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US Ends Talks On Compensation With Families Separated At Mexico Border

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The US government has abandoned negotiations to financially compensate migrant families separated at the southern border with Mexico during the “zero tolerance” policy of former president Donald Trump, representatives of both parties said Thursday. The administration of President Joe Biden said no agreement had been reached with attorneys for the families who filed lawsuits over …

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Mexico President Defends Move To Shield Megaprojects

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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday defended his government’s move to speed up approval of major infrastructure projects considered vital to national security. A decree published in the Official Gazette on Monday said that provisional authorization for public works in areas such as energy, tourism and transport must be issued within five business …

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Mexico Fights ‘Plagiarism’ With Indigenous Fashion Fair

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Mexico is fighting back against what it calls the plagiarism of indigenous textiles, bringing together traditional artisans and international designers for dialogue aimed at creating a more equitable fashion industry. Dozens of indigenous weavers and other artisans are gathering this weekend at the Los Pinos former presidential residence in Mexico City for the “Original” fair …

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‘Far Superior’ Verstappen Outpaces Hamilton To Win Mexico Grand Prix

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Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday leaving defending champion Lewis Hamilton to admit the Red Bull car “is far superior”. Hamilton clung on to finish second in his Mercedes holding off a late charge from Red Bull’s Mexican driver Sergio Perez. “Their car is far superior this weekend and …

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Mexico Beach Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Sowing Panic

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A shooting involving rival gangs on a beach near Mexico’s Caribbean resort of Cancun left two suspected drug dealers dead on Thursday, prosecutors said, sparking panic among foreign tourists. “There was a confrontation between members of opposing groups of drug dealers on a beach in Bahia Petempich, Puerto Morelos,” the Quintana Roo state attorney general’s …

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White House Walks Back Statement on Agreements With Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras

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President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday shifted its portrayal of ongoing discussions with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, acknowledging no formal agreements were reached on those countries building up their forces at their respective borders. There was no “formal agreement,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. “We never described it as a …

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Guatemala President: White House’s ‘Confusing’ Border Statements Being Hijacked by Human Smugglers

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Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said that drug cartel-backed human smugglers have exploited messaging from Biden administration officials and have ramped up their operations in sending people to the U.S.-Mexico border. “I’m nobody to make a judgment here, but I believe in the first weeks in the Biden administration, messages were confusing,” Giammattei said in an …

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Mexico to deploy 12K officials near U.S.-Mexico border

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Migrants walk on a dirt road after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Mission, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:27 AM PT – Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Amid continued inaction from the White House, the Mexican government is working to put an end to the Biden border crisis. On Tuesday, Mexican …

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Texas, Missouri Sue Biden Administration for Suspending Trump-Era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

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The attorneys general from Texas and Missouri filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday, seeking to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy to curb the surge of illegal immigrants at the border. “President [Joe] Biden could immediately remedy the influx of crime pouring across our border by reinstating the Migrant Protection …

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