By Brendan O’Boyle and Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The United States will continue to accept migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under a humanitarian program after May 11, when the COVID-19 health policy known as Title 42 is set to end, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday. Mexico, for its part,…
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of pro-business union contracts in Mexico are set to expire as Mexico ends a historic campaign to wipe out deals between employers and unions cozy with management that have kept wages low, a key commitment under a North American trade deal. Of 139,000 collective contracts in…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with White House Homeland Security adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Tuesday morning in Mexico, Lopez Obrador’s office confirmed on Monday. The Mexican leader said earlier Monday he would meet with a representative for U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss migration, without saying who. On May…
By Ted Hesson and Rich McKay (Reuters) – A Texas man accused of killing five neighbors after being asked to stop shooting his assault-style rifle because of the noise had been deported from the U.S. four times since 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Monday. The suspect in the shooting in the…
(Reuters) – Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbors after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Texas. Francisco Oropesa, 38, is accused of opening fire on neighbors after being asked to stop shooting an AR-15-style rifle late Friday…
By Isabel Woodford MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican distiller Becle, the world’s largest tequila producer, narrowed down its forecasts for its 2023 sales growth, an executive said on Thursday, after profits slumped over the first three months of the year. Becle, which produces the popular Jose Cuervo tequilas, now forecasts annual growth in the high single…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican restaurant chain operator Alsea posted a 12% bump in net profit for the first three months of this year, the company said in a statement on Thursday, its earnings boosted by increased consumption trends and price hikes. Alsea, which operates chain outlets including Starbucks, Burger King and Domino’s Pizza, reported a…
By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Trade consultations requested by the United States on Mexico’s plan to limit the use of genetically modified corn are an “unacceptable violation” of Mexican law and feed the interests of seed “oligopolies,” a top Mexican official said on Thursday. The United States, Mexico’s main trading partner, requested the…
By Ted Hesson and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will ramp up deportations while also expanding legal pathways for would-be migrants as it braces for a possible spike in illegal border crossings when COVID-19 restrictions are set to end next month, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The U.S. will double or triple the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will dedicate specially trained asylum officers to new refugee centers in Guatemala and Colombia, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Thursday as Washington seeks to create new lawful pathways for migrants. The announcement was part of a series of actions rolled out by President Joe…
