#Mexican railroad suspends freight service citing migrant safety

#Mexican railroad suspends freight service citing migrant safety

A major Mexican railroad company has temporarily stopped 60 trains on south-to-north routes because of rising deaths and injuries of freighthopping migrants. Ferromex, a company that operates several routes that head to five U.S.-Mexico border crossings, announced Tuesday it was stopping the 60 trains, with cargo capacity equivalent to 1,800 trucks, because of the “notable increase…

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#Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from border with Mexico

#Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from border with Mexico

The Pentagon is calling back 1,100 active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year, with forces beginning to return to their home bases this week, a defense official confirmed Wednesday.  The Biden administration in May approved the temporary deployment of up to 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border for 90 days, a decision made…

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#McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry

#McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry

McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that GOP lawmakers will consider impeachment next year if he does not step down. “If Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House…

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