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Stranded in Hermosillo, Venezuelan asylum seekers face uncertainty in unfamiliar city
Earlier this month, the United States began sending Venezuelan asylum seekers back to Mexico, instead of releasing them into the country. They’ve ended up all over, including the Sonoran capital Hermosillo, a city few had every heard of before.
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Oct. 28, 2022
Same-sex marriage now legal in every Mexican state
Seven years after Mexico’s Supreme Court said laws banning same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, couples can now legally marry in every state in the country.
Oct. 27, 2022
Ahead of a visit from U.S. climate envoy, Sonora touts plans for lithium battery plant
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is set to arrive in Sonora on Friday. Ahead of his visit, Sonoran officials have been touting progress toward renewable energy — including a promised lithium battery plant.
Oct. 27, 2022
From the desert to the sea, CRRIFS cares for and protects San Carlos wildlife
From sea turtles to desert tortoises, pelicans to opossums, a wildlife rescue in the Sonoran beach town of San Carlos cares for and protects both desert and marine animals in this part of the Gulf of California. And in the process, it’s changing people’s attitudes toward the wildlife around them.
Oct. 27, 2022
Mexico announces end of ‘Remain in Mexico’ 2 months after U.S. began wind down
Mexico has announced that the so-called “Remain in Mexico” program is coming to an end. The immigration policy implemented under the Trump administration allowed the U.S. to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers back to Mexico to await U.S. court proceedings.
Oct. 26, 2022
Mexico is doing away with daylight saving time
Mexico’s Senate approved a measure early Wednesday eliminating daylight saving time in most of the country.
Oct. 26, 2022
Shift of Mexico’s National Guard to military control on hold
Mexico's legislature approved the controversial measure in early September, a move seen by critics as part of a broader trend toward militarization.
Oct. 25, 2022
Advocates to present missing journalists complaint to UN
Reporters Without Borders Mexico representative says that there is 100% impunity for the couple dozen missing journalist cases in Mexico.
Oct. 25, 2022
From the streets to the state Congress, Sonora’s LGBTQ movement builds power
In Sonora, a state with a conservative reputation, a vibrant and growing LGBTQ movement has won several legislative victories, and has its eyes set on a number more.
Oct. 25, 2022
Sonoran AG: Murdered groom could have been case of mistaken identity
Sonoran authorities that the intended target may have been another person who also had a wedding planned that day in a different city.
Oct. 24, 2022
U.S. trade representative declines to investigate Mexican produce exports
The Nogales-based Fresh Produce Association of the Americas said that an investigation could have triggered retaliatory trade measures from Mexico and other countries.
Oct. 24, 2022
 Sonoran authorities increase security around Guaymas
After requests from area parents, patrols will also be more pronounced around the times that children are being picked up and dropped off at school.
Oct. 24, 2022
After deportation to Sonora, Venezuelans find themselves in tight spot in Hermosillo
One Venezuelan man told KJZZ News that he had been given just seven days by Mexican immigration authorities to leave the country at its southern border by his own means after being dropped off in Hermosillo.
Oct. 21, 2022
In visit to lithium facility, Gov. Durazo says metal is key to Sonora’s future
Sonora’s governor recently visited a pilot lithium processing facility in the Sonoran capital Hermosillo. The pilot processing plant is controlled by the Chinese lithium giant Ganfeng.
Oct. 18, 2022
Confirmed dengue cases near 1,000 in Sonora
So far this year there have also been nine confirmed deaths from the mosquito-borne illness.
Oct. 18, 2022
Hermosillo holds first ever balloon festival
High winds complicated the show somewhat, but the balloons were able to eventually get off the ground.
Oct. 17, 2022
AMLO hopes to discuss clean energy projects with U.S. climate envoy
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will be visiting Sonora later this month, either in the capital Hermosillo or in Rocky Point, where one of the largest solar energy installations in the world is under construction.
Oct. 17, 2022
Mexico pushes to extend use of military for public security
One human rights researcher noted that the military has already been used for public safety for years, and during that time violence has increased and the effectiveness of law enforcement has decreased.
Oct. 17, 2022
Several Sonoran communities hit by extreme violence Thursday
One of those killed in the border city of San Luis Rio Colorado was a former cop that intelligence reports tied to alleged criminal activities.
Oct. 14, 2022
Sonoran festival to celebrate, educate about the Sky Islands region
A two-day festival in northern Sonora this weekend will be the first in the state to celebrate the sky islands region of Arizona and Sonora.
Oct. 12, 2022

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