Fentanyl: The key to war and peace between the United States and Mexico
The deadly opiate embodies the fight against organized crime; it has unleashed bilateral accusations, and keeps setting the agenda day after day
The deadly opiate embodies the fight against organized crime; it has unleashed bilateral accusations, and keeps setting the agenda day after day
Anxiety is mounting in Europe over the president-elect’s plans, while prominent Republicans in Washington applaud the idea of annexing Greenland and the Panama Canal
Figures on registration of children and teens on their way to the United States reflect that more families now undertake the journey together, and show a marked increase in Venezuelan nationals
The diplomat’s departure marks the end of a cycle in the relationship between Mexico and the United States, and the beginning of an era of complete uncertainty with the return of Donald Trump
Faced with a dire shortage of medicines, supplies and medical personnel despite the authorities’ claims about the quality of Cuban healthcare, many patients are considering migrating just to survive. Others cannot afford to even think about it
A 14-year-old boy, the only survivor of the attack, has been flown to a Texas hospital and is fighting for his life after being shot in the head. His father and two other relatives are dead
The sector has not seen a rise in container handling fees in 15 years, leading many redemption centers to close. A bill now seeks to double the payment in a bid to halt further job losses and help prevent litter
The Mexican government is working against the clock to strengthen three aspects that the US has historically pointed out as weaknesses in the bilateral relationship
The possibility that the United States could assume powers that violate the sovereignty of its southern neighbor forebodes a period of extraordinary tension in the bilateral relationship
The free trade agreement is at a crucial crossroads due to Trump’s threat of protectionist tariffs and a review coming up in 2026
A survey by Enkoll for EL PAÍS indicates that the population does not trust that anti-crime raids will improve security
The governor of the southern state insisted in a press conference about the risk of rape for women and girls along the way, and said he would cooperate with Donald Trump on deportations
Hundreds of unused panels have been auctioned online since April of last year with Congressional authorization, but the initiative has recently drawn the ire of Republicans
A team of scientists subjected volunteers to a brain scan and perceptual analysis while they listened to the sound of the rare instrument
The battle between Los Chapitos and the faction loyal to ‘El Mayo’ Zambada is staining the cartel’s old sanctuary with blood. Corpses pile up in the streets and social life has been reduced to a minimum. EL PAÍS traveled through Culiacán and its surroundings, where burned-out houses and businesses, as well as shootings and roadblocks, are part of the daily landscape
The academic has recently published ‘The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration’, a book which gives clues about a system to detain immigrants which is already in place at a time when Trump’s mass expulsions loom large
At the height of the pandemic, Karina García and her husband Lalo Rodríguez hosted dinners in a tiny fifth-floor walk-up. Four years later, they opened a restaurant that rose to best-of-city lists in just four months
The music promoter, linked to artists such as Gerardo Ortiz and Julión Álvarez, was gunned down in one of the most luxurious areas of Mexico City. The US had pursued him for years for alleged links to drug trafficking
Authorities signal that the war in the drug cartel’s stronghold is at the top of their list of priorities, in a double attempt to appease Trump and silence internal criticism of their strategy against organized crime
The Supreme Court has sided with the Jesuit Refugee Service and the Alaíde Foppa Legal Clinic in a landmark decision, mandating reforms to Mexico’s immigration law to curb arbitrary arrests and prevent torture
The announced levies of up to 25% on imported goods accelerates early imports and increases the volume of shipments from the Asian country
Since the Republican magnate’s victory in the United States, between 800 and 1,200 migrants have been crossing the river from Guatemala every day, while stalked by organized crime. This is more than double the figure recorded on previous dates
The president-elect has not specified how he will convince other countries to take back their citizens, but there is a law he can use to deny visas to uncooperative nations
The calculations, which do not include the effect of potential retaliation, reinforce the theory that inflation could go up with the Republican’s plan to slap Washington’s North American partners with a 25% levy
The imposition of a universal tariff on all products coming into the US would turn the world’s leading power into a real-time economic policy laboratory
The art amassed by Jacques and Natasha Gelman, including some of the most important paintings of the 20th century, fell off the radar until an auction at Sotheby’s yielded clues almost 20 years later
The Sheinbaum administration’s relations with the Asian giant, particularly in the auto industry, is straining Mexico’s ties with its North American partners ahead of the 2026 USMCA review