MEXICO CITY — Zalayna Grant last spoke to her brother on Thursday, when he told her he was driving to Mexico with a group of friends — one of them was planning to get a tummy tuck there. Her brother, 28-year-old Zindell Brown, was laughing, Ms. Grant said, and she could hear his three friends […]
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Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule
Mexican lawmakers passed sweeping measures overhauling the nation’s electoral agency on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the institution that oversees voting and that helped push the country away from one-party rule two decades ago. The changes, which will cut the electoral agency’s staff, diminish its autonomy and limit its ability to punish politicians for breaking […]
In Mexico, Biden Looks for Help With Migrants and Stronger Partnership
MEXICO CITY — President Biden was under growing political pressure Monday to confront the surge of undocumented migrants at the southern border as he began two days of diplomacy in Mexico City intended to secure more help from Mexico to stem the tide of people fleeing toward the United States. Mr. Biden is also looking […]
Remote Workers Descend on Mexico City, and Housing Prices Surge
MEXICO CITY — Karina Franco’s ornate Art Deco building in the historic center of Mexico City has long been the heart of a downtown lifestyle, housing families of artists and activists and supporting an ecosystem of street vendors. But as the pandemic upended office norms, a wave of remote workers from around the world descended […]
Hurricane Roslyn Hits Mexico as a Category 3 Storm
The storm brought coastal flooding and dangerous winds to cities along the country’s Pacific Coast, killing at least one person.
The U.S. Touts Big Investments for Mexico, Testing Its Nationalist Policies
U.S. officials are looking south for a strategic partner to create a regional manufacturing hub that can rival China. But there are still doubts over Mexico’s willingness to cater to foreign industry.
Mexico Says 43 Students’ Disappearance Was a State Crime
The authorities said for the first time that the state had been a key player in the likely massacre of students from a teachers’ college in 2014.