Topic: San Luis Potosi

Latin America Monitor Mexico stops the Taliban - 'El Taliban,' that is

Mexico arrested 'El Taliban,' one of its most wanted drug traffickers, on the same day that the country's president urged the UN to reassess narcotics prohibition.

With relaxed rules for undocumented in the US, real work in Mexico begins

President Obama announced new rules to allow undocumented immigrants under the age of 16 to apply for a stay of deportation and a way to continue their schooling.

Mexico withers under worst drought in 71 years

Some 2.5 million Mexicans are affected by this extreme drought, which could cause widespread hunger for years to come.

Mexico peace tour: a cathartic turnout against drug violence in San Luis Potosí

Javier Sicilia's caravan attracts only a small crowd in San Luis Potosí, near the territory of the notorious Zeta drug cartel. But for some of the victims who attended, it was their first time speaking out.

Will violence in Mexico impact immigrant pool in US?

Seven top immigration officials in Mexico have been fired in states where migrants have been victimized. Recently, a group of rescued kidnap victims accused officials of delivering them to drug gangs.

US-Mexico ties: Tensions simmer beneath Calderón's visit to White House

Ahead of today's visit, Mexican President Felipe Calderón said the US has not done its part to reduce arms trafficking and drug consumption, and lambasted US diplomats for leaked cables that called his security forces corrupt and uncoordinated.

Mexico's Calderón meets Obama to showcase close ties. Is it just a show?

Even as Mexico's Felipe Calderón meets with President Obama at the White House Thursday in a demonstration of close bilateral ties, basic disagreements over the drug war persist.

US agent's killing in Mexico highlights menace of cross-border gun trade

One of three guns fired in the Feb. 15 killing in Mexico of Immigration and Customs Special Agent Jaime Zapata was traced to a Texas weapons dealer.

Mexican drug gang Zetas suspected in US special agent killing

The Mexico drug gang known for its brutal tactics is the initial suspect in Tuesday's attack on two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Killing of US agent in Mexico could raise pressure on Mexico

A US federal agent for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache in Mexico City was shot and killed Tuesday, and another agent was wounded in an attack on their vehicle.

Why so many mayors are now targets in Mexican drug war

At least 11 Mexican mayors have been killed this year in assassinations blamed on drug traffickers.

Sergio Villarreal Barragan: Capture of “El Grande” helps Mexico's president

The 2nd capture of a high level suspected drug lord in two weeks - this time Sergio Villarreal Barragan, alias “El Grande” - again boosts Mexican President Felipe Calderón.

How Mexico is tackling the swine flu

Schools and nightclubs are closed. Health officials have new powers to quarantine homes.

Mexican crash could set back drug war

A jet crash Tuesday in Mexico City killed the interior minister and former deputy attorney general.

Should localities be allowed to go it alone?