Migrant Exploitation at the US-Mexico Border Reaches Multi-Billion Dollar Levels
A 26-year-old Honduran woman paid $250 to cross the Mexico-Guatemala border, illustrating the multi-billion dollar human trafficking industry exploiting migrants heading to the U.S. before Donald Trump's inauguration, with cartels and corrupt officials exacerbating the problem.
Migrant Exploitation at the US-Mexico Border Reaches Multi-Billion Dollar Levels
A 26-year-old Honduran woman paid $250 to cross the Mexico-Guatemala border, illustrating the multi-billion dollar human trafficking industry exploiting migrants heading to the U.S. before Donald Trump's inauguration, with cartels and corrupt officials exacerbating the problem.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Second Term: A Double-Edged Sword for Mexico
A second Trump presidency presents Mexico with considerable economic challenges and opportunities, requiring President Sheinbaum to balance appeasing Trump's demands for drug interdiction, immigration control, and anti-China measures while also following López Obrador's policies; failure to cooperat...
Trump's Second Term: A Double-Edged Sword for Mexico
A second Trump presidency presents Mexico with considerable economic challenges and opportunities, requiring President Sheinbaum to balance appeasing Trump's demands for drug interdiction, immigration control, and anti-China measures while also following López Obrador's policies; failure to cooperat...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Administration to Initiate Mass Deportations on January 21st
Mass deportations of undocumented immigrants are expected to begin in the US on January 21st, 2024, under the Trump administration, targeting 'sanctuary cities' and potentially affecting millions regardless of criminal history.
Trump Administration to Initiate Mass Deportations on January 21st
Mass deportations of undocumented immigrants are expected to begin in the US on January 21st, 2024, under the Trump administration, targeting 'sanctuary cities' and potentially affecting millions regardless of criminal history.
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52% Bias Score
Mexico City Church Aids Migrants Awaiting US Entry Amidst Looming Policy Changes
Padre Benito Torres' church in Mexico City provides daily meals and temporary shelter to 800-1000 migrants—primarily Venezuelans, Angolans, and Haitians—awaiting US entry via the CBP One app, highlighting the humanitarian crisis amidst stricter anticipated US immigration policies under the Trump adm...
Mexico City Church Aids Migrants Awaiting US Entry Amidst Looming Policy Changes
Padre Benito Torres' church in Mexico City provides daily meals and temporary shelter to 800-1000 migrants—primarily Venezuelans, Angolans, and Haitians—awaiting US entry via the CBP One app, highlighting the humanitarian crisis amidst stricter anticipated US immigration policies under the Trump adm...
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44% Bias Score
Nine Young Men Vanish While Traveling in Oaxaca, Mexico
Nine young men disappeared on January 7th, 2024, while traveling from Oaxaca City to Puerto Escondido, Mexico; authorities are actively searching, but the case highlights Mexico's broader problem of over 110,000 missing persons.
Nine Young Men Vanish While Traveling in Oaxaca, Mexico
Nine young men disappeared on January 7th, 2024, while traveling from Oaxaca City to Puerto Escondido, Mexico; authorities are actively searching, but the case highlights Mexico's broader problem of over 110,000 missing persons.
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36% Bias Score
Rubio Accuses Mexican Cartels of Border Control, Threatens US Intervention
Incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accuses Mexican drug cartels of controlling large swathes of the border, causing mass migration and drug trafficking, prompting threats of US intervention and a potential designation of cartels as terrorist groups, despite Mexico's pushback and calls for co...
Rubio Accuses Mexican Cartels of Border Control, Threatens US Intervention
Incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accuses Mexican drug cartels of controlling large swathes of the border, causing mass migration and drug trafficking, prompting threats of US intervention and a potential designation of cartels as terrorist groups, despite Mexico's pushback and calls for co...
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60% Bias Score
Mexico, EU Announce Revamped Trade Deal Amidst U.S. Tariff Threats
Mexico and the European Union announced a revamped trade agreement on Friday, aiming to increase trade and investment, and potentially mitigate the impact of threatened U.S. tariffs; the agreement reduces Mexican tariffs on European agri-food imports, removes investment barriers for European compani...
Mexico, EU Announce Revamped Trade Deal Amidst U.S. Tariff Threats
Mexico and the European Union announced a revamped trade agreement on Friday, aiming to increase trade and investment, and potentially mitigate the impact of threatened U.S. tariffs; the agreement reduces Mexican tariffs on European agri-food imports, removes investment barriers for European compani...
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36% Bias Score
Kidnappings of Guanajuato Officials Highlight State's Violence
On January 16, 2025, in Guanajuato, Mexico, Mayor Edgar Javier Reséndiz of Doctor Mora was kidnapped, robbed, and released, while Comptroller Flora Sánchez Guillén of Atarjea was also kidnapped but later found safe; these incidents reflect the state's high level of violence.
Kidnappings of Guanajuato Officials Highlight State's Violence
On January 16, 2025, in Guanajuato, Mexico, Mayor Edgar Javier Reséndiz of Doctor Mora was kidnapped, robbed, and released, while Comptroller Flora Sánchez Guillén of Atarjea was also kidnapped but later found safe; these incidents reflect the state's high level of violence.
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24% Bias Score
Mexico City Church Provides Refuge to Hundreds of Migrants Awaiting U.S. Entry
In Mexico City, Father Benito Torres's church provides daily meals and refuge to 800-1000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, Angolans, and Haitians, waiting in a tent camp for U.S. entry via the CBP One app, facing hardships exacerbated by the incoming Trump administration's anticipated stricter immigrat...
Mexico City Church Provides Refuge to Hundreds of Migrants Awaiting U.S. Entry
In Mexico City, Father Benito Torres's church provides daily meals and refuge to 800-1000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, Angolans, and Haitians, waiting in a tent camp for U.S. entry via the CBP One app, facing hardships exacerbated by the incoming Trump administration's anticipated stricter immigrat...
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52% Bias Score
INE Requests 1.5 Billion Pesos for June 1st Mexican Elections Amidst Budget Dispute
The Mexican National Electoral Institute (INE) requested 1.5 billion pesos for the June 1st elections to cover additional polling stations (86,000 total), preliminary results, and potential support for repatriated Mexicans, facing resistance from President Claudia Sheinbaum who demanded greater tran...
INE Requests 1.5 Billion Pesos for June 1st Mexican Elections Amidst Budget Dispute
The Mexican National Electoral Institute (INE) requested 1.5 billion pesos for the June 1st elections to cover additional polling stations (86,000 total), preliminary results, and potential support for repatriated Mexicans, facing resistance from President Claudia Sheinbaum who demanded greater tran...
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44% Bias Score
Rubio's Senate Confirmation Hearing Highlights Hardline Stance on Foreign Policy
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, expressed concerns about China's influence on the Panama Canal, labeled Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, criticized the Biden administration's handling of Venezuela, and advocated for ...
Rubio's Senate Confirmation Hearing Highlights Hardline Stance on Foreign Policy
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, expressed concerns about China's influence on the Panama Canal, labeled Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, criticized the Biden administration's handling of Venezuela, and advocated for ...
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56% Bias Score
Trump's Deportation Plan Raises Concerns in Mexico
Donald Trump's promise to deport millions of migrants from the US, potentially affecting millions of Mexicans, has prompted concerns in Mexico about its preparedness; the country's immigration policy, historically focused on containment due to US pressure, lacks a comprehensive reception plan, leadi...
Trump's Deportation Plan Raises Concerns in Mexico
Donald Trump's promise to deport millions of migrants from the US, potentially affecting millions of Mexicans, has prompted concerns in Mexico about its preparedness; the country's immigration policy, historically focused on containment due to US pressure, lacks a comprehensive reception plan, leadi...
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44% Bias Score