Mexico

Victor Masson, 27, is the second foreigner to be killed in the state of Oaxaca this week. An Argentine man also died after being attacked with a machete

One of the most fascinating and successful Latin American folk performers, Lafourcade reached a point in her career where she needed to stop and take a breather. To find herself, she returned to the garden of her childhood home in Veracruz, along the Gulf of Mexico

Experts in pharmacology, anthropology and medicine explain what it is, its effects, how it is consumed, the torture of withdrawal and the risks of overdosing

The company accused by the United States of aiding the Sinaloa Cartel has sold millions of pesos worth of precursor chemicals and laboratory equipment to Sinaloa governments and federal government agencies

With the end of Title 42, we explain how the program was used to deny entry to asylum seekers and migrants, and what will happen after it expires

As the U.S. prepares for the end of Title 42 restrictions, officials have released few details about who would be eligible for the immigration permissions known as family reunification parole

The Treasury Department alleges that Joaquín Guzmán López trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. He is the fourth son of ‘El Chapo’ to face sanctions

The foundation nurtures aspiring young writers with tutors and mentors like Irene Vallejo, Sergio Ramírez, Juan Villoro and Javier Cercas

The former secretary of Public Security profited from lucrative, sole source contracts for location tracking and phone tapping equipment

Shot to death more than 30 years ago, the legendary Sinaloan sang about the hard life on both sides of the border. His legacy lives on through today’s Mexican artists, who are triumphing on the global charts

Mexico’s foreign minister says a sharp increase in the flow of migrants is expected, as they desperately seek to reach the United States

The Mexican President announces that he will send another letter to the Government of Xi Jinping and will ask him to prevent the shipment of substances to the country, following the arrival of a container at the port of Lazaro Cardenas

A surge of Venezuelan migrants through South Texas has occurred over the last two weeks for reasons that Mayorkas says are unclear

In the United States, the date is largely seen as a celebration of Mexican American culture stretching back to the 1800s in California

The activist’s death exposes the failure of overwhelmed authorities and the danger posed to families searching for the over 110,000 missing persons across the country

Parades and celebrations commemorate the Battle of Puebla in 1862, when Mexican forces defeated the French army

Military personnel will do data entry, warehouse support and other administrative tasks so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can focus on fieldwork, officials said

Washington will open centers in Central and South America to process applications. “The end of Title 42 does not mean the border is open,” warn top U.S. officials

Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the U.S. today. The CDC estimates that 71,000 people died from overdosing on synthetic opioids such as fentanyl in 2021, up from almost 58,000 in 2020

Pioneering research seeks to determine the effects of drugs on Latin America’s ethnic populations

The migrants started from the city of Tapachula, near the Guatemalan border. They say their aim is to reach Mexico City to demand changes in the way they are treated

For the first time, an interactive map shows the cross-border trade of plastic waste to Mexico, which skyrocketed when China banned it

The chef-owner of the Rosetta restaurant – located in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City – walked EL PAÍS through her day-to-day, from buying vegetables to leading her kitchen staff

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross for Mexico and Central America warns about the disproportionate use of force against migrants. In a conversation with EL PAÍS, he lays out the measures that the authorities must take to avoid further tragedies

The fires were set Wednesday and Thursday at the sprawling camp of about 2,000 people, most of them from Venezuela, Haiti and Mexico

Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard is testing whether his work on the world stage will translate into votes as he competes for the leftist ruling party nomination for next year’s presidential elections