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
VIDEO: New footage suggests migrants locked in Mexican shelter were abandoned by security officials
The video shows two migration workers who were in the temporary shelter during the fire who left the place as soon as the flames broke out
Human Rights
Padlocked doors, poor conditions contradict Mexican president's narrative migrants started facility fire
According to local human rights organization who have been monitoring the burned facility, doors were padlocked and migrants were stripped of their property leaving them little opportunity to start a fire—or escape
Immigration
At least 39 migrants die from fire ignited over deportations at Mexican holding facility
A spokesperson for Guatemala's foreign ministry said Mexican authorities told them they believe the mattresses may have been set on fire by migrants from Venezuela.
Crime
Revenge: Sinaloa cartel leader suspected of Jesuit priest killings, assassinated
'El Chueco' remained a fugitive from justice for nine months, although a reward of up to 5 million Mexican pesos was offered for his whereabouts
Politics
Mexican president calls U.S. State Department "liars" over human rights report
When asked by reporters about the report at a news conference, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that the State Department of was “lying” and that the U.S. “believes it’s the government of the world”
Politics
Mexican foreign minister traveled to U.S. to meet with consuls in wake of Republican calls for military intervention
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that what he considers attacks against Mexico by Republican Party legislators will not be allowed
Crime
'Little Chapo': Teen accused of murdering eight people in Mexico
"El Chapito" was accused of being one of the gunmen who murdered eight people and injured another seven during a birthday party
Crime
8-year-old girl who went missing in 2018 found in Mexico
The girl was found four years later in February of this year in Michoacan by Mexican authorities. She was escorted back to the U.S. by FBI special agents
Politics
Mexican president claims his country "is safer than the United States"
The president's comments were in response to the U.S. State Department's recent renewal of its travel advisory for Mexico, warning travelers not to travel there
Crime
Andrés Manuel López Obrador: Blame American parents, not drug cartels for fentanyl epidemic
Lopez Obrador added that the U.S. should turn to family values to fight the opioid epidemic that causes more than 70,000 deaths per year
