Mexico & the Americas

The Mexican government has suggested the attack on members of a Mormon community was a case of mistaken identity. The victims’ relatives say the group was targeted.

The deadly attack Monday on U.S.-Mexican citizens in northern Mexico has brought renewed attention to the history of fundamentalist Mormon communities that settled in northern Mexico in the 19th century.

A suspect is arrested in Agua Prieta, near the border with Arizona, in connection with the deaths of nine U.S. citizens slaughtered by cartel gunmen.

Relatives say at least five U.S. citizens, including four children who live in the Mexican border state of Sonora, have been killed in a shooting attack.

Since protests in Chile’s capital began last week, they have spread to most of the country, resulting in at least 18 deaths and an unprecedented state of emergency, the first time it has been imposed during democratic governance in the South American nation.

Bolivia’s electoral authority announced Monday night that President Evo Morales was close to avoiding a runoff in his reelection bid, touching off protests by the leader’s opponents.

Protests and violence in Chile spilled over into a new day Sunday even after the president cancelled a subway fare hike that prompted violent demonstrations.

The Chilean government declared a curfew Saturday in the capital after protests against public transport fare increases led to looting and arson attacks that paralyzed this city of 7 million.

El Chapo is in prison, but Sinaloa cartel remains strong. “This is a city filled with drug lords,” a Mexican journalist said. “We have 20 ‘El Chapos’ here.”

The system gives enormous power to U.S. customs officers, Border Patrol agents and asylum officers, whose whims and judgment calls decide the fate of many migrants.

Lawyers for the Guzman family held a televised news conference to thank President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for freeing the cartel boss.

Mexico has been busing migrants with U.S. court dates to its southern border with Guatemala.