Author Archives: Allan Wall

Fireball Meteor Streaks Across Night Sky Over Northeast Mexico and Texas Border Region

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Allan Wall

On the early morning of June 15th, 2025, residents of northeast Mexico and the adjacent Texas border region were treated with a brief but spectacular sight – a fireball (a very bright meteor) which streaked across the night sky. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography | Tagged American Meteor Society, Astronomy, Coahuila, Meteors, Monterrey, Saltillo, Sociedad Astronómica de Nuevo León, State of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Texas | Leave a comment

Did Mexican President Sheinbaum Incite the Riots in Los Angeles?

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Allan Wall

Did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum incite the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles? That charge has been circulating on the internet. On June 10th, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said that “Claudia Sheinbaum came out and encouraged more protests in LA, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Immigration | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Congress, Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, Lilly Tellez, Los Angeles, Mexican Citizenship, Remittances, San Luis Potosi state, The U.S.A., U.S. Congress | Leave a comment

Mexico Evacuates Mexicans from Iran

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Allan Wall

The SRE (Mexican Foreign Ministry) has evacuated a group of 18 Mexicans from Iran to nearby Azerbaijan. There is a Mexican embassy in each of those countries which enabled them to carry out the evacuation, which occurred on June 18th, … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel, SRE | Leave a comment

Judicial Election Results Released – Looks Like a Win for MORENA

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Allan Wall

On June 1st, Mexico held nationwide judicial elections. On June 15th, the official returns were released by the Instituto Nacional Electoral. It looks like the newly-elected judges are going to extend the power of the MORENA party, which already has … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal System, Politics | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, INE (Instituto Nacional Electoral), Judicial Elections, Supreme Court, Tribunal de Disciplina Judicial | Leave a comment

NASCAR Holds Cup Series Race in Mexico City

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Allan Wall

On June 15th, 2025, NASCAR held a Cup Series Race (its highest level), for points, in Mexico City. It was the first such race in Mexico and the first outside the U.S. since 1958.(See here and here). The Mexico City … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Auto Racing, Daniel Suarez, Mexico City, NASCAR, Shane van Gisbergen | Leave a comment

U.S. Government Offers Ten Million Dollar Bounty Each for Two Sons of El Chapo

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Allan Wall

On June 9th, 2025, the U.S. government sanctioned the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and put out a 10 million dollar bounty on each of two brothers (sons of the imprisoned El Chapo Guzman) running the cartel. Here’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, Jesús Alfredo Guzman Salazar, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Sinaloa Cartel, U.S.A. | Leave a comment

The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Allan Wall

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a race track in Mexico City. It’s the scheduled site of NASCAR’s first Cup Series Race for points in Mexico, to be held June 15th, 2025. (See here and here). It’s the first such race to … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Auto Racing, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, NASCAR, Oscar Fernandez Gomez Daza, Pedro Rodriguez (father of Pedro and Ricardo), Pedro Rodriguez (race car driver), Ricardo Rodriguez (race car driver), UNAM | Leave a comment

Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Taken Over by Protesting Teachers

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Allan Wall

The Mayan site of Chichen Itza is one of Mexico’s most famous archaeological tourist destinations. I’ve been there a couple of times, it’s a fascinating site. On June 11th, 2025, Chichen Itza was taken over by protesting teachers. From Mexico … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Politics, Tourism and Travel | Tagged Chichen Itza, CNTE, Maya, Yucatan state | Leave a comment

How Independent Will Mexico’s Newly-Elected Supreme Court Be ?

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Allan Wall

Like the U.S.A., Mexico has three branches of its federal government – the legislative, the executive and the judicial. And, like the U.S.A., Mexico has a Supreme Court. In recent years the Mexican Supreme Court has become more powerful and … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal System | Tagged AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, Judicial Elections, Mexican Indians, Mixtecs, MORENA Party, Oaxaca, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

President Sheinbaum Responds to Los Angeles Situation

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Allan Wall

Anti-ICE riots have broken out in Los Angeles, California, and President Trump has called in the National Guard. Those who oppose the immigration policies of President Trump may actually be helping him. Violence against immigration enforcement and the brandishing of … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Los Angeles in California, Puebla | Leave a comment