Migrants crowd Mexico’s refugee offices fearing US policy change

‘Give us a chance’ Police and the National Guard in Tapachula put up fences around COMAR offices to prevent large gatherings of migrants, Reuters images show. “I’ve been sleeping here since January 1, waiting for their help, to shelter me,” said Mauricio Hilario, a 27-year-old Salvadoran migrant camping outside the COMAR building with dozens of […]

Mexico elects first female Supreme Court president

A December media report alleged that another contender for the top job, Justice Yasmin Esquivel, had plagiarized her graduate thesis, amid a debate about who should lead the court. She takes over from Arturo Zaldivar. Esquivel vehemently denied the allegations, which prompted an investigation by his alma mater, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). […]