Ranchers in southern Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock
Read full article: Ranchers in southern Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestockRanchers in southern Mexico face rising costs and limited government help to battle a flesh-eating parasite.
6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash
Read full article: 6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crashUnited States and Guatemalan authorities have announced the arrest of six people charged with human smuggling linked to a semi-trailer truck crash in Mexico in 2021 that killed more than 50 migrants.
Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico
Read full article: Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern MexicoFour Roman Catholic bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero called Monday for civilian and military authorities to take steps to protect residents of a region rocked by violence that has left more than a dozen dead in recent days.
Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Read full article: Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern MexicoHundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Read full article: Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern MexicoHundreds of people have turned out to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
Read full article: US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push northThe CBP One app has been around, but as of Friday migrants in Mexico’s southernmost states bordering Guatemala will be able to apply for appointments to seek U.S. asylum.
A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US
Read full article: A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the USA group of 2,000 migrants from dozens of countries have set out on foot from Tapachula, a city in southern Mexico, as they attempt to reach the U.S.
Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
Read full article: Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US borderHundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries have left from Mexico’s southern border on foot in an attempt to make it to the U.S. border.
Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts
Read full article: Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflictsMexico is acknowledging that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of cartel violence or land disputes.
Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through
Read full article: Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls throughAbout 2,000 migrants have resumed their journey through southern Mexico, after participants were left without the papers the Mexican government appeared to have promised.
Zapatista indigenous rebel movement marks 30 years since its armed uprising in southern Mexico
Read full article: Zapatista indigenous rebel movement marks 30 years since its armed uprising in southern MexicoMembers and supporters of the Zapatista indigenous rebel movement are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their brief armed uprising in southern Mexico.
Mexico's Zapatista rebel movement says it is dissolving its 'autonomous municipalities'
Read full article: Mexico's Zapatista rebel movement says it is dissolving its 'autonomous municipalities'The Zapatista rebel movement in southern Mexico says it is dissolving the “autonomous municipalities” it declared in the years following the group’s 1994 armed uprising.
Extortionists target families of crash victims in Guatemala
Read full article: Extortionists target families of crash victims in GuatemalaGuatemalan families awaiting word on the fate of relatives involved in a deadly migrant smuggling accident in southern Mexico are now also living with the terror of extortionists telling them their loved ones have been kidnapped.
53 migrants dead, 54 injured in truck crash in south Mexico
Read full article: 53 migrants dead, 54 injured in truck crash in south MexicoMexican authorities say at least 53 people are dead and dozens more injured after a cargo truck carrying people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed in southern Mexico.
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Familiar drive pushes migrant caravan through Mexico
Read full article: Familiar drive pushes migrant caravan through MexicoAfter three days of walking along a scorching highway in southern Mexico, a couple thousand migrants decided to rest here, receive medical attention for badly blistered feet, wash clothing in the river and doze in any shade they could find.
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2,000 migrants continue trek through southern Mexico
Read full article: 2,000 migrants continue trek through southern MexicoMore than 2,000 mostly Central American migrants were walking along a highway in southern Mexico toward the town of Huixtla where security forces had deployed, possibly signaling that authorities would soon try to break up the group.
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Guatemala declares emergency measures as new caravan rumored
Read full article: Guatemala declares emergency measures as new caravan rumoredMigrants disembark on the Mexican side of the border after crossing the Usumacinta River from Guatemala, in Frontera Corozal, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Guatemala issued a similar decree in January to stymie a previous caravan, arguing it represented a public health risk amid the coronavirus pandemic. During the previous attempt in January, Guatemalan police and soldiers launched tear gas and wielded batons and shields to stop a group of about 2,000 Honduran migrants at a roadblock. AdSeveral caravans of mainly Honduran migrants have tried to cross Guatemala and Mexico to reach the U.S. border, though none has succeeded since 2019. U.S. authorities reported more than 100,000 encounters on the southern border in February, the highest since a four-month streak in 2019.
LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Florida now in the cone for Hurricane Delta
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Florida now in the cone for Hurricane DeltaORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Delta formed Monday evening near Jamaica and now the latest track shows a portion of Florida’s Panhandle in the storm’s cone. Delta was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane during NHC’s 8 p.m. advisory. Here is the 11 p.m. advisory and forecast track for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. The post-tropical cyclone is currently centered along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula and will move inland through Monday,” the latest advisory read. Government officials in Mexico canceled the tropical warning and tropical storm watch along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula Monday afternoon, according to the NHC.
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