The collection of these ‘fees’ unleashes violence that leaves hundreds of dead each year and takes a fortune from the public treasury. More than half of employment in Mexico is informal, millions of people are dedicated to selling on the streets and street markets where you can find everything, food, clothing and footwear, technology, china, […]
Opening of customs, documents for foreigners and removal of wires: Mexico and the United States ease migration tensions
The latest meetings between the United States and Mexico, in the middle of the Christmas break, to address the thorny issue of migration begin to serve some gestures. Mexico eases the flow to the northern border by dissolving the caravan of thousands of migrants that left Chiapas on December 24. The Government has now promised […]
It is estimated that in Mexico there are 175,000 active members of the cartels
Drug cartels are not only involved in trafficking illegal substances but also in infiltrating and manipulating various sectors of the Mexican economy. From agriculture to transportation, cartels have expanded their reach and influence, affecting prices, production, and competition. The economic impact of violence and corruption associated with cartels is estimated at 18.3% of Mexico’s GDP. […]
Mexico’s INM receives record number of refugee requests
Ciudad Juarez official says Mexican IDs make migrants less vulnerable to abuse Mexico received a record number of refugee requests in 2023, as thousands of migrants passing through the country sought protection from deportation. Mexican Refugee Commission (COMAR) Director Andres Ramirez Silva said this week a total of 140,982 foreign nationals filed for refugee status […]
Families of kidnapped migrants had to pay ransoms
Some of the families of kidnapped Venezuelan and Honduran migrants paid ransoms to their abductors before the group was rescued this week, Mexico’s security minister said on Friday. The 32 migrants were kidnapped from a bus over the weekend by armed men aiming to extort money from them and their families in the United States. […]
UNAM experts warn about risks of adulterated honey
The term “adulterated honey” means any honey to which has been added honeydew, glucose, dextrose, molasses, sugar, sugar syrup, inverted sugar, or any other similar product or products, other than the nectar of floral exudations of plants gathered and stored in the comb by honey bees. The Beekeeping Module of the FES Cuautitlán warned about […]
Will AMLO eliminate the autonomous organizations this year?
One of the most controversial things AMLO did last year was declaring that he would send a reform to eliminate autonomous organizations, such as the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI), the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) and the Federal Economic Competition Commission ( Cofece). On its website, the […]
31 migrants who had been abducted over the weekend by armed men are rescued in Tamaulipas
On Wednesday, January 3rd, Mexican authorities rescued 31 migrants who had been abducted over the weekend by armed men near the border with Texas, officials said. Presidential spokesman Jesús Ramírez said via X that the migrants were now under government protection. The operation was carried out by the Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office, the army, and […]
Members of Mexico’s dispersed caravan are hopeful they will get immigration permits
Thousands of people from a 4,000-strong migrant caravan that has been crossing southern Mexico by foot since Christmas Eve dispersed on Tuesday as they boarded buses to processing centers where they are expected to apply for travel permits today. Buses provided by Mexican immigration authorities took the migrants to facilities in Huixtla, just 25 miles […]
These are the new taxes and fees that will be in Mexico in 2024
This 2024 received Mexicans with new taxes, procedures and fees in their states of residence. In Coahuila, for example, for this year the concept of “termination of concubinage” was created, to endorse the end of a couple relationship through an official document that will cost 291 pesos, the same as the concubinage certificate. While in […]