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![Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at New York's Grand Central Station on August 29, 2019, to denounce the Trump administration's immigrant detention and deportation policies.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-1164775871-400x300.jpg)
The US Has “Disappeared” More Than 42,000 Migrants. Where’s the Outrage?
Trump’s most insidious immigration program is operating under the radar.
![Thousands of African Migrants Are Stranded in Mexico Hoping to Head North](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/SEG2-African-Migrants-Mexico-1-400x300.jpg)
Thousands of African Migrants Are Stranded in Mexico Hoping to Head North
Hundreds of African migrants in Mexico are protesting the country’s refusal to grant them transit visas.
![Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, Minister for Foreign Affairs for Mexico.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0805-marcelo-ebrard-400x300.jpg)
Mexico Plans Legal Action Against US After Six Citizens Killed in El Paso
Mexico is investigating who is responsible for selling the weapon used and may try to extradite the suspected shooter.
![Relatives of Mexican journalist Juan Carlos Huerta, who was shot dead on May 15, mourn during his funeral at the cemetery in Villahermosa, Tabasco state, Mexico, on May 16, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/GettyImages-959298096-400x300.jpg)
The War on Drugs in Mexico Is Also a War on Journalists
Journalist Marcela Turati talks about the devastating effects of the drug war on Mexican migrants and reporters.
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Inhumane Treatment of Migrants Reflects Decades-Old Bipartisan Policy
The history of U.S. immigration policies shows how Democrats and Republicans laid the groundwork for the system today.
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The US’s Deadly Stealth War on the Mexico Border Is Approaching Genocide
John Carlos Frey’s book chronicles how decades of bipartisan policy turned the U.S.-Mexico border into a war zone.
![A woman covers her face while sitting in a lobby](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0708-refugee-sitting-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy Sends Asylum-Seekers Back Into Danger
Since January, more than 15,000 people have been returned to Mexico after requesting asylum in the U.S.
![Agua de Puebla installing new pipes in such a way that the water can easily be disconnected, in Margarita, Puebla.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/IMG_3087-400x300.jpg)
The Devious Ways One Water Company Is Profiting From Poor Mexicans
Agua de Puebla is diverting water to a new Heineken factory even as it cuts off water supplies to homes.
![Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during the daily morning press briefing at Palacio Nacional on June 14, 2019, in Mexico City, Mexico.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/2019_0623-amlo-mexico--400x300.jpg)
AMLO in Office: From Megaprojects to Militarization
While hiding behind a mask of progressiveness, Mexican president AMLO is championing a neoliberal regime.
![A father carries his daugher on his shoulders as he walks with other migrants down a highway](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/2019_0612-migrant-father-400x300.jpg)
Migrants Will Pay the Price of Mexico’s Tariff Deal With Trump
The terms of the deal leave migrants more vulnerable to extreme violence.