EL PAÍS

The future of FEMA is at stake under the leadership of Markwayne Mullin

Antonieta Cádiz — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:45:57 +0000

The removal of Kristi Noem from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) marks an important moment for the future of disaster response and climate resilience in the United States. While her dismissal was widely celebrated by immigrants and human rights advocates, it also offers relief to those who champion climate action and effective emergency management. Yet, as Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma steps in as her replacement, critical questions remain about whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will get the leadership it needs.

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US churches revive “sanctuary” plan for Central American refugees

Antonieta Cádiz — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:41:27 +0000

With the rise in massive raids against Central American migrants in the United States, churches across the country have once again begun offering sanctuary to refugees who fear for their safety if they are sent back home.

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Texas killer who battled his own lawyers to be executed gets his wish

Antonieta Cádiz, EL PAÍS — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:19:02 +0000

In an unusual death penalty case, a 27-year-old Mexican-American man got what he had been fighting for for years – to be quickly put to death by lethal injection at a Texas prison rather than linger on death row while his lawyers mounted a protracted legal battle to save his life.

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Trump at the US-Mexico border: “A wall would save us a lot of money”

Antonieta Cádiz, EL PAÍS — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:49:37 +0000

As always Donald Trump was well prepared for the cameras on Thursday in Laredo, Texas, where he made a three-hour stopover to inspect the border crossing with Mexico and convey the message to local residents there that “I love the Hispanics who work for me.”

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Civil rights groups dismiss Trump’s trip to Texas-Mexico border

Antonieta Cádiz, EL PAÍS — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:06:46 +0000

Civil rights organizations have categorized plans by Republican presidential contender Donald Trump to visit the US-Mexican border in Laredo, Texas later Thursday as “a reality show,” full of ignorant and empty rhetoric.

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Tensions between Mexico and Texas rise over border

J. M. AHRENS, A. CÁDIZ — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:46:49 +0000

Texas Governor Rick Perry is gradually becoming the Mexican government's bête noire. His decision to send the National Guard to the border to stem the flow of immigrants coming into the United States, and his constant criticism of the neighbor country’s security policy, have unleashed the most bitter international controversy the Peña Nieto administration has experienced in recent months. Tensions have escalated and, on Wednesday, Perry sent a venomous letter to the Mexican president accusing him of a “troubling” refusal to recognize the failure of Mexico’s security policies. In the letter, Perry also invited President Enrique Peña Nieto to Texas to see the guards at work.

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“They didn’t even respect the immigrants after they died”

Antonieta Cádiz — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:07:17 +0000

The Sagrado Corazón cemetery in Falfurrias, Texas is the final resting place of the nameless individuals who put their last ounce of hope into crossing the United States border. Now their bodies, found in 52 unmarked and poorly arranged graves, are at the center of a police investigation.

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Dozens of unidentified bodies found in Texas town known for migrant crossings

Antonieta Cádiz — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:50:04 +0000

A team of archeologists has found more than 52 unidentified bodies inside a cemetery in Falfurrias, in the US state of Texas.

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US fears coffee rust disease may destabilize Central America

Antonieta Cádiz, José Meléndez — Wed, 21 May 2014 15:28:18 +0000

The worst bout of coffee rust disease in nearly 40 years has already caused millions of dollars of losses in Central America, whose foreign economy depends largely on coffee exports.

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Texas executes a Mexican national despite international pressure

Antonieta Cádiz, Mari Luz Peinado Izquierdo, EL PAÍS — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 13:37:38 +0000

“We did all we could. There is nothing more we can do.”

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