El Chapo’s sons discussing plea with US government: Lawyer | Drugs News

El Chapo’s sons discussing plea with US government: Lawyer | Drugs News

The sons of notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman are in talks to cut a plea deal with United States prosecutors, according to their lawyer. The news was unveiled during a court hearing in Chicago on Monday for El Chapo’s younger son, Ovidio Guzman, who, along with his brother…

‘I was ambushed’: Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ details capture | US-Mexico Border News

‘I was ambushed’: Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ details capture | US-Mexico Border News

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was taken against his will to US amid conflicting accounts of arrest last month. The co-founder of the Sinaloa drug cartel says he was kidnapped in Mexico and delivered into United States custody against his will, in the latest chapter of a dramatic case…

What is the fallout from the US arrest of the drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada? | Crime News

What is the fallout from the US arrest of the drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada? | Crime News

Monterrey, Mexico – It was a dramatic fall for two high-ranking members of Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa cartel. On July 25, the United States announced it had arrested 76-year-old Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and 38-year-old Joaquin Guzman Lopez at a rural airport near El Paso, Texas. One was the cartel’s co-founder….

Rights advocates slam Biden’s ‘draconian’ asylum curbs at US-Mexico border | US-Mexico Border News

Rights advocates slam Biden’s ‘draconian’ asylum curbs at US-Mexico border | US-Mexico Border News

Immigrant rights advocates have slammed President Joe Biden’s new curbs on asylum at the United States-Mexico border, describing the policy as “the most draconian” move since the Democrat entered the White House in 2021. During a news conference on Thursday, Azadeh Erfani, a senior policy analyst at the National Immigrant…

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border | Migration News

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border | Migration News

Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has imposed new restrictions that would bar most migrants who cross the US southern border without authorisation from seeking asylum in the country. The White House announced the new measures on Tuesday, saying that the US “must secure” its borders. “These actions…

Biden set to unveil order restricting asylum at US-Mexico border | Joe Biden News

Biden set to unveil order restricting asylum at US-Mexico border | Joe Biden News

Order will allow US to shut off asylum requests and deny entry to migrants once daily threshold is met, US media reports. President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order this week that would place new restrictions on the ability of asylum seekers to seek protection at the…

Colombia and Panama failing to protect migrants in Darien Gap: HRW | Migration News

Colombia and Panama failing to protect migrants in Darien Gap: HRW | Migration News

Human Rights Watch has urged the two countries to ensure the safety of people crossing the dangerous migration route. Colombia and Panama have failed to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers crossing a dangerous yet popular jungle migration route between the two countries, Human Rights Watch (HRW)…

Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration | Migration News

Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration | Migration News

Texas has upped its fight to make a controversial new law — which would allow local authorities to arrest and detain migrants — enforceable. The law has been the subject of an ongoing legal battle, with the United States Supreme Court briefly allowing it to go into effect on Tuesday….

‘Horrific’: US Supreme court allows Texas to detain, deport migrants | Migration News

‘Horrific’: US Supreme court allows Texas to detain, deport migrants | Migration News

The United States Supreme Court has lifted a pause on a controversial law that allows Texas state authorities to detain and deport migrants and asylum seekers, a measure critics have dubbed the “show me your papers” law. The top court on Tuesday voted six to three to allow the law,…