Andrés Manuel López Obrador

The last candidate to join the presidential race has arrived with the advantage of being a little-known face. But he has room to become an uncomfortable rival

Mexico’s immigration agency sent at least 22 flights from its border region with the U.S. to southern cities during the last 10 days of December, according to Witness at the Border

President López Obrador acknowledges that the 32 captive migrants were released and not rescued. This is not the first time the criminal group has freed kidnap victims after pressure from authorities

The ‘nearshoring’ narrative, strength of the exchange rate and economic expansion have convinced international markets, which support a historic bond issuance: the $7.5 billion placed this week exceed the total debt issued during the entire 12 months of recent years

The Finance Ministry confirms that the country is now ‘the largest sovereign issuer with a BBB rating globally’

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is celebrating the anniversary of the armed uprising that shook the Mexican status quo. From 12 days of war in 1994 to the failed negotiations with the government, from broken promises to building autonomy, the most iconic anti-globalization guerrilla movement has survived three decades

Mexican President López Obrador meets with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas as the situation on the border between the two countries reaches a fever pitch

The death toll at the world’s most dangerous land crossing threatens to surpass the 560 victims documented last year

A top-level delegation, led by Antony Blinken, will meet with the Mexican president on Wednesday to discuss ‘enforcement actions’ to stem the flow of arrivals

It was another sign of the outsized role that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has given to Mexico’s armed forces

Thousands of people have begun crossing the country as a Washington delegation prepares to meet with Mexican officials to discuss the rising number of undocumented arrivals

A delegation from Washington will visit Mexican President López Obrador on Wednesday to discuss how to stem the mass influx of people at the U.S. southern border

A delegation of top U.S. officials will visit Mexico for talks on how to enforce immigration rules at the two countries’ shared border

A delegation from the Biden administration will visit President López Obrador to define new measures to deal with the massive arrival of people at the frontier

The authorities claim that 195 bullets were fired from seven different weapons. They are now targeting ‘a group of people that operates’ on the borders between the Mexican states of Guanajuato and Michoacán

AMLO tied the high levels of violence in Guanajuato to the increase in drug use seen in the state in central Mexico and said it required special attention

EL PAÍS climbs aboard with President López Obrador for the inauguration of his pet project, with a route from Campeche to Cancún that still lacks connections, garages and workmanship

President López Obrador travels to Campeche for the inauguration of his administration’s flagship project, which has been dogged by criticism due to cost overruns and its social and environmental impact

The two countries signed an agreement to monitor foreign investment and supply chains for illegal activity

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced sanctions against individuals and companies linked to Mexican drug cartels

The private sector openly opposes the reform while López Obrador asks for more time

Investigative journalist Carmen Aristegui also appeared in court to testify about being targeted by the powerful spyware

The news photographers had been covering one of the many homicides that occur on a near-daily basis in the violence-wracked city of Chilpancingo

Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas was the head of security for Los Chapitos, the branch of the organization led by the sons of El Chapo, and suspected of orchestrating the violence unleashed in response to the detention of Ovidio Guzmán

The railroad project is billed as bolstering connections between a Pacific port and the border with Arizona. Local residents and conservationists say it ignores environmental concerns

Described as a great analyst forged in the academic system, the historian and economist — who is taking the reins of the National Autonomous University of Mexico — is also a big fan of his country’s classic films

Their relationship is at times tense. Biden criticizes Mexico on topics such as fentanyl production and the killing of journalists and the Mexican president isn’t afraid to snub the U.S. leader