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US court rules asylum seekers must stay in Mexico

August 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ordered President Joe Biden to reinstate a policy of making asylum seekers stay in Mexico while claims are processed. The policy was put in place by his predecessor, Donald Trump, […]

Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking

August 5, 2021 World Justice News 0

The Mexican government has sued some of the biggest US gun manufacturers, accusing them of fuelling bloodshed through reckless business practices. The lawsuit alleges that the companies knew they were contributing to illegal arms trafficking, […]

Emma Coronel Aispuro: Wife of El Chapo pleads guilty to drugs charge

June 10, 2021 World Justice News 0

The wife of infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has pleaded guilty to a range of charges including conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs. Appearing in court in Washington, Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, admitted […]

Mexico ambush: Arrest over Mormon massacre

November 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

Federal prosecutors in Mexico have arrested a suspect in the killing of nine members of a Mormon community in northern Mexico last year. Three women and six children, all dual US-Mexican citizens, were driving through […]

Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda: US to drop charges against Mexican ex-minister

November 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US is to drop its charges against a Mexican former minister accused of drug trafficking and laundering money. Gen Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda – who was Mexico’s defence secretary from 2012 to 2018 – was […]

La Luz del Mundo sex crimes case dropped by US court

April 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Sex crime charges against the leader of an international religious organisation must be dismissed over procedural errors, a US appeals court has ruled. The La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) church’s Naasón Joaquín […]

Mexican YouTuber sentenced to 50 years over kidnap

March 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

A YouTuber who kidnapped a woman in the Mexican state of Chihuahua in February 2018 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Germán Abraham Loera Acosta was one of six men who seized a […]

US court reverses Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

March 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US federal court has ruled that the Trump administration must halt its policy of requiring Central American asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico pending US approval. The ruling from the San Francisco-based appeals court temporarily […]

Mexican butterfly activist’s disappearance: 53 police detained

January 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

In Mexico, 53 local police officers are being questioned over the disappearance of environmental activist Homero Gómez. Mr Gómez, who manages a butterfly sanctuary in the central town of Ocampo, was last seen on 13 […]

Son of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ captured

October 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

Mexican security forces have arrested one of the sons of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, local officials say. They say this happened in the western city of Culiacán, the stronghold of the powerful […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]