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Mexico respects U.S. decision on border militarization

Mexico respects U.S. decision on border militarization
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May 2 |

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he respects the deployment of thousands of U.S. military personnel to the common border in view of the expected migratory flow due to the upcoming end of Title 42.

According to the Mexican president, “it is part of their faculties, it is an independent, sovereign government, they make those decisions and we respect them”.

This was López Obrador’s response, after it became known the day before that President Joe Biden’s administration will deploy 1500 soldiers from the US Army to the border with Mexico in order to provide operational support to immigration authorities, in the midst of an increase in the arrival of immigrants and the imminent lifting of Title 42.

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The Defense Department stated that the troops will be assigned for an initial 90-day deployment and will not have law enforcement functions, including the detention of immigrants, but rather a support role in logistical, administrative, transportation, data analysis and identification of drug trafficking operations.

The military will be tasked, according to the U.S. side, to supplement what it called “critical gaps” in operational capabilities at the border, especially monitoring, data entry and warehouse support, until Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can fulfill those missions on its own, an official said.

According to Northcomm figures, a total of 2,450 National Guard troops are currently deployed along the border with Mexico, performing detection and monitoring missions, intelligence analysis and air support.

The additional deployment was at the express request of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which projects a sharp increase in the arrival of migrants, especially from Central America, once the public health emergency due to covid and Title 42 is lifted as of May 11.

The region faces an unprecedented migratory flow in the region with more than 2.76 million undocumented immigrants intercepted by the United States at the border with Mexico in fiscal year 2022.

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Chilean President Gabriel Boric has implemented a nighttime curfew in three municipalities of the Biobío region following the murder of three police officers. The Chilean leader emphasized that “criminals will answer to Chile and its justice system.”

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Boric stated that he made the decision “after discussing with the General Director of the Carabineros, the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, the Head of National Defense, and the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having also considered various alternatives and taking into account the needs of the ongoing investigation.”

He further detailed that “I have instructed to decree a curfew in the municipalities of Cañete, Contulmo, and Tirúa from midnight to 7:00 AM. Additionally, police and military presence will be intensified to our utmost capacity with joint patrols in the area.”

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President López Obrador meets with Astros and Rockies ahead of Mexico City Series

Last Friday, before the 2024 Mexico City Series between the Astros and Rockies at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium in Mexico City, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met with representatives from both teams.

Through his social media, the President shared his interaction with executives from the Houston and Colorado teams, as well as with Astros’ Mexican pitcher, José Urquidy.

“Yesterday (Friday), before starting the tour, I had breakfast with executives and friends from the Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies. There’s increasingly more baseball fever in our country,” López Obrador wrote.

The photos also featured former Mexican major leaguers Vinicio “Vinny” Castilla and Jorge de la Rosa, both of whom played for the Colorado team.

On Saturday night, the Houston Astros won the first game in the “capital inferno,” home of the Mexico City Red Devils, with a commanding score of 12 to 4.

This Sunday, the second game of the series will take place at AHH, with both teams arriving in Mexico on a losing streak. Another great Major League celebration is anticipated at the “fire diamond.”

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Social media star Om Fahad fatally shot in Baghdad

An Iraqi TikToker, previously sentenced to prison last year for posting content deemed “indecent” on social media, was fatally shot in Baghdad on Friday, according to two security officials.

Om Fahad, who had tens of thousands of followers on TikTok and Instagram, gained fame for her videos featuring her in tight outfits dancing to Iraqi music, in a country that is predominantly conservative and patriarchal.

The young woman was shot by an assailant on a motorcycle while she was in her vehicle outside her home in central Baghdad, two security officials reported anonymously to AFP.

In February 2023, a court initially sentenced Om Fahad to six months in jail for “publishing various videos with indecent intentions that violate modesty and public morals.”

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