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The storm has put the migrant population in Tijuana in an even more vulnerable position, since most of the camps and shelters lack the basic conditions to withstand even light rain. While waiting for an asylum appointment in the border city of Tijuana, Mr. Torres found himself not only escaping violence but also a life-threatening tropical storm on Friday. Image People at a makeshift shelter in Tijuana as Tropical Storm Hilary hit Mexico on Sunday. The migrants crossed the heavily polluted Tijuana River into U.S. territory, and waited to be processed in the rain. At the Ambassadors of Jesus Church, a migrant shelter housing some 1,600 people, water had completely surrounded the building, said Father Gustavo Banda, who operates the shelter.

Persons: José de Jesús Torres, Torres, Areli, ”, Hilary, Gustavo Banda, Enrique Lucero Organizations: Tropical, Sunday ., Reuters, Sunday, U.S . Border Patrol, of Jesus Church Locations: Michoacán, Mexico, U.S, United States, Tijuana, Colombian, California

[1/8] People walk along the beach in Pacific Beach area as Tropical Storm Hilary approaches San Diego, California, U.S., August 20, 2023. Hilary made landfall on Sunday morning over the northern parts of the Baja California peninsula, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. It has been seven decades since the last tropical storm made landfall in California. MEXICO EVACUATIONSIn Mexico, nearly 1,900 people have been evacuated to shelters in the Baja California peninsula, according to the country's army. Around the coastal town of Mulege, on the eastern side of the Baja California peninsula, one person died after his family was swept away while crossing a stream on Saturday.

Persons: Hilary, Sandy Huffaker, Zack Taylor, Taylor, It's, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Kristin Crowley, Drazen Jorgic, Lizbeth Diaz, Bharat Govind Gautam, Rich McKay, Brendan O'Brien, Frances Kerry, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, U.S, National Weather Service, Center, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles Fire Department, Schools, Mexico's Navy, San Diego International, Major League Baseball's, Dodgers, Angels, Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, Thomson Locations: Pacific Beach, San Diego , California, U.S, MEXICO, Baja California, Mexico, United States, College Park , Maryland, Palm Springs , California, Southern California, Southern Nevada, Miami, Los, California, Tijuana, San Diego, Mulege, Major League Baseball's Los Angeles, Mexico City, Bengaluru, Atlanta, Chicago

☆ Hurricane Hilary to trigger floods in Baja California peninsula, southwestern US - NHC
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Caution tapes prevent the passage at El Medano beach, as Hurricane Hilary hits Mexico's Baja California peninsula, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Monserrat Zavala Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Hurricane Hilary was barreling towards Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Saturday, a U.S. government agency said, warning that catastrophic and life-threatening flooding was likely on the peninsula and U.S. Southwest. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the hurricane was weakening on its path to the west-central coast of the peninsula this evening. It predicted it would lose more strength and turn into a tropical storm as it heads towards southern California during the day and evening on Sunday. In Mexico's Baja California peninsula, some school and other non-essential activities were canceled through Monday, and authorities in Mexico's second-largest city, Tijuana, urged people in high-risk zones to move to temporary shelters.

Persons: Hilary, Monserrat Zavala, Joe Biden, Drazen Jorgic, Steve Holland, Michael Martina, Cynthia Osterman, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Mexico's, Southwest, National Hurricane Center, NHC, San Diego International, Major League Baseball's, Dodgers, Angels, Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, Thomson Locations: El, Baja California, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico's Baja California, U.S, United States, California, Miami, Nevada, Mexico's, Tijuana, Southwest . U.S, Major League Baseball's Los Angeles

☆ Bus plunges down ravine in Mexico, killing 17 and injuring 22
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A general view of the site of a bus crash in Barranca Blanca, Nayarit, Mexico, August 3, 2023 in this screengrab taken from a social media video. The bus, part of the Elite passenger line, crashed near Barranca Blanca on the highway outside state capital Tepic, the officials said. A source from Nayarit's firefighting service said six Indian citizens had been aboard the bus. Just last month, another bus crash in the southern state of Oaxaca left 29 people dead, and in February, another bus carrying migrants from South and Central America crashed in central Mexico, killing 17. Reporting by Mexico Newsroom; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Stephen Eisenhammer, David Gregorio and Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jorge Benito Rodriguez, Sarah Morland, Stephen Eisenhammer, David Gregorio, Alison Williams Organizations: Cero, REUTERS, REUTERS MEXICO CITY, Protection, Firefighters, Elite, Central America, Mexico, Thomson Locations: Barranca Blanca, Nayarit, Mexico, Cero Nayarit, REUTERS MEXICO, Tijuana, Tepic, Oaxaca, South, Central

☆ Mexico says Texan buoys in Rio Grande breach water treaty
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, July 14 (Reuters) - A floating barrier of orange buoys put in the Rio Grande by the Texan government to hinder migrants crossing into the U.S. violates a water treaty and may encroach on Mexican territory, incoming Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Friday. "We have sent a diplomatic letter (to the U.S.) on 26 June because in reality what it is violating is the water treaty of 1944," Barcena told reporters in Mexico City, referring to the Mexican Water Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico that covers the use of water from the Colorado, Tijuana and Rio Grande rivers. On Friday, the Texan government said in a statement that it had this week begun installing the "new floating marine barriers along the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass." Earlier this month, four migrants drowned in the Rio Grande. Last September nine migrants died and 37 were rescued as they tried to cross the rain-swollen river near Eagle Pass.

Persons: Alicia Barcena, Barcena, Greg Abbott, Stephen Eisenhammer, Sandra Maler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S, U.S . State Department, Texas, Mexico's Senate, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Rio Grande, Mexico City, Mexico, Colorado, Tijuana, Eagle, Texas

☆ As a Mexican Fighter Rises, U.F.C. Hopes Others Will Follow
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Emmanuel Morgan | More About Emmanuel Morgan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

290, Moreno will defend his belt against Alexandre Pantoja, a Brazilian fighter who has beaten Moreno twice previously. The top bout of that card will have Rodríguez fighting against Alexander Volkanovski, one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. In 2011, when Moreno was 17, he needed his parents’ signature to compete in his first professional fight, he said. president, had long viewed Mexico, with its rich history of cultivating championship-level boxers, as an area for growth in mixed martial arts. Moreno qualified for the tournament in 2016 but lost his first fight — he was submitted by Pantoja — which seemed to halt his U.F.C.

Persons: Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja, Alexander Volkanovski, Dana White, —, Pantoja — Locations: Brazilian, Tijuana , Mexico, San Diego, Los Angeles, Mexico

☆ Read Your Way Through the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Luis Alberto Urrea | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I was born in Tijuana and spent much of my boyhood in a neighborhood — “colonia,” in TJ-speak — called Independencia. The borderlands are the most interesting book in the world, being rewritten every day. A city so defamed, a city so generous.” I dare say most people don’t think of any border city, on either side of the wall, as generous. My favorite border pop song is by Nortec Collective (more on them below), and it’s called “Tijuana Makes Me Happy.” Yeah — the border makes me happy. But I do not believe that immigration stories are a subset of the literature of the borderlands: Though there is some cross-pollination, I believe immigration literature is a genre of its own, deserving of its own spotlight.

Persons: Gabriel García Márquez, narco, Jaime Cháidez Bonilla, ”, it’s Organizations: ersatz, Twitter, Nortec Locations: Tijuana, ”, TJ, Independencia, Mexican

CNN —The mayor of the Mexican border town of Tijuana has been forced to take up residence at an army base, following escalating threats from organized criminal groups. Mayor Montserrat Caballero announced on Monday she would start living at the base due to threats, which she said were a result of her administration’s crackdown on gang members. Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the move on Tuesday, explaining that Caballero had already been under protective custody before relocating to the army base. “It was a threat against the governor, the mayor and Senator Bonilla. There are not many details, but it’s better safe than sorry,” Lopez Obrador said.

Persons: Mayor Montserrat Caballero, “, ” Caballero, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Caballero, Marina, Jaime Bonilla, Bonilla, ” Lopez Obrador Organizations: CNN, Mayor Montserrat, Marina del Locations: Mexican, Tijuana, California, Marina del Pilar

☆ Mayor of Mexico's Tijuana moves into barracks for safety after threats
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, June 13 (Reuters) - The mayor of the violent border city Tijuana in northern Mexico, Montserrat Caballero, has moved into military barracks for her safety after she received threats, the president said on Tuesday. Just south of San Diego in California, Tijuana has become one of Mexico's most dangerous cities as criminal groups fight over drug trafficking routes to the United States. "She's being protected, since about two weeks ago," Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said during his regular press conference. Murder rates fell last year but the government of Lopez Obrador is still on track to register a record total of murders for any six-year administration. Reporting by Stefanie Eschenbacher and Raul Cortes; Editing by Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Montserrat Caballero, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Caballero, Lopez, I've, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Raul Cortes, Conor Humphries Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Tijuana, Mexico, Montserrat, San Diego, California, United States

☆ Drivers are delivering food orders to migrants stuck at the Mexican border near San Diego, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some have resorted to placing food delivery orders to eat, Rest of World reported. One woman told Rest of World she paid $100 for a whole chicken because the Uber Eats driver didn't have change. Jesús Vargas, a delivery driver based in Tijuana, told Rest of World he's delivered Taiwanese food to some migrants. Immigration advocates previously told Insider that migrants who failed to use the app were being penalized. Border patrol agents were stopping volunteers on the US side of the border from providing charging stations, per the outlet.

☆ End of Title 42 immigration policy has brought fewer migrants than expected, but overcrowding concerns remain
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

David Peinado Romero/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Migrants carry a baby in a suitcase across the Rio Grande on May 10. Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Migrants wait to get paid after washing cars at a gas station in Brownsville on May 10. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Migrants surrender to US Border Patrol agents after crossing the border in Yuma on May 10. Paul Ratje/Reuters Migrants wait to be processed by US Border Patrol agents in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on April 26. Hudak warned in the filing that without measures to conditionally release some migrants, Border Patrol could have over 45,000 migrants in custody by the end of the month.

On Friday, that changed when the administration of President Joe Biden ended Title 42, a COVID-inspired provision that allowed the U.S. government to turn away asylum-seekers for public health reasons. At the same time Title 42 expired, the Biden administration implemented a new regulation that presumes most migrants will be ineligible for asylum if they failed to use legal pathways for U.S. entry like CBP One. "This is mostly for my children," Lupita said. Tens of thousands of migrants rushed to the border last week trying to enter the country before the new asylum rules took effect. Reporting by Daniel Trotta in Tijuana and Lizbeth Diaz in Mexico City; Editing by Mica Rosenberg and Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining U.S. immigration system
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

The expired rule, known as Title 42, was in place since March 2020. While Title 42 prevented many from seeking asylum, it carried no legal consequences, encouraging repeat attempts. Migrants cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents before Title 42 ends, in Matamoros, Mexico May 10, 2023. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had already warned of more crowded Border Patrol facilities to come. They were quickly apprehended by Border Patrol agents.

☆ Scenes From the Border as Title 42 Expires
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Despite concerns that the end of a public health measure known as Title 42 would bring chaos to the southern U.S. border, there were few signs of disorder on Friday in the hours after the measure expired. Yet many migrants have crossed to apply for asylum, and thousands are still being detained in Border Patrol holding facilities, awaiting processing. Many of those crossing the border have been adults traveling alone. Others travel in family groups, big or small, carrying children and whatever supplies or belongings they can manage. New York Times photographers documented the experience on both sides of the border, from Tijuana on the West Coast to Matamoros near the Gulf of Mexico, as Title 42 ended.

☆ Biden's approval rating at 40%, Americans concerned about immigration: Reuters/Ipsos poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Jason Lange | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval was at 40% in recent days, close to the lowest level of his presidency, with Americans unhappy about his handling of immigration and inflation, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The Reuters/Ipsos poll found 54% of respondents - including 77% of Republicans and 34% of Democrats - were against raising the number of immigrants allowed into the country every year. read moreThe president is seeking re-election next year and immigration is primed to be an important issue in the contest. Fifty-four percent of respondents in the Reuters/Ipsos poll said they were opposed to raising the debt ceiling, including 59% of respondents who don't have a college degree. The Reuters/Ipsos poll gathered responses from 1,022 U.S. adults, using a nationally representative sample.

The scenes come as Title 42 is set to expire just before midnight on Thursday. But Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council representing U.S. border agents, confirmed that agents distributed the handouts. Judd said border officials were working to process as many migrants as possible before Title 42 ends. The flyer also said migrants must report to border authorities before accessing El Paso shelters, an assertion advocates said was not true. But hours later, after seeing other migrants return with U.S. paperwork, he lined up at a border patrol station.

☆ Hundreds of migrants amass near US-Mexico wall with COVID ban set to end
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Lizbeth Diaz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Migrants gather between the primary and secondary border fences in San Diego as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era restrictions known as Title 42, that have blocked migrants at the U.S.- Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico May 8, 2023. Activists say that queues of migrants started arriving this week to the city of Tijuana, which borders San Diego, California, hoping to get ahead of a potential rush in asylum applications after May 11. The United States has insisted the end of Title 42 does not mean borders will be open. The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the border to prepare for a possible increase in illegal immigration. Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mexican president says migrant flows won't increase after U.S. border policy change
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Migrants walk between the two border fences as they wait for authorities to request asylum in San Ysidro, California, U.S., as seen from Tijuana, Mexico April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge DuenesMEXICO CITY, May 5 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he did not expect migrant flows to increase once U.S. border restrictions are lifted next week, pointing to legal pathways for migrants to reach the U.S. The border policy known as Title 42, which allows U.S. authorities to rapidly expel migrants to Mexico without the chance to seek asylum, is due to expire May 11. Lopez Obrador said the availability of U.S. permits and visas that migrants can request from their home countries will prevent the numbers of people attempting to reach the U.S.-Mexico border from growing. "We think migrant flows will not increase, because another option, an alternative, is opening up," Lopez Obrador told his regular daily news conference.

☆ What the End of Title 42 In the U.S. Means - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Alejandra Oliva | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

On the face of it, the end of Title 42 — reopening the border and an ostensible return to normalcy — may seem like a good thing. I’ve helped asylum seekers fill out their applications in a New York City clinic within their first year in a new home. We must not forget that the United States has legal obligations to provide protection to people who qualify as refugees under international law. The choice to come to the United States is not an easy or uncomplicated one. They are often frustrated and angry at how the United States government has treated them.

☆ I traveled to Mexico for bariatric surgery, and my husband was not happy about it — but I have no regrets
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Kasey Spicer traveled to Tijuana for bariatric surgery in 2021 and had a successful experience. Her husband didn't want her to go, but it went so well, he got the same surgery in Mexico in 2022. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kasey Spicer, a 44-year-old school teacher from Lexington, South Carolina, about traveling to Mexico for bariatric surgery. Editor's note: Mayo Clinic research found that bariatric surgery can be a safe option for obese patients with coronary-artery disease. Rob and Kasey before and after their bariatric surgery.

☆ Ukrainians Who Entered U.S. Via Mexico Get Reprieve to Stay in the Country
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Michelle Hackman | Alicia A. Caldwell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ukrainians arriving at the Tijuana airport in Mexico after fleeing their country. Ukrainians who came to the U.S. via the Mexican border last year shortly after Russia invaded their homeland will be allowed to remain in the country longer under a reprieve announced by the Biden administration on Monday. Ukrainians given a one-year permission to live and work here legally—which had been set to expire in the coming weeks for thousands of people who arrived last year—will now automatically be given a one-year extension on their status.

☆ Factbox: As Tesla prepares a Mexico plant, a look at auto plants in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A general view shows the General Motors assembly plant in Ramos Arizpe, in Coahuila state, Mexico February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel BecerrilFeb 28 (Reuters) - Mexico has long been a manufacturing hub in North America for multiple automakers, and the country is trying to position itself for the wave of electric vehicles (EVs) to come. The auto sector is a driver of Mexico's major manufacturing industry, which is heavily integrated into U.S. and Canadian supply chains. Mexican officials on Tuesday said Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is the latest automaker with plans to build a plant in Mexico. Here are major automakers with plants in Mexico -General Motors Co (GM.N)Silao Plant in the central city in Guanajuato state, produces Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucksRamos Arizpe Plant in the northern city in Coahuila state, builds the Chevrolet Equinox and Blazer SUVs now and will build the 2024 Blazer EV and Equinox EVSan Luis Potosi Plant in the state capital of the central state of San Luis Potosi, produces the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC TerrainFord Motor Co (F.N)Cuautitlan Assembly plant in the central city of Cuautitlan Izcalli, produces Ford Mustang Mach-EHermosillo Assembly Plant in the state capital of the northern state of Sonora, produces Ford Bronco Sport and Ford MaverickToyota Motor Corp (7203.T)Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California in the northern border city of Tijuana, Baja California, produces the Toyota Tacoma pickupToyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, produces the Toyota TacomaStellantis (STLAM.MI)Saltillo Truck Assembly Plant in the state capital of Coahuila, produces Ram light and heavy-duty pickupsSaltillo Van Assembly Plant, makes the Ram ProMaster vanToluca Assembly Plant, produces the Jeep CompassNissan Motor Co (7201.T)Nissan Mexicana (Cuernavaca) in the central city of Jiutepec, produces NP300 pickup truckNissan Mexicana (Aguascalientes 1 Plant) in the central city of Aguascalientes, produces March, Versa, KicksNissan Mexicana (Aguascalientes 2 Plant), produces SentraNissan also has a joint venture plant with Mercedes (MBGn.DE) in Aguascalientes, making the Infinti QX 50 and 55 SUVs, and Mercedes GLB SUVHonda Motor Co (7267.T)Honda de Mexico (HDM) in Celaya, Guanajuato, produces HR-VVolkswagen (VOWG_p.DE)Volkswagen de México in Sanctorum, Puebla, produces Jetta, Tiguan, TaosVW's Audi unit in San José Chiapa, Puebla, produces Audi Q5 premium SUV and plans to start manufacturing EVs by 2027Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T)Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO) in Salamanca, Guanajuato, produces Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda CX-30Kia AmericaHyundai Motor Co's (005380.KS) Kia has a plant in Pesqueria, Nuevo Leon, produces Kia Forte, RioBMW AGBMW Plant in San Luis Potosi, produces BMW 3 Series, 2 Series and will produce fully electric "Neue Klasse" modelsSOURCES: Carmakers and Auto Forecast SolutionsCompiled by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 'It's a failure for us': Migrants at the Southern US border are reportedly frustrated with the mobile app that's supposed to speed up asylum appointments
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Taylor Ardrey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Migrants have expressed serious concerns about the issues on the US border control mobile app, according to the AP. They were reportedly instructed to make an appointment on the app to request asylum. However, the tech challenges have left some without hope, the AP reported. The app, the AP reported, was rolled out by the Biden administration earlier this month. "We're going to continue trying, but it's a failure for us," Erlin Rodriguez, who has tried to book appointments for his family, told the AP.

But an accompanying document from one of Holmes' attorneys explained that the ticket had been purchased prior to her conviction. "The government’s newfound claim that Ms. Holmes attempted to flee is baseless," Holmes' attorneys write. Holmes has also been in frequent contact with multiple pretrial services officers, they write. "She has a flawless pretrial services record," they said. The lawyers add that the accusations “have been widely reported in the press and already have produced negative effects for Ms. Holmes and her partner beyond this case,” without elaborating.

The app CBP One had already been in use by the administration for some purposes but was officially expanded to allow asylum seekers to be prescreened. Those who qualify are given appointments for a time and date and port of entry where they can enter the U.S. and begin their asylum request process. Many migrants have phones, but others arrive without them or have limited or no WiFi access. Groups have also raised concerns about how app users' personal information will be used and stored. He recommended migrants avoid taking the risks to cross the border and use the app instead.

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