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 […]

Texas’ proposal to allow state police deportation of undocumented immigrants is rejected by Mexico

On Wednesday, November 15th, the Mexican government responded to the Texas Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 4 — which creates a state crime for entering the state illegally from Mexico and allows state and local authorities to deport undocumented immigrants — saying it “categorically rejects” Texas’ latest proposal to arrest and deport immigrants to Mexico. […]

Girl attacked by black jaguar in Chihuahua, Mexico

On Tuesday, November 14th, a girl suffered a terrible fatal attack at the hands of a black jaguar that was caged at the “El Toro” ranch, at kilometer 31 of the highway to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. In a statement issued by the Central Zone District Prosecutor’s Office, it was reported that the attacked minor was transferred to […]