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US 'sanctuary' cities face funding cuts if migrant-tolerant policies continue

200 US cities have in the last 35 years become havens for illegal migrants, where the local authorities will not help federal immigration enforcement officers catch or deport people. Now that may be o

Mexico

Calls for Trump to face UN lawsuit over Mexico border wall

Amid outrage in Mexico over US plans for a southern border wall, a top Mexican politician wants President Trump to face a lawsuit at the UN.

Mexico

'Mexico doesn't believe in walls' says President Peña Nieto

In Mexico, President Trump’s signing of orders to begin work on a wall along the US’s southern border has been met with anger.

USA

President Trump signs order to build Mexico border wall

The new US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to build a wall along the border with Mexico – as pledged during the election campaign – and to crack down on US cities shielding illegal…

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Mexico braces itself for Trump presidency as wall starts to go up

Donald Trump says the construction of his wall on the border with Mexico will begin immediately. But the policy risks shattering relations between the two neighbours.

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Demonstrators in Mexico City build a wall outside the US embassy

Protesters in Mexico City used boxes to build a makeshift wall outside the US embassy on Friday (January 20) to protest against plans by US President Donald Trump to build a border…

USA

Mexican drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads not guilty in US court

After his surprise extradition from Mexico, drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman appeared in a US court and pleaded not guilty to charges he ran a multibillion dollar drug…

Mexico

What's in store for Mexico during the Trump presidency?

Donald Trump has consistently threatened to impose dramatic changes in US-Mexico relations.

Mexico

Notorious drug lord 'El Chapo' extradited to US, Mexico's Foreign Ministry

The infamous boss of the Sinaloa drug cartel is wanted on charges of conspiring to import cocaine to the US.

Mexico

Five dead in Mexican nightclub bloodbath

Nightclub nightmare as gunman kills revellers

USA

Mexico to keep an open mind in talks with Trump but won't pay for any wall

Mexico is willing to throw its relationship with the US wide open when it sits down to talks but it still won’t pay for any wall.

Mexico

Mexico vows to keep prices stable as anger mounts

In a bid to contain rising prices in the face of mounting street anger, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has set out a plan to help struggling families.

Business Series

Fiat Chrysler US investment plans not linked to Trump carmaker criticism

Fiat Chrysler's plan to invest heavily to modernise two US plants brought congratulatory tweets from Trump even though it's not linked to his pressure

Mexico

Mexicans take their petrol protest to the presidential palace

Thousands of Mexicans have held a protest rally in front of the presidential palace over a major hike in the cost of petrol.

Mexico

Petrol price hike sparks protests and looting in Mexico

Anger over a petrol price hike has sparked protests and looting across Mexico.

Mexico

Petrol price rise triggers looting in Mexico

Anger at the rising cost of living in Mexico has sparked mass looting.

Business Series

Peso slumps as Ford cancels Mexico plant

Mexico's peso hit a new record low after Ford said it won't build a huge car-making plant in the country following criticism by president-elect Trump.

USA

Ford scraps Mexico plant following Trump criticism

Ford Motor Company has scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and is instead extending its operations in Michigan by creating 700 jobs.

USA

Mexicans in US fear ban on money transfers back home

As the countdown begins to the Trump presidency in the US, anxiety is building in neighbouring Mexico

Mexico

Protests greet 20% petrol price hike in Mexico

Mexico's energy reforms have started to bite with a 20 percent rise at the petrol pumps and angry consumers have been protesting.