Latin America

Crowds descend on the town square outside the historic Santo Domingo de Guzmán Catholic Church in Oaxaca City, the capital of Oaxaca, Mexico, for an annual festival to celebrate James the Apostle, patron saint of the town of Niltepec. Surrounding this bu

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As Oaxaca's Food Scene Booms, Restaurateurs Say Teacher Protests Imperil Business

2:34pm June 26, 2018

by Gustavo Arellano

The protests take place every summer in Oaxaca City. They come as tourist season kicks off and interest grows in the Mexican state's heralded cuisine. Restaurateurs say the chaos keeps customers away.

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There Are Many Reasons Why Central Americans Flee To The U.S.

6:25am June 26, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Kay Andrade of Catholic Relief Services in San Salvador, about why migrants leave Central America. Reasons include fleeing violence and poor economic conditions.

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A Department of Homeland Security bus pulled up outside Annunciation House, a shelter for migrants and refugees in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday. Parents filed off and walked into the shelter, some exposing their GPS ankle monitors.

Call A 1-800 Number And Wait: Migrant Parents Search For Their Children

5:51pm June 25, 2018

by Mallory Falk

The government is telling parents looking for their children to dial a 1-800 number. One legal coordinator says in her experience, parents aren't getting information for four or five days.

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A hearse carrying the body of slain mayoral candidate Fernando Ángeles Juárez drives to a burial site last week in Ocampo, Mexico.

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Mexican Town's Entire Police Force Detained After Politician's Murder

5:26pm June 25, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

State police rounded up every member of Ocampo's department just days after a mayoral candidate died in a hail of gunfire. The victim was one of scores of Mexican politicians killed in the past year.

News Brief: President Trump's Immigration Approach

5:24am June 25, 2018

Trump's ramped up rhetoric occurs as agencies scramble to implement his executive order. The focus on immigration may be diverting resources from addressing Trump's core concerns about drug smuggling.

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The train known as "The Beast" passes by the Sagrada Familia shelter in Apizaco, Mexico. For many migrants, the train is the next step in their journey north.

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Migrants Are Stuck In Mexico With Violence Back Home And 'Zero Tolerance' In The U.S.

12:47pm June 24, 2018

A Honduran mother of two, who is pregnant with a third, remains in a Mexico City shelter after hearing of the U.S. family separation policy.

A sign at the front of Quiroz's home reads: "June 16, 2018, 15 months since the aggravated kidnapping of Professor Albino Quiroz Sandoval. The human rights of the victim and the family have been violated. There is no prompt and expeditious justice."

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Last Year, A Retired Mexican Schoolteacher Vanished. His Family Still Seeks Answers

8:04am June 24, 2018

Albino Quiroz Sandoval left home to go shopping last year and never returned. A man has been arrested, but most crimes in Mexico go unpunished. More than 37,000 people have gone missing since 2007.

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The Issues That Dominate The Campaign In Mexico

8:04am June 24, 2018

We preview Mexico's upcoming elections in which crime and corruption are among the big issues.

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Migrants Are Stuck In Mexico

8:04am June 24, 2018

A Honduran mother of two, who is pregnant with a third, remains in a Mexico City shelter after hearing of the U.S. family separation policy.

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More Women Running For Office In Mexico

8:04am June 24, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

In Mexico, thousands of women are running for office, the largest number of female candidates ever taking part in the country's political future.