Mexico

The migrants Trump forced Mexico to stop: Ada Trillo's best photograph

‘Trump had threatened Mexico with tariffs if it let in this caravan from Honduras. Two hours after crossing this river, many were teargassed then deported’

Interview by Amy Fleming

20, Jan, 2021 @3:57 PM

Pink seesaws across US-Mexico border named Design of the Year 2020

Creators say they hope the work encourages people to build bridges between communities

Lanre Bakare

19, Jan, 2021 @12:01 AM

Migrant caravan trekking north to US border clashes with Guatemalan troops

Honduran migrants began crossing Guatemalan border Friday as troops use teargas, riot shields and sticks to repel weary travellers

Tom Phillips

17, Jan, 2021 @5:52 PM

'My neighbourhood is being destroyed to pacify his supporters': the race to complete Trump's wall

In his final months in office, Donald Trump has ramped up construction on his promised physical border between the US and Mexico – devastating wildlife habitats and increasing the migrant death toll

Samuel Gilbert

16, Jan, 2021 @12:00 PM

Outrage after Mexico exonerates ex-defense minister in drug case

Gen Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested last October for allegedly shielding a conspiracy to smuggle drugs into the US

Tom Phillips, Latin America correspondent

15, Jan, 2021 @3:58 PM

Nine killed in gun attack on wake in central Mexico

Attack in Celaya, in Guanajuato state, happened on Thursday night at wake reportedly held for man murdered a day earlier

Staff and agencies in Mexico City

08, Jan, 2021 @4:47 PM

'Life goes on': Mexico City house featured in Roma up for sale

22 Tepeji Street stood in for Alfonso Cuarón’s boyhood home, with facade and patio featured in some of the film’s memorable scenes

Elisabeth Malkin in Mexico City

08, Jan, 2021 @10:00 AM

Maradona lifts the World Cup: David Yarrow's best photograph

‘I bribed a stadium guard with whisky and got dead close just as he was lifted on to another player’s shoulders. It was like a biblical scene. He looked magnificent’

Interview by Christopher Hooton

06, Jan, 2021 @3:00 PM

Remain in Mexico policy needlessly exposed migrants to harm, report says

Human Rights Watch describes crimes including rape, kidnapping, extortion but Biden team warns change may not be immediate

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

06, Jan, 2021 @5:01 AM

Lupita: the powerful voice of one indigenous woman leading a movement

Film-maker Monica Wise talks about making her documentary about Mexican resistance

Lindsay Poulton and Jess Gormley

05, Jan, 2021 @10:00 AM

Armando Manzanero, acclaimed Mexican music star, dies aged 85 of Covid

Songwriter and performer whose compositions were covered by Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

29, Dec, 2020 @1:04 PM

Covid fatalities soar in Mexico as president condemned for inaction

As the crisis worsens, Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s government has hardly changed its minimal restrictions