Pablo Ferri

Violence, criminal gangs and a failed government have plunged the Caribbean nation into chaos

In a letter delivered to Mexico’s ambassador to the United States via his attorney, the imprisoned drug lord protests his living conditions. He is asking President López Obrador to intercede

The son of drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán was raised in affluence and joined the family business when he was only 18

Ovidio Guzmán was detained by the Mexican Army in an isolated place, during low traffic hours. Despite all precautions taken, the confrontation left 29 people dead, including 10 soldiers

Violence swept across the state of Sinaloa after the son of ‘El Chapo’ was arrested and taken to Mexico City

Thousands of migrants from Venezuela, stranded at the border between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso in the middle of a cold wave

Hundreds of migrants are camping on the riverbanks and in the streets of both cities as they wait for a Trump-era pandemic-containment measure to expire

The cartel’s reign of terror in southern Mexico has gone unchecked for over 10 years

In the state of Guerrero, 80 armed men broke into the Coyuca de Catalán prison, freeing the alleged boss of a kidnapping gang

Millions of leaked documents detailing the activity of Mexico’s intelligence agencies revealed cases of corruption but also tipped the cartels off and put government employees at risk

Cross accusations and piles of paperwork are hiding the absence of the three big cats that were confiscated from a criminal organization in February in Guerrero, Mexico

The Catholic official has spent the last seven years in one of the most violence-ridden areas of Guerrero state. With disconcerting frankness, he spoke about his friendship and mediation with narcos and politicians

They invested and risked everything in search of a better life, traveling to the United States without documents that would allow them to work. But they were found shot dead, and their bodies charred in the north of Mexico, a territory where migrants are preyed on by cartels and a corrupt system takes advantage of them. That’s how the hopes of a group of 15 Guatemalans turned into a nightmare. EL PAÍS has reconstructed their story

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s letter to King Felipe VI draws ire, amusement and perplexity on both sides of the Atlantic

Although deportations from the United States have dropped, there has been a spike in arrests of migrants with no criminal records

Pilar Garrido was taken at gunpoint on July 2, says her husband, but nobody is asking for ransom

Angry colleagues of murdered Mexican journalist Javier Valdez march to protest his death

Radio host was gunned down on Saturday night after ending his music and poetry program

A car mechanic recounts how he narrowly escaped death in the fireworks market explosion on Tuesday

The indigenous community of Cherán has taken back control of its forests and its future

Rival cartel accused of kidnapping jailed drug kingpin’s son as part of turf war

Alberto Castillo suggested synchronized divers in Rio were “punished” by International Swimming Federation

Youngsters disappeared after they were loaded inside a patrol wagon following a weekend trip

Anais Huerta wants Mexican prosecutors to investigate the 1936 murder of her great-uncle

Parents of epileptic children are buying contraband cannabis syrup despite a legal ban Judge issued exemption for couple in Monterrey while Senate debates legislative reform

Ruling PRI party lawmaker seeks to change the country’s import laws for epileptic patients