Lopez Obrador and Blinken meet in Mexico to discuss migration

The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (r), attends a meeting with the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Antony Blinken (c), at the National Palace on December 27, 2023, in Mexico City ( Mexico).EFE/ Madla Hartz

Mexico City, Dec 27 (EFE).- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Wednesday to address the resurgence of migratory flows that led to the closure of border checkpoints for several days in the last month. The emergency meeting at the National Palace in Mexico comes as a caravan … Read more

Mexican authorities acknowledge that organized crime controls migrant’s border crossings

Migrants stand next to the border fence on September 13, 2023, in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. EFE/Joebeth Terríquez

Tijuana (Mexico), Sep 14 (EFE).- Mexican authorities acknowledge that organized crime “totally” controls at least three crossing points for undocumented migrants in Baja California, on Mexico’s border with the United States. David Pérez, delegate of the National Migration Institute (INM) in Baja California, recognized that criminal groups’ control of these areas has been excessive. He … Read more

Sunak defends controversial migrant bill, UN expresses concern

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs his official residence at 10 Downing Street to appear at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at Parliament in London, Britain, 08 March 2023. EFE/EPA/ISABEL INFANTES

London, Mar 8 (EFE).- The United Kingdom prime minister on Wednesday defended his government’s controversial migration bill, which aims to scrap the right to asylum for migrants who arrive in the country in small boats and speed up their deportation. Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative Party government, said the plans were being drawn up … Read more