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The Biden administration is preparing to restart a program known as “Remain in Mexico” after a federal judge ordered its reinstatement. Officials, however, say it will require Mexico’s cooperation to resume the Trump administration program that sent asylum seekers back to Mexico to await U.S. court hearings.
Oct. 18, 2021
U.S. officials announced this week that pandemic travel restrictions implemented more than a year-and-a-half ago will finally be lifted for people who have been vaccinated. Travelers will be able to begin crossing the border again on Nov. 8 with proof of vaccination.
Oct. 15, 2021
Neighboring Sonora, Mexico, has experienced rising violence for years now. In response, the state’s new governor has released a plan he says will curb crime and corruption and restore peace.
Oct. 14, 2021
For now nearly 19 months, the restrictions have meant Arizona border businesses have lost the Sonoran shoppers they depend, and many Sonorans have been cut off from friends and family.
Oct. 13, 2021
The head of one of several Sonoran groups dedicated to searching for missing loved ones hopes to soon return to the state after fleeing in response to threats. Ceci Patricia Flores fled the state after a fellow searcher was murdered in July.
Oct. 12, 2021
A federal judge in Mexico has ordered health authorities to expand the vaccine plan to include millions of 12- to 17-year-olds. Currently only those with certain health conditions are included.
Oct. 12, 2021
But Mexico's energy secretary said the reform could result in the cancellation of contracts with private developers of major wind and solar projects.
Oct. 11, 2021
The effort is a part of the larger Justice for Cananea program, which seeks to address a number of long-standing issues in the mining community and surrounding areas.
Oct. 11, 2021
In May, the global semiconductor shortage resulted in a longer, two-week shutdown, though this time the specific shortage at play has not been specified.
Oct. 8, 2021
Tackling drug addiction, violence, weapons and human trafficking, as well as dismantling the financial networks of criminal organizations will be shared priorities of the agreement.
Oct. 8, 2021
Extreme violence has periodically broken out along the international highway in northern Sonora in recent years.
Oct. 5, 2021
But existing lithium concessions would be respected, officials said. The company behind a massive project in Sonora said it did not think the operation would be impacted.
Oct. 4, 2021
As parts of the U.S. implement laws severely restricting access to abortion, in Mexico, things seem to be headed in another direction. The country’s court in September handed down a ruling that essentially decriminalizes abortion. But restrictive laws remain on the books in most of Mexico.
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Oct. 4, 2021
A group of musicians and activists known as the AguaViva Colectiva released a new song this week focused on the ongoing water crisis in an indigenous community in neighboring Sonora, Mexico.
Sept. 27, 2021
After months away, the conservation group Sea Shepherd has reached an agreement with Mexican officials to return to the uppermost part of the Sea of Cortez to help protect a critically endangered porpoise.
Sept. 27, 2021
It’s been six years since Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting same-sex unions are unconstitutional. Now, Sonoran laws finally reflect that decision.
Sept. 23, 2021
It’s been more than two months since 10 men went missing from a Yaqui town in neighboring Sonora, Mexico. Now officials believe they may have found some of their remains.
Sept. 23, 2021
Neighboring Sonora, Mexico, is set to host the U23 Baseball World Cup starting this week. But while officials are touting the major international event, they are also grappling with safety concerns.
Sept. 23, 2021
Mexico has not yet opened up its COVID-19 vaccination program to anyone under 18. But a group of minors in a Sonoran border town received their first doses this week as part of a binational vaccination effort.
Sept. 23, 2021
About 50 people in a Yaqui town in southern Sonora protested Monday to draw attention to the disappearances of 10 men from the community.
Sept. 14, 2021
