Ciudad Juarez

May 09, 2019

Advocates say the policy puts migrants at risk. The federal government says it is needed to address a spike in US-bound migration.

Immigration

As judge halts US ‘remain in Mexico’ policy, returned migrants wonder what's next

The World

April 10, 2019

It’s unclear what the ruling means for the hundreds of asylum-seekers who were already sent back over the border to Mexico to await their hearings.

Immigration

Tough commute? Try crossing the US-Mexico border to go to school

The World

April 04, 2019

Students at the Lydia Patterson Institute in El Paso, Texas, are getting up extra early to make it to class on time — because about 70 percent of the student body lives in Mexico and crosses the US-Mexico border every day.

Immigration

Trump administration 'seems disinclined to cooperate,' says former US ambassador to Mexico

The World

April 02, 2019

The former US ambassador to Mexico says the Trump administration is "an administration that seems disinclined to cooperate."

Global Politics

How Ciudad Juarez is bracing for more migrants under US ‘remain in Mexico’ policy

The World

March 22, 2019

The border city is a case study in how Mexican municipal and state-level officials are charged with handling the effects of increasingly restrictive US immigration policies largely on their own.

Business

Workers in Mexico's border factories say they can barely survive, so they're turning to unions

The World

February 29, 2016

Factory workers in Ciudad Juárez now make only 40 percent of what Chinese factory workers do, on average. For the first time, efforts to unionize are meeting with some limited success.

Culture

Juárez is tearing down a huge reminder of its bloody past

The World

June 18, 2015

Officials in the Mexican border city Ciudad Juárez are hoping that removing the 'No More Weapons!" sign, which is made of confiscated guns, will help attract tourists and serve as a sign of good faith toward the United States.

Business, Economics and Jobs

How do you fight organized crime in Mexico? With small business loans and after-school programs

The World

January 02, 2014

For the last six years, a little-known infusion of American tax dollars has played a part in the fight against organized crime in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez. Part of the money for the Merida Initiative is used to keep young people out of drug cartels and help boost the economy.

Arts, Culture & Media

Drug lords pay this Mexican-American singer to write their ballads

The World

December 11, 2013

American musician Edgar Quintero gets paid to write folk ballads about Mexico's drug wars. He doesn't ask his clients too many questions and often gets paid in cash.

Development & Education

Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained

The World

February 17, 2012

In Juarez, Mexico, the once-bustling nightlife had been dead for years as violence erupted in the city. But, in recent months, as police have setup checkpoints and drug violence has stabilized and perhaps even subsided, the nightlife is returning.

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Conflict & Justice

Mexico revamps court system

The World

September 09, 2009

In Mexico, the criminal court system is transforming to make court proceedings open to the public. But Mexico's current rash of drug-related violence makes implementing the new system a daunting task. Monica Ortiz Uribe reports from Ciudad Juarez.

Development & Education

Takeouts: Toyota sends parts, drug violence in Mexico continues, Henry Paulson's memoir

The Takeaway

February 01, 2010

Officials related to US consulate killed in Mexico City drug war

The Takeaway

March 15, 2010

More tragic news from the drug-war torn nation south of our border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. On Saturday, three people with ties to the American consulate were shot and two killed in a drive-by shooting.

Their city in turmoil, Juarez residents dig in and adapt

The Takeaway

March 16, 2010

Ciudad Juarez has been ravaged by violence among members of Mexico's competing drug cartels. Mexican President Felipe Calderon is in the city this morning, where three people affiliated with the U.S. consulate were killed over the weekend.

Global Politics

Drug czar on Ciudad Juarez, black market for prescription drugs

The Takeaway

March 18, 2010

Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, tells us about the drug-related violence at the U.S./Mexico border and the black market for prescription drug abuse.

Arts, Culture & Media

Charles Bowden chronicles the 'murder city': Juarez, Mexico

The Takeaway

March 23, 2010

We talk with journalist Charles Bowden, who has been reporting on Juarez for fifteen years. He is the author of a new book 'Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields.'

Murder of American consulate in Juarez likely accidental

The Takeaway

April 01, 2010

The assassination of a pregnant U.S. consulate worker and her husband brought significant attention to the violence plagued town of Ciudad Juarez. Two weeks later, a less conspiratorial picture of what happened on that tragic day seems to be emerging.

Juarez Professor on a Bloody Year for Mexico

The Takeaway

December 31, 2010

Conflict & Justice

Mexicans fed up of violence

The World

April 13, 2011

Shannon Young reports that many ordinary Mexicans are so fed up with the level of violence in their country that they are increasingly speaking out. The protests are aimed not just at Mexico's drug cartels, but also at the government.

Police Begin to Pull Out of Ciudad Juárez

The Takeaway

September 01, 2011