Crime
Mexico: Criminal groups recruit young people through video games on their cell phones
The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection explained that the “growth of this sector is due to the easy access and versatility of smartphones”
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Immigration
Mexican immigration chief to be charged in fire that killed 40 migrants
According to federal prosecutors, Garduño did not help prevent the disaster in Ciudad Juarez despite previous indications that there were problems at the detention centers
Health
U.S. to sanction fentanyl traffickers, meet with Mexican officials to address crisis
The government plans to target the fentanyl supply chains by increasing sanctions and other measures to obstruct the drug traffickers’ access to financial flows
Human Rights
Migrants who died in Mexico facility fire were locked up because they couldn't pay $200 bribe: report
"Each migrant paid between 200 and 500 dollars to be released," said a guard on duty the day of the fire
Crime
U.S. relatives of migrants who died in Mexican facility fire at an immigration station demand answers
"The Mexican authorities are not responding," said Guatemalan Alba González, first cousin of Roberto González Hernández, one of the 40 migrants who died on Monday, March 27 in Mexico
Crime
Mexico urges China to help fight fentanyl production and smuggling
The letter asks Xi to provide Mexico with information about when and where fentanyl was being shipped from China to Mexico, as well as how much of the drug was being transported and by whom
Crime
Five children rescued from trafficking after U.S. most wanted couple captured by Mexican police
Five of the children, who were missing and in danger, were rescued during the arrest and taken into protective custody. The case has been described as the worst case of child abuse some investigators have ever seen
Crime
Police investigate four lifeless bodies Cancun tourist beach
Monday’s incident comes days after an American tourist was shot in the city
Immigration
Mexico arrests 5 in migrant facility fire that left 39 dead, president vows justice for victims
Mexican authorities have detained five people in connection with the death of 39 migrants who died in a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez
Human Rights
Female migrants were freed, men left to die in deadly Mexico facility fire
New details have emerged suggesting that while 15 women were freed by security personnel, an estimated 38-40 men were left to die behind padlocked doors
Human Rights
Mexican president vows to prosecute "negligent" officials who left migrants to die in facility fire
The Mexican president confirmed that among those who may be held responsible for were state employed immigration officers and private security personnel. A local county prosecutor’s office is currently investigating the event
