The leader of the Gulf Cartel, deported to Mexico from the United States, reshaped the country’s criminal dynamics with the creation of Los Zetas and transformed the northeastern border into one of the most critical hubs of the criminal economy
The winner of a Latin Grammy in the classical music category, she has dedicated three decades of her artistic career to exploring the richness of ancient music, the Sephardic tradition, and its fusion with Mexican musical legacies
Julio César Almanza Armas was murdered hours after criticizing the insecurity faced by businesses in Tamaulipas. Weeks earlier, Minerva Pérez Castro was killed for the same reason in Baja California
NGOs and migrants argue that the system puts up unfair technological barriers that have turned the right to apply for protection in another country into a game of chance
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 former deputy commander of the EZLN reappeared on the 30th anniversary of the Indigenous uprising but away from the spotlight, without saying a word, as part of his new role within the Mexican guerrilla movement
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
Democratic administration waives 26 federal laws that could result in up to 20 miles of barriers in South Texas in bid to contain surge in illegal arrivals from Mexico
The governor of Tamaulipas state later lowered the number of people estimated to have been in the church at the time to about 70
By forcing their way into more and more sectors, organized crime has become ‘a dominant economic cartel,’ according to analysts
The Prosecutor’s Office has asked for a total of 969 years in prison for 11 police officers involved in the migrant massacre. For the repentant officer – who has been key to building the case – prosecutors are asking that he receive a reduced sentence of 19 years
Candidates for political office can no longer sideline or neglect the women who are looking for their missing loved ones
A state official who was not authorized to comment and requested anonymity, said the shooting happened on a Matamoros street when gunmen engaged a marine patrol
The story of Mexican drug trafficker Eleazar Medina Rojas is one of murder, fake identities, legal scandals and a nearly two-decade struggle to bring him to justice
The Mexican government has done little to stem the violence around the state, while local business owners demand greater collaboration with the US
EL PAÍS has seen statements from security forces about the chaotic scene that left five people dead and implicated a colonel
For two years, a war between criminal groups has terrorized Frontera Comalapa and its farming communities. Residents and NGOs have denounced an upsurge in violence
At least one person has died after an outbreak similar to that seen in Durango. Mexico’s authorities have reported 23 cases, nine in U.S. patients and 14 in Mexicans
One of the 12 police officers accused of murdering 17 migrants and two smugglers in 2021 in northern Mexico changed his story a few months after the incident. In his testimony, to which EL PAÍS has had access, he acknowledges the massacre and says that more agents were involved
According to authorities, the infections — which were diagnosed in residents who had undergone surgery in Matamoros — led to serious illness and death
The 18-year-old disappeared in Monterrey and was found 13 days later in a motel cistern. There are still no arrests or any answers about who killed her, or why
According to leaked documents accessed by ‘The Washington Post,’ authorities in the United States wiretapped conversations between members of the criminal organization, who were suspected of kidnapping the tourists
Viangly Infante, a 31-year-old Venezuelan, was outside the immigration facility waiting for her husband when the fire broke out. ‘They had the chance to open the cells and they didn’t do it. Why didn’t they do it?’
The blaze at a Mexican government immigration facility left 38 people dead and 28 more seriously injured, the worst such tragedy in living memory
Documents seen by EL PAÍS, a military report and the testimony of a survivor shed light on the shooting deaths of five unarmed young men in the Mexican border city in late February
The border state, where four U.S. citizens were kidnapped in early March, has the highest number of military shootings of civilians and disappeared persons in relation to the overall population
The noted saxophonist died in the morning at home in Houston, according to his wife, Griselda Olivares
