Mexico

Latest Stories

FILE - In this March 4, 2010 file photo, a soldier stands on a poppy field, during eradication supervised by the Mexican Army on the outskirts of Morelia, Mexico. Mexico's government said on Nov. 29, 2018 that its opium poppy production is much lower than U.S. estimates, and that its army eradicated almost the entire crop. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso, File)

Mexico disputes US heroin production estimates

Associated Press

FILE- In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump listens to a question before traveling to the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump spent more than a year browbeating the leaders of Canada and Mexico into agreeing to a rewrite of North American trade rules. And those two nations are set to sign the pact Friday at the summit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s new NAFTA faces skeptics in now- Democrat-led House

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 22, 2018, photo, Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador listens during a meeting in Mexico City. Migrants, trade, crime, the border wall: The challenges to the modern U.S.-Mexico relationship have perhaps never been as stark and divisive as they are now, at a critical juncture for both countries. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

U.S. and Mexico face stark choices as new president takes over

By Matthew Lee and Mark Stevenson - Associated Press

Migrants from Central America yell through a border wall at a U.S. Border Patrol agent after he pulled down a banner Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in San Diego. Migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after a few tried to breach the fence separating the two countries. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Border agents face split-second decisions on use of force

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

Migrants from Central America yell through a border wall at a U.S. Border Patrol agent after he pulled down a banner Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in San Diego. Migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after a few tried to breach the fence separating the two countries. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Clash with migrants spotlights force at the border

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2017 file photo, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner speaks during the Saban Forum 2017 in Washington. Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 that President Donald Trump is wasting his time trying to push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. Trump's Mideast team, headed by Kushner, has been working on a peace proposal for months. Shaked said that reaching peace is currently impossible and Trump should focus his energy elsewhere until the Palestinians are ready to compromise. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Mexico to grant highest honor to Jared Kushner

Associated Press

US to appeal judge’s order barring asylum restrictions

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a revamped North American free trade deal, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The new deal, reached just before a midnight deadline imposed by the U.S., will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which President Donald Trump had called a job-killing disaster. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump NAFTA trade deal threatened by Democrats’ demands

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Migrants run from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid photojournalists covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Trump backs use of ‘very safe’ tear gas on crowd of migrants

By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

A migrant girl with a U.S. flag sits on the shoulders of a man marching with other migrants to the Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, as they try to reach the U.S. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Mexico accepts housing migrants, seeks US development aid

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO - Associated Press

Future Mexican minister: Trade deal could be signed at G20

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 18, 2018, file photo, White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has been granted permanent security clearance. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the decision who was not authorized to speak publicly Wednesday, May 23. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Jared Kushner granted Mexico’s highest honor, Order of the Aztec Eagle

Associated Press

A migrant woman helps carry a handmade U.S. flag up the riverbank at the Mexico-U.S. border after getting past Mexican police at the Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, as a group of migrants tries to reach the U.S. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

The Latest: US officials say 69 migrants arrested in clash

Associated Press

2 norteno musicians killed in northern Mexico

Associated Press

A migrant carries a child past Mexican police who stand guard outside the Benito Juarez Sports Center which is serving as a shelter for migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Migrant caravan members reconsider asylum claims after border clash

By Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador listens during a meeting with Ricardo Salinas and other business leaders in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. The president-elect and Salinas signed an accord to offer internships within the Salinas Group for 12,000 young people and to create programs to assist tens of thousands of additional youth. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Mexicans approve president-elect’s proposals in referendum

By MARK STEVENSON - Associated Press

"I think that's the intent of the president, is to divert any issues before they actually happen," said Sen. Joni Ernst. "Of course, we don't want to see the border closed, but you know what? Safety of our nation comes first." (Associated Press)

Joni Ernst backs Donald Trump call to close U.S.-Mexico border if necessary

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Migrants wave at U.S. border control helicopters flying near the Benito Juarez Sports Center serving as a temporary shelter for Central American migrants, in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city.

Migrant caravan members march on U.S. border crossing

By Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

Migrants run from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid photojournalists covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Migrants in US border breach hit with tear gas

By Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

Migrants cross the river at the Mexico-U.S. border after pushing past a line of Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, as they try to reach the U.S. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Migrant caravan divides Trump, Democrats as violence occurs on border

By Stephen Dinan and Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times