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Jimmy Williams Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signaled Tuesday that her country may impose retaliatory tariffs in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to levy a 25% tax on all imports from Mexico. Trump framed his tariff plan as a solution to the flow of illegal drugs and migrants into the …

Jimmy Williams President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday his intention to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China as a key part of his upcoming administration’s trade policy. The proposal could significantly disrupt international trade and potentially violate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a major economic pact established during …

Jimmy Williams In a historic and unprecedented victory, Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, has become the first woman to be elected president of Mexico. The election results, announced on Sunday, revealed Sheinbaum’s landslide win with nearly 58 percent of the vote, according to preliminary …

The United States will lift Covid-19 restrictions at its land and ferry borders next month to fully vaccinated, discretionary travelers from Canada and Mexico. On Tuesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced that, following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health experts, the …

Mexico has filed a lawsuit in a US court against Smith & Wesson Brands, Glock, Sturm, Ruger and Co., and other major gun manufacturers, accusing them of contributing to gang violence south of the US border. The civil suit in a Massachusetts federal district court filed on Wednesday argues that …

The United States is extending its border restrictions to Canada and Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Twitter that nonessential travel would be restricted until August 21, 2021. Only individuals that are making “essential travel” will be allowed to cross the border. “DHS is in constant contact with …

On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to El Paso, Texas, her first trip to the border since taking office. Harris toured the migrant processing center, a US Customs and Border Protection facility, and spoke with five parentless girls from Central America. “They are without their parents. They are also …

Kamala Harris will make her first trip as Vice President to the US-Mexico border on Friday. Vice President Harris is responsible for building strong diplomatic relations to alleviate the border crisis. “Earlier this year, the President asked the Vice President to oversee our diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of …

President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday announced a new anti-trafficking and human smuggling task force operation in the Northern Triangle countries and Mexico. Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the initiative during a joint press conference with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei while in Guatemala on her first official foreign trip. “Transnational human smuggling …

Vice President Kamala Harris is discouraging migrants from traveling to the United States. The Vice President took a trip to Guatemala on Monday, her first official foreign visit. Harris has been tasked to lead the administration’s effort to stem the flow of migrants at the border. “I want to be …

President Biden announced on Thursday that the United States plans to send 80 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas to India, Gaza, the West Bank, and other nations “facing crises.” “Today, we’re providing more detail on how we will allocate the first 25 million of those vaccines to lay the ground for …

President Joe Biden will cancel all border wall projects along the southern border using diverted Defense funds. The president aims to repair environmental damage from the wall’s construction. When President Biden started his term he canceled the state of emergency that former President Donald Trump declared along the southern border. …

President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If confirmed, Gonzalez will be the first politically appointed director. Gonzalez, who has a decades-long career in law enforcement, was elected as sheriff of Harris County in 2016. He is …

President Joe Biden’s administration established a deal with Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala to put more police officers at the border. “We’ve secured agreements for them to put more troops on their own border. Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala have all agreed to do this. That not only is going to prevent …

President Joe Biden announced plans to run for a second term in the White House in 2024 during his first press conference as president. “My answer is yes. I plan on running for reelection. That’s my expectation,” Biden said during the press conference. The press conference was largely centered around …