Trump plans to temporarily close southern border to non-essential traffic
The president has already announced the closure of the U.S. border with Canada.
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El Chapo's sons vs. "El Mencho": Mexico sees rising cartel bloodshed
Another year, another homicide total unseen before in Mexico's modern history as the country struggles to check rising violence.
Ruthless Mexican cartel is "taking over everywhere"
Mexico's fastest-rising cartel, the Jalisco New Generation gang, has a reputation for ruthlessness and violence unlike any since the fall of the old Zetas cartel.
Feds announce major crackdown on infamous Mexican drug cartel
Project Python targeted members of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, led by the drug lord known as "El Mencho."
Mexican women plan strike to protest soaring gender violence
"We're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed," activist says.
Protesters celebrate 2020 International Women's Day
Women around the globe were taking action to mark International Women's Day in their push to obtain equality.
Daughter of alleged Mexican drug kingpin El Mencho arrested
El Mencho is allegedly the head of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion and is considered the "number one priority for DEA."
Man arrested after allegedly tracking U.S. source for Russia
A U.S. official told CBS News that the government source is someone who has provided information on Russian intelligence services.
Girl's murder sparks anger over femicides in Mexico
The 7-year-old's death comes days after a 25-year-old woman was allegedly brutally killed and mutilated by her boyfriend.
Trump to use $3.8 billion in military funds for border wall
The money was originally allocated for military weapons and hardware.
Cage diving with great white sharks in a marine wildlife reserve
The great white shark population has plunged by more than 70% in some places, but not off the coast of Isla Guadalupe.
Of 378 migrants U.S. has sent to Guatemala, most are women and kids
The U.S. has shipped nearly 400 Honduran and Salvadoran asylum-seekers to Guatemala, requiring them to choose between seeking refuge there or returning home.
2 monarch butterfly activists found dead in same week
Illegal logging that has decimated the monarch butterflies' habitat in Mexico.
Asylum seekers learn about obstacles ahead in a hearing room on the border
"DHS will treat you as someone who is attempting to enter against U.S. law," a judge said.
Farm bankruptcies up 20% in 2019, even with billions in aid
Nearly 600 family farms went bust last year, despite federal funds to blunt impact of U.S. trade war with China.
Part of U.S. border wall falls over into Mexico
New panels of the wall in Calexico, California toppled onto the Mexican side of the border after high winds.
Record-long drug tunnel discovered at southern border
The tunnel started in Mexico and ran under part of the newly fortified border into the U.S.
U.S. to place Brazilian asylum-seekers in "Remain in Mexico" program
Up until now, the U.S. had only placed asylum-seeker from Spanish-speaking Latin American countries in the controversial "Remain in Mexico" program.
Trump jokes during USMCA signing ceremony that he needs senators' votes for acquittal
The president joked he needed to mention every senator in the audience by name because he needs their votes in the ongoing impeachment trial.
Trump admin plans to expand restrictive border policies
"The Trump administration is clearly attempting to scale up its crackdown on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border," an immigration expert told CBS News.
Trump to sign USMCA at White House Wednesday
The signing will come in the middle of the Senate impeachment trial.
Lawmakers condemn conditions faced by asylum-seekers in Mexico
Members of a congressional delegation described the squalid conditions faced by the asylum-seeking families and children they met in Matamoros, Mexico.
House Democrats launch probe into Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy
Democratic lawmakers launched an investigation into the Trump administration's policy of requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.
Court rules Trump can use $3.6 billion for border wall
In a 2-1 ruling, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration's request to stay a previous ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
U.S. says it's ready to send Mexican migrants to Guatemala
The U.S. has sent 85 asylum-seekers to Guatemala. Only six have applied for asylum there, with the rest requesting help returning home.
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