. authorities are stopping about 7,100 migrants daily at the border with Mexico.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has now essentially given up on his quixotic bid to sell off the presidential jet, and will rent it out for weddings or coming-of-age parties.

Twenty people are dead after gunmen burst into a clandestine cock fight in western Mexico.

With a dazzling 14-touch run.

The United States escaped a half-full Estadio Azteca with a gritty 0-0 draw against Mexico and moved into position to all but clinch a World Cup berth with a victory at home against Panama this weekend.

Zack Steffen was in goal as U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter used an “A” team lineup and changed five starters for a World Cup qualifier against Mexico at Estadio Azteca.

Nearly five years after the United States men’s national soccer team famously blew a spot in the 2018 World Cup by losing to a vastly inferior Trinidad and Tobago squad in October of 2017 in the final game of qualifying, the moment of redemption has finally arrived for the Americans.

The Biden administration has unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years.

The U.S. could clinch a return to soccer’s World Cup with two games to spare if it wins in Mexico City, Panama loses at home to last-place Honduras and Costa Rica fails to win at home against first-place Canada.

Gio Reyna has a chance to play at Azteca for the first time Thursday night, when the U.S. faces El Tri in the start of the last trio of World Cup qualifiers.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission was subject to a slew of bad news this week, including a major shakeup at the Texas Military Department, whose top leader Abbott replaced.

The leader of Cartel Del Noreste, a bloodthirsty gang of border hitmen, has been indicted in San Antonio on drugs and weapons charges.

Gunfire and burning vehicles in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo led U.S. officials to briefly close the U.S. consulate and briefly shut down border crossings there.

Immigration authorities in Mexico say the bodies of two children, apparently migrants, have been found in the waters of the Rio Grande.

Authorities in northern Mexico say volunteer searchers have found 11 bodies in clandestine burial pits just a few miles from the U.S. border.