President Joe Biden and Mexican President López Obrador held a phone call Thursday to discuss the ongoing crisis at the southern border, with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sending a letter urging the President to take executive action. Johnson called for the President to end the policy allowing Customs and Border Protection to release migrants without court dates, restrict parole, and pursue agreements with third countries. During the call, the two leaders discussed threats of illicit drugs and ways to expand cooperation between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement. With Congress gone for the year, it remains to be seen what steps President Biden will take to address the issue.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed two new border bills into law, prompting a lawsuit from civil rights organizations arguing that the laws are unconstitutional. Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has also spoken out against the law, accusing Abbott of wanting to gain popularity. The lawsuit argues that the measure is unconstitutional as the federal government has sole authority over immigration.
Mexican security forces have arrested Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, a top assassin for the Sinaloa Cartel, with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration offering a $3 million reward for his capture. U.S. President Joe Biden praised the arrest, and Mike Vigil, former chief of international operations for the DEA, called Pérez Salas a "complete psychopath" and a "very dangerous individual". The U.S. is now working to extradite Pérez Salas to face charges in the United States, signaling a major victory in the fight against the Sinaloa Cartel and strong cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico.
President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are meeting in San Francisco to discuss migration, fentanyl trafficking, and Cuba relations. The two leaders are attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, where Biden has held a series of face-to-face meetings with other leaders. Fentanyl is also sure to be a topic of conversation, as the two countries work together to address the many issues facing them.
Two longtime flight attendants for United Airlines have filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging discrimination based on a request from the Los Angeles Dodgers. The lawsuit claims that United Airlines removed minority female flight attendants from Dodgers charter flights, replacing them with “young White thin women”, and seeks damages for the two flight attendants, as well as a court order to stop United Airlines from engaging in discriminatory practices. United Airlines has not yet commented on the lawsuit, but has previously stated that it is committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind.
At least 48 people have been confirmed dead after Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm, slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast. The majority of fatalities occurred in the resort city of Acapulco, where 43 people were killed, and looting broke out due to food, water and gasoline shortages. The Mexican government has declared a state of emergency and is providing food, water, medical aid, and assistance to restore power and communications in the affected areas.
Mexican authorities have confirmed 27 deaths and 4 missing people due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported that the destruction was so complete that not a single power line pole remained standing in the impact zone. Small farmers have also been affected, with corn crops devastated by the storm, and people looting from a shopping mall. The government is providing food, water, and medical assistance to those affected.
Hurricane Otis has caused extensive damage to the resort city of Acapulco, Mexico, leaving residents without electricity or internet service, hundreds of shattered windows, toppled trees and power lines, and brown floodwaters for miles. Reports of looting have been confirmed, and the Mexican government has declared a state of emergency and is providing aid to those affected.