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Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's president
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Catholic leaders said Monday that the judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador might not necessarily bring justice for victims of the crime wave that is rampant across the country. “The proposal promoted by the Executive does...
What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through an extreme proposal to make the country’s entire judicial branch — around 7,000 judges — stand for election. While some countries like Switzerland...
Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Despite her well-paying tech job, Li Daijing didn’t hesitate when her cousin asked for help running a restaurant in Mexico City. She packed up and left China for the Mexican capital last year, with dreams of a new adventure. The 30-year-old woman from Chengdu,...
Mexico's Congress advances a contentious bill to make all judges run for election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s Congress passed contentious legislation Wednesday that would launch the most sweeping judicial overhaul of the century by requiring all judges to stand for election. In a marathon session in which legislators were forced to meet in...
As Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul, lawmakers head to vote in nearby gym
MEXICO CITY (AP) — After protesters blocked the entrance to Mexico’s Congress on Tuesday in an attempt to stop a controversial judicial overhaul, lawmakers took the first steps to jam through the proposal from a nearby gymnasium. The plan would make judges stand for election,...
US border policy spurred migrant camps hundreds of miles away in Mexico's capital
MEXICO CITY (AP) — “That’s it, dude! Done!” exclaimed Eliezer López as he jumped up and down, throwing his arms to the sky and drawing a sign of the cross across his chest. His joy was so contagious, his friends started to emerge from nearby tents to celebrate with him. ...
Tens of thousands in Mexico cheer on president's proposed judicial reforms as protesters reject them
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador crowded around him Sunday as he began his last month in power by calling again for support of his judicial reform plan. In a rebuke to critics, López — who has spent six tumultuous...
Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with US asylum appointments
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United States asylum appointment, the government announced Saturday. The National Immigration Institute said the buses will leave from the...
Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials said, possibly ending a streak of five straight monthly declines but the numbers are hovering near four-year lows. Authorities made about 54,000...
Mexican military is attacked and roads blocked in Sinaloa state, authorities say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Thursday there have been attacks on military personnel and roads blocked with vehicles in northern Sinaloa state. The state police department said the violence broke out in an area just north of the state capital, Culiacan. The state is...
