Carrie Kahn

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Asylum-Seekers Rejoice As Biden Administration Begins Processing Claims

Friday, February 12, 2021

The Biden administration will start processing some claims from asylum-seekers stranded in Mexico. But many are still worried about their fates.

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Mexico's Ambitious COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy Falls Into Disarray

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Mexico set out to sign contracts with nearly every vaccine manufacturer in hopes of vaccinating most people by summer. But that plan's run into roadblocks, as the country deals with its worst spike.

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Mexican President Tests Positive For Coronavirus Amid High Infection And Death Rates

Monday, January 25, 2021

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. He has long downplayed the virus, and his diagnosis comes amid record-high cases and deaths in Mexico.

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Hospital In Mexico City Reaching Breaking Point

Friday, December 25, 2020

Mexican health professionals complain the government moved too slowly to shut down business and stop the spread of the coronavirus. Doctors say hospitals around Mexico City are now at capacity.

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'We Feel Safe': Americans Keep Visiting Mexico Despite Pandemic Risks

Friday, December 25, 2020

U.S. tourists aren't welcome in most countries because of the surging coronavirus. But Mexico lets them in, with no quarantine or test requirements.

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Mexico Opens Its Doors To U.S. Tourists Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday, December 21, 2020

Barred from traveling to many countries, Americans are flocking to Mexico despite the risk of the coronavirus and CDC warnings not to visit the country.

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Artists Gather For Rare Act Of Defiance Against Cuban Regime

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Hundreds of artists in Cuba were able to do something unprecedented, visibly protest against the communist regime. Their peaceful demonstration called for greater freedom of expression.

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Drug Charges Dropped For Former Mexican Defense Secretary

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Mexico's former defense minister is back home after the U.S. dropped drug trafficking charges against him. The move raises questions about whether he'll face justice.

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At U.S. Request, Judge Dismisses Drug Charges Against Mexico's Ex-Defense Secretary

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Salvador Cienfuego Zepeda was arrested last month at Los Angeles International Airport. He is now free to return home to Mexico though his prosecution there is far from certain.

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U.S. Moves To Drop Drug Trafficking Charges Against Mexico's Former Defense Minister

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was accused of working on behalf of one of Mexico's deadliest cartels. On Tuesday, Attorney General Barr said the former general will be investigated by Mexican authorities.

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As Mexico Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases, Government Tries To Secure Vaccine

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Mexico's government is moving swiftly to secure coronavirus vaccines after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador failed to enforce lockdowns and cushion the economic effects of the pandemic.

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Mexico's President Is Not Sending Biden Congrats — Just Yet

Monday, November 09, 2020

Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he won't congratulate the president-elect until the U.S. formally certifies the winner.

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Joe Biden Has Plans To Reverse Many Of Trump's Immigration Policies

Monday, November 09, 2020

Candidate Biden heartened asylum-seekers stranded at the border with calls for a more humane policy. But a President Biden will be tested by the continued arrival of migrants from Central America.

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Hurricane Eta Lashes Nicaragua's Coast As Forecasters Warn Of 'Catastrophic' Flooding

Tuesday, November 03, 2020

The center of the Category 4 storm, packing winds of 145 mph, is moving toward the coast Tuesday morning. It's expected to dump torrential rains in the country's poorest region.

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Democratic Lawmakers Denounce DHS 'Ad Hoc' Migrant Deportations In Guatemala

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Democratic lawmakers are demanding more information from the Trump administration about U.S. agents working in Guatemala to round up Honduran migrants and send them to the Guatemala-Honduras border.

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Mexicans Wonder What A Biden Victory Would Mean For U.S.-Mexico Relations

Monday, October 19, 2020

Despite President Trump's anti-Mexico rhetoric, Mexico's president has developed a relationship with him. NPR discusses how this relationship could change if Joe Biden wins the election.

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Former Mexican Defense Secretary Arrested In The U.S. On Drug-Trafficking Charges

Friday, October 16, 2020

U.S. authorities have arrested Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, a former Mexican defense secretary, on charges of international drug trafficking and money laundering.

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U.S. Arrests Mexico's Ex-Defense Chief, Accused Of Helping Drug Cartel

Friday, October 16, 2020

Retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was allegedly known as "El Padrino" and worked on behalf of a deadly criminal organization while he was defense chief from 2012 to 2018, according to a court filing.

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How A COVID-19 Diagnosis Has Affected Other World Leaders

Saturday, October 03, 2020

President Trump is not the only world leader to contract the coronavirus. The examples of the U.K.'s Boris Johnson and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro may have lessons for the U.S. at this moment.

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Mexico Records The Highest Number Of Health Care Worker Deaths From COVID-19

Thursday, September 17, 2020

The coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 health care workers in Mexico, making it one of the most dangerous countries in the world for doctors and nurses to fight the coronavirus.

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