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Thirty-one migrants kidnapped in Mexico rescued by authorities

Police authorities stand outside a bus transporting the migrants who were kidnapped in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, in the municipality of Rio Bravo, Mexico, on 3rd January, 2024.

Mexico City Reuters Mexican authorities have rescued 31 migrants who were kidnapped over the weekend in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, officials announced on Wednesday. Presidential spokesperson Jesus Ramirez confirmed the rescue on messaging platform X. “They are already in the hands of the authorities and are undergoing the appropriate medical examinations,” he added, […]

Mexican officials clear out migrant camp at Texas border

Mexico Reynosa migrant camp

Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Mexican authorities have cleared a makeshift encampment of migrants in the northern border city of Reynosa that had grown over the past year to hold some 2,000 people, Mexico’s migration institute (INM) said on Tuesday.  Many of the migrants, who are mainly from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti, were taken […]

Migrants stuck in Mexico hopeful US will lift COVID-era expulsion policy at border

Mexico Reynosa IDP camp

Reynosa, Mexico Reuters News the United States is poised to end a pandemic-related border expulsion policy is buoying hopes of thousands of migrants who have waited months in Mexico for a chance to seek asylum in the United States. US health officials are set to announce plans this week to terminate the order, known as […]