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Some of the More Stupid and Ignorant Things Donald Trump Told Enrique Peña Nieto
“In the latest election, I won with a large percentage of Hispanic voters.”
Website of Enrique Peña Nieto Declares Presidential Victory for PRI Candidate
Even as votes continue to be counted tonight, the official website of Enrique Peña Nieto has already announced that Peña Nieto has already won the presidency, returning the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) to power after ruling Mexico for 71 years, from 1929-2000. Major outlets are reporting a win for the PRI, based on exit polls but […]
Biden to Make First Visit to US-Mexico Border
President Joe Biden intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border —his first trip there since taking office— in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Mexico and Canada.
Massive Leak Sparks Debate About Role of Military in Mexico
Early this month, several media outlets published classified information leaked from servers of the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense, sparking a national debate in Mexico concerning the main function of the Army.
Unredacted Report Suggests Mexican Army Helped Cover Up Missing Students
Futuro Investigates obtained a copy of an official document with a new and horrifying version of what might have happened. The report concluded that all the students were indeed killed but implied the Mexican army was an accomplice in covering up the crimes.
Bitter Taste of Justice as Mexico Makes Slow Progress in Case of Missing Students (OPINION)
Only public scrutiny of new evidence can ensure the robustness of truth and reconciliation in the case of Ayotzinapa.. Only when all 43 students have been found can Mexico finally hope for a rare taste of justice—never complete, and always bittersweet.
Judge Rules Mexico’s Ex-Attorney General to Go to Trial
Mexico’s former attorney general who oversaw the original investigation into the 2014 disappearances of 43 students from a radical teachers’ college will go to trial on charges of forced disappearance, torture and official misconduct, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Mexico Arrests Ex-Attorney General in Missing Students Case
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday they have arrested the attorney general in Mexico’s previous administration on charges he committed abuses in the investigation of the 2014 disappearances of 43 students from a radical teacher college.
Why Is Marco López the Only Latino Gubernatorial Candidate in Arizona Race? (OPINION)
Democrat Marco A. López Jr., who spoke with Latino Rebels shortly after announcing his candidacy last May, is the only Latino running in Arizona’s governor race, even though nearly a third of all residents are Latino.
Senate Pushes New Sanctions on Nicaragua
The law, called the RENACER Act (Reinforcing Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform), would allow the Biden administration to impose targeted sanctions against “Nicaraguan officials who seek to derail the country’s electoral process.”
Mexico Says Officials Spent $61 Million on Pegasus Spyware
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top security official said Wednesday that two previous administrations spent $61 million to buy Pegasus spyware that has been implicated in government surveillance of opponents and journalists around the world.
On the Expulsion of Daniel Lizárraga
The resolution immigration officials issued to Lizárraga specifies that he was denied his work permit and residence due to his inability to prove he is an editor or journalist.
Mexico Clears Ex-Defense Secretary of All US Accusations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors on Thursday declared completely unfounded the U.S. case against a former defense secretary arrested on drug charges in the United States and then returned under pressure from the Mexican government.
Former President of Panama Will Face New Trial
Justices Donaji Arosemena and Yiles Pittí argued that the testimonies by protected witness Ismael Pittí and Júbilo Grael, an agent who participated in the wiretapping, indicated the existence of illegal activities.
US Drops Charges Against Former Mexican Defense Minister
In court documents revealed on Tuesday, the Justice Department said that “sensitive and important foreign policy considerations outweigh the government’s interest in pursuing the prosecution of the defendant.”
US Drops Drug Trafficking Charges Against Ex-Mexican General
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday formally dropped a drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, a stunning reversal that came after a pressure campaign from Mexico.
8 Out of 10 Coronavirus Patients Put on Ventilators Die in Mexico
The IMSS reported that of the 17,331 of the intubated patients in October, 15,070 have died.
Arrest of Former Mexican Defense Minister Shakes Military
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday that his ambassador to the United States told him two weeks ago that there was an investigation underway there involving Mexico’s former defense secretary, who was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles.
Panama’s Ex-President Attempts to Annul Statements on Odebrecht
Odebrecht is a Brazilian construction conglomerate that paid $788 million in bribes to various politicians and presidential election campaigns in exchange for 100 projects in 12 countries between 2001 to 2016.
Ex-Official Says Former Mexico President Directed Corruption
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In some of the most explosive accusations in recent Mexican political history, the former head of the state-owned oil company directly accused former President Enrique Peña Nieto and his treasury secretary of directing a scheme of kickbacks and embezzlement directly from the president’s office.
Mexican Governor Denies Corruption as President Looks on
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An opposition-party Mexican governor suddenly engulfed in a national scandal defended his integrity Wednesday alongside President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has played a part in embarrassing him.