Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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A crowd of migrants with backpacks wait in front of a wall reading "INM Secretaría de Gobernación," representing the reason why Mexico had to increase the INM budget

Immigration agency sees nearly 500% budget increase in preparation for Trump...

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The government's immigration institute has had its budget quintupled as it prepares for a wave of deportees from the U.S.
A memorial at the site of the fatal bus crash in Campeche.

Bus accident in Campeche kills 41

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Officials from the neighboring state of Tabasco said recovery work is continuing, including efforts to identify those killed in the crash.
México state authorities close a barbershop in an anti-crime raid

Anti-crime sweep shutters over 300 barbershops in México state

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Hundreds of hair stylists marched in protest in the capital on Monday, alleging that security agents planted drugs in their establishments to justify the closures.
Mexican exports to the US

Mexico captured 15.5% of US import market in 2024

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Mexico's exports to the United States were worth US $505.85 billion last year, a 6.4% increase compared to 2023.
President Claudia Sheinbaum submitted the constitutional reforms to Congress on the 108th anniversary of the Mexican Constitution.

Sheinbaum marks Constitution Day with reforms to end political reelection, nepotism in Mexico

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The reforms would prohibit reelection to any public office (consecutive or nonconsecutive) and the succession of family members within the same public office.
U.S. troops and a tank at a San Diego Border Patrol station in late January.

US to pursue ‘total elimination of cartels;’ Sheinbaum says they should start at home

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"Border czar" Tom Homan said Trump won't hesitate to use the U.S. military against Mexican cartels, if deemed necessary.
Mazatlán, Sinaloa beachside cliffs

As Carnival approaches, Mazatlán seeks to reactivate its tourism sector

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Sinaloa's security crisis is strangling the beach town's tourist economy. Can Carnival 2025 change that?
Price signs in a produce market, showing inflation in Mexico

Inflation continues to trend down in January

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It has been years since inflation was this close to the national bank's 3% goal.
Facade of the Bank of Mexico

Bank of Mexico cuts interest rate to 9.5%

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With a vote of 4-1, the central bank lowered Mexico's benchmark interest rate half a point, after five quarter-point cuts in 2024.
A calf with an ear tag stands in a field of cattle, like those waiting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border after a screwworm infection shut down exports for three months

Mexico resumes cattle exports to U.S. after screwworm scare

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Over 200,000 cattle are waiting at the U.S. border, which has been closed to cows since a flesh-eating cattle parasite was found in southern Mexico last November.
Sheinbaum Feb. 2025

81% of Mexicans back Sheinbaum, making her the world’s second most-loved leader

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Sheinbaum's soaring approval rating was measured before her successful negotiations with U.S. President Trump to suspend the 25% tariffs, an achievement that received widespread praise.