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FBI offers $20,000 reward in case of missing American woman who was kidnapped from her home in Mexico

More than a month after a 63-year-old US citizen was kidnapped from her home in Mexico, the FBI has announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Maria del Carmen Lopez was kidnapped February 9 in Pueblo Nuevo, a municipality in the southwestern Mexican state of Colima, the FBI’s Los Angeles field office said in a release Thursday. Lopez is also a Mexican citizen, according to a statement from the Colima Attorney General’s office, which said it is working with the FBI
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EE.UU. pagará US$ 6,5 millones en salarios perdidos a trabajadores migrantes mexicanos

(CNN) -- A unos 13.000 trabajadores migrantes mexicanos se les deben US$ 6,5 millones de dólares en salarios no pagados, informó un tuit de la Oficina de Asuntos Laborales Internacionales del Departamento del Trabajo de Estados Unidos, que anunció un esfuerzo conjunto con México para localizar y compensar a esos trabajadores. “Este programa devolverá millones de dólares en salarios atrasados a los ciudadanos mexicanos que participaron en los programas de trabajadores extranjeros temporales de E
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US to pay $6.5 million in lost wages owed to Mexican migrant workers

Some 13,000 Mexican migrant workers are owed $6.5 million in unpaid wages, according to a tweet from the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, which announced a joint effort with Mexico to locate and compensate the workers. “This program will return millions of dollars in back wages to Mexican nationals who participated in US temporary foreign worker programs,” tweeted Ken Salazar, the United States Ambassador to Mexico, on Tuesday. The Mexican ministry and
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AMLO arremete contra legisladores de EE.UU. y dice que "no han hecho nada" para combatir el fentanilo

(CNN) -- Los legisladores republicanos y demócratas de Estados Unidos “no han hecho nada” para combatir la crisis del fentanilo, afirmó este miércoles el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador."Estamos haciendo mucho en México. Los políticos republicanos y también algunos demócratas en Estados Unidos no han hecho nada contra el fentanilo, porque allí se distribuye esa droga y no se conocieron decomisos ni detenciones de quienes la distribuyen", dijo el mandatario durante su conferenci
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México y EE.UU. se reunirán en Washington en abril para tratar tráfico de fentanilo y armas, según cancillería mexicana

(CNN) -- Funcionarios de México y Estados Unidos se reunirán en Washington en abril para discutir la cooperación bilateral en la lucha contra el fentanilo y el tráfico de armas entre ambos países, dice el Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México. "Tuve una conversación telefónica con el Secretario Antony Blinken sobre nuestra próxima reunión del Acuerdo Bicentenario que se llevará a cabo en Washington. El tema principal es la cooperación contra el fentanilo y las armas entre ambos países",
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Heading to Mexico for spring break? Here's what you should know about cartel violence

MEXICO CITY – Spring break season is upon us, and Mexico is again a top destination for American college students looking to cut loose at the beach. According to AAA, more Americans are heading out of the country for spring break this year. “Booking data shows international travel this season is up 30% over 2022,” the association reported. Cancún, with its turquoise waters and vibrant nightlife, is one of th
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'Y'all ain't never been to Mexico.' How a road trip over the border took a deadly turn

Four South Carolinians in a white minivan pulled out the parking lot of a Motel 6 surrounded by palmettos and onto an expressway in Brownsville, Texas – zooming past strip malls lined with taquerias, auto repair shops and law offices with Spanish names – for the short drive to the Mexican border city of Matamoros. At one of the busiest border crossings in the country, the American citizens that Friday morning joined other motorists and pedestrians on trips for work or to see family, cheaper med
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5 more arrested in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico as questions continue to swirl around the case

Mexican authorities arrested five more people Friday in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, as the bodies of the two Americans killed were returned to US diplomats and questions continued to swirl around last week’s violent abduction. Six people have been arrested in total, including one on Tuesday, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica said Friday. “The Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office (#FGJT) performed an arrest warrant against 5 people linke
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Secuestro en Matamoros, México: arrestan a 5 sospechosos

(CNN) -- Las autoridades de México arrestaron a cinco personas en relación con el secuestro de cuatro estadounidenses en Matamoros, México, dijo este viernes en Twitter el fiscal general de Tamaulipas, Irving Barrios Mojica. Un total de seis personas han sido arrestadas en relación con el secuestro hasta el momento, con un arresto realizado el martes, dijo Barrios Mojica. “La Fiscalía General de Justicia de Tamaulipas (#FGJT) ejecutó orden de aprehensión en contra de 5 personas vinculadas a lo
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Four Americans kidnapped in Mexico were found in days. More than 100,000 people in the country remain missing

As the American survivors of last week’s bloody kidnapping in Matamoros receive medical treatment, and the bodies of those killed are repatriated, Mexico’s broader epidemic of disappearances remains largely unsolved: More than 100,000 Mexicans and migrants have disappeared, with no explanation of their fate for families. The Mexican defense ministry said Thursday that hundreds of security forces were heading to the border city to bolster the defense of the area in a bid to safeguard “the well-b
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Hallan muertos a dos de los estadounidenses secuestrados en México, dice el gobernador de Tamaulipas

(CNN) --El gobernador de Tamaulipas, Américo Villarreal, confirmó este martes que dos de los cuatro estadounidenses secuestrados en México fueron encontrados sin vida. Durante una llamada telefónica en la conferencia de prensa matutina del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, el gobernador dijo que de las cuatro personas secuestradas, dos fueron encontradas sin vida, una persona está herida y la otra está 'con vida'. • Última hora de los estadounidenes muertos y secuestrados en Tamaulipas
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AMLO acusa a manifestantes que protestaron contra la reforma al INE de tener vínculos con el narcotráfico

(CNN) -- El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, descartó este lunes las preocupaciones sobre su plan para reducir el organismo de control electoral del país, acusando a los manifestantes de tener vínculos con narcotraficantes. Las imágenes de una protesta masiva en la Ciudad de México este domingo mostraron a decenas de miles de personas vestidas de rosa, el color del Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE), que supervisa las elecciones y ha sido acusado de partidismo por López Obrado
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AMLO acusa a manifestantes que protestaron contra la reforma al INE de tener vínculos con el narcotráfico

(CNN) -- El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, descartó este lunes las preocupaciones sobre su plan para reducir el organismo de control electoral del país, acusando a los manifestantes de tener vínculos con narcotraficantes. Las imágenes de una protesta masiva en la Ciudad de México este domingo mostraron a decenas de miles de personas vestidas de rosa, el color del Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE), que supervisa las elecciones y ha sido acusado de partidismo por López Obrado
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That Super Bowl guacamole you're eating probably had a risky trip through cartel territory

That Super Bowl guacamole you're eating probably had a risky trip through cartel territory URUAPAN, Mexico ― Abraham, a truck driver in Santa Ana Zirosto, waited for his police escort to Uruapan, about an hour away. He was hauling 16,000 pounds of avocados, set to arrive in the United States just days before the Super Bowl. “They escort us, so we don’t get robbed,” Abraham explained. “It's extremely dangerous.” He spoke from experience. A year ago, he lost his truck and its tons of avocados a
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That Super Bowl guacamole you're eating probably had a risky trip through cartel territory

That Super Bowl guacamole you're eating probably had a risky trip through cartel territory URUAPAN, Mexico ― Abraham, a truck driver in Santa Ana Zirosto, waited for his police escort to Uruapan, about an hour away. He was hauling 16,000 pounds of avocados, set to arrive in the United States just days before the Super Bowl. “They escort us, so we don’t get robbed,” Abraham explained. “It's extremely dangerous.” He spoke from experience. A year ago, he lost his truck and its tons of avocados a
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Will El Chapo son's arrest slow export of drugs to US? Next steps crucial, experts say

Will El Chapo son's arrest slow export of drugs to US? Next steps crucial, experts say MEXICO CITY – The arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, the son of former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, is an important step for the Mexican government, experts say, but it will likely have little effect on the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, across the border. “You're not going to see a big difference or a reduction in the amount of fentanyl coming to the United States. But having said a
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Will El Chapo son's arrest slow export of drugs to US? Next steps crucial, experts say

Will El Chapo son's arrest slow export of drugs to US? Next steps crucial, experts say MEXICO CITY ― The arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, the son of former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, is an important step for the Mexican government, experts say, but it will likely have little effect on the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, across the border. “You're not going to see a big difference or a reduction in the amount of fentanyl coming to the United States. But having said a
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Mexico City subway train collision kills at least 1, injures dozens

Two trains collided on Mexico City’s subway system Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring 57 others, the city’s mayor said. In a news conference, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said a train driver was in a serious condition following the incident at the La Raza and Potrero stations on metro line 3. Four other people were hospitalized after they were rescued in an operation involving the Defense Ministry, Navy and the Civil Protection agency, the mayor said. “As always, our priority is th
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Misery in El Paso: Hundreds of homeless migrants live in squalor amid deportation fears

One-year-old Brenda’s tiny feet are bare on the cold asphalt of an El Paso parking lot as the harsh reality starts to sink in for her parents. They are undocumented. They are homeless. And their daughter barely escaped death when they crossed the Rio Grande. “My daughter would have died because she was super frozen,” said Glenda Matos. Matos’ pain is clear in her eyes as she recalls her daughter being drenched, in the freezing cold, all while crying hysterically. Matos and her husband, Anthony
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