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The United States postponed hearings for migrants returned to Mexico under the so-called "Remain In Mexico" program for the third time Thursday. The asylum hearings had been set to resume on May 1.
April 30, 2020
Many of Sonora’s numerous export manufacturing plants have been shuttered for several weeks due to pandemic restrictions. But industry representatives are hoping to begin a slow reopening soon. State health officials expect cases to peak in the state sometime in mid-May.
April 30, 2020
A new controversy in Mexico arose after one of the country’s secretaries developed COVID-19, the first high-ranking official with the disease. But the announcement came one week later — and after the media revealed her diagnosis.
April 29, 2020
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As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government decided to empty its migration centers and stations, while deporting thousands to Central America.
April 29, 2020
Neighboring Sonora, Mexico, has had strict stay-at-home orders in place for more than six weeks now. But as some residents grow restless, state leaders are pushing for continued compliance as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state continues to rise.
April 29, 2020
An Arizona Department of Transportation program that helps truck drivers in Mexico avoid safety inspection violations at the border is offering virtual training during the coronavirus outbreak.
April 28, 2020
From schools and hospitals to grocery stores and restaurants, organizations across the United States are working to quickly adapt to the new pandemic reality. But nonprofits whose work focuses on fostering binational connections have faced unique challenges with the U.S.-Mexico border shuttered to all but essential traffic.
April 28, 2020
After almost three years of negotiations, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known as USMCA, will take effect July 1. On Friday, the Trump administration notified Congress of the new agreement date, and the Mexican president is including it in his economic plan to face the pandemic.
April 27, 2020
A judge in Mexico recently ordered the release of COVID-19 vulnerable migrants from detention centers. But human rights groups are urging Mexico to protect all migrants from the pandemic.
April 24, 2020
Many U.S. cities have recently witnessed coronavirus lockdown protests. And in Mexico, one American citizen decided to protest in his own way, sparking controversy in the country... while infuriating the U.S ambassador.
April 24, 2020
Business groups and the U.S. government have been pressuring the Mexican president to allow certain industries to operate again during the pandemic, while opening the border for some workers. And Mexico’s president says an agreement is coming.
April 23, 2020
In recent weeks, the U.S. has deported migrants with COVID-19 to several countries, including Mexico. Now, authorities in at least one Mexican city are sending deportees through so-called “sanitation tunnels.” But the country’s top health official says they don’t work.
April 22, 2020
All of Mexico’s 32 states have some form of a quedate en casa, or stay-home, policy to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. But some are doing a little better than others, according to presidential spokesman Jesús Ramírez Cuevas.
April 22, 2020
The number of murder victims nationwide over the first three months of 2020 was up less than 1% over the same period in 2019, according to federal data analyzed by KJZZ. But in Sonora, that figure rose nearly 50%.
April 21, 2020
In Sonora, nearly half of all confirmed coronavirus cases are concentrated in one city on the border with Arizona: San Luis Rio Colorado. State officials are sending more resources to the town to deal with the outbreak, but worry other cities could also see an uptick in cases.
April 21, 2020
While some states in the U.S. plan to reopen businesses closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government is being pushed to allow certain industries to operate again — and part of that pressure is coming from Washington.
April 21, 2020
Last year, the murders of nine women and children by suspected drug cartel members in rural Sonora, Mexico, shocked the world. Family members of the victims, who are part of a community descended from Mormon settlers, faced an armed attack this week with local farmers.
April 21, 2020
Mexico’s president is defending the recent purchase of a baseball stadium in Sonora. The roughly $20 million was paid the state of Sonora in February, the same month the country confirmed its first COVID-19 case.
April 20, 2020
A federal judge in Mexico has ordered that migrants who are at a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus be released from detention centers and given temporary residence in the country because of a lack of protection from the coronavirus outbreak.
April 20, 2020
Fear of the coronavirus has led to harassment and attacks on medical professionals in neighboring Sonora, Mexico. Now authorities say they’re enforcing strict penalties for crimes against health care workers during the pandemic.
April 20, 2020
