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Fox News
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Mexican border town sees fewer crossing attempts, deportations than expected under Trump
Amid busy streets scattered with pedestrians, stray dogs and the Mexican National Guard lies Nogales, Mexico, where local business owners deliberate on how the second Trump administration has affected crime, border security and more. "Drug trafficking has been controlled a lot, there's barely any now. It's not like it used to be," Filiberto, a Mexican native who owns a photography business right outside the walkable entry point into Mexico, said. Juan, an entrepreneur at a local eatery, told Fox News Digital, "We've gone through very tough times because, although right now — this past year, these last two years — there's been some calm in terms of insecurity, in earlier times we had a lot of problems." "I don't know if it's the same or worse — in truth, I don't know. But there's a lot that's very bad," Angelica, a local flower shop owner, said. "Here in my neighborhood, in my surroundings, yes, I live peacefully, thank God." From "better" to "the same," some locals credited Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, while others discussed how relations with the United States have changed over time with different leaders. When asked about how border security updates under President Donald Trump have affected Nogales, various residents pointed out the construction of local shelters created in anticipation of mass deportations. "Many measures were taken here to [prepare] for Trump's announcement… that a wave of people would come," Filiberto said. "Well-equipped shelters were built, and they were practically empty — 10, 15, 30 people a day. So they dismantled them. I think now they don't exist anymore or they were reduced, because it wasn't what they threatened it would be," he added. The border city's mayor, Juan Francisco Gim Nogales, echoed the sentiment of his community members in an earlier interview with Fox News Digital, saying, "We receive 60 migrants on average. So, nothing to do with the number we expected and with all the infrastructure we prepared." "There aren't as many people wanting to cross the border anymore… There used to be a lot, but things have calmed down a lot," food vendor Juan said. "The National Guard is watching the Mexico–U.S. border closely… the [number of] people who used to come from the south in caravans have decreased a lot. In fact, we've never had as much calm as we do today." Long-time Nogales resident Filiberto reflected on how crossing the border has changed over the past three decades. "There was a lot of camaraderie, a sense of community. We used to cross into the U.S. without a problem, two, three, four, five times a day — without any obstacles. The problem started when the U.S. began putting up barriers, both for visa procedures and even for crossing," he said. In response to questions about how Trump's border strategy has affected crossing attempts, most inhabitants referenced how new measures have impacted local sentiment about attempting to cross into America and noticeably smaller lines at ports of entry that have barely "seen anyone." "I think maybe fewer people are crossing, but there are still some. Many people don't stop trying," Angelica remarked. "There are not that many people that want to cross anymore. With what Trump is doing, people are starting to think about going back or staying put," local store owner Mario said. "The border is very well guarded," a new entrepreneur setting up her storefront added. "[But] people always want a better life, thinking that the U.S. is better."
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Arizona Hit by Series of Mexican Restaurants Closing
Arizona has been hit by a series of Mexican restaurants closing from different chains. Most recently, in June, eight of Filiberto's Mexican Restaurants closed their doors at one time, surprising customers. According to the Phoenix New Times, the eight locations "closed with no explanation," but it might be due to a medical issue. Customers vented on Reddit about the loss. "Why are a bunch of locations closed with just a sign on the door that says closed. No explanation or nothing. Just a hand written sign," a person wrote. Then there's Buqui Bichi Brewing, which opened its first U.S. location in Chandler, AZ, and its second in Phoenix, "offering imported beer and a Mexican-fusion food menu," according to the Phoenix New Times . However, as of May 1, neither is open, with the Phoenix taproom shutting its doors, the New Times reported. In February, On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina closed all of its Arizona locations; it had three in the Valley, according to AZCentral. The company lists no Arizona locations on its website. In April, a Taco Bell restaurant that was one of the first in the country shut its doors after 60 years in Scottsdale, AZ, according to Fox 10 Phoenix. That restaurant was considered an icon as it was the 31st Taco Bell restaurant in the country, the New York Post reported. In 2024, AZ Family reported that Serrano's Mexican Restaurants had closed two locations in the state, in Chandler and Tempe. In 2020, a Mexican restaurant called El Indio Restaurant shut down in Tucson, Hit by Series of Mexican Restaurants Closing first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 13, 2025
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Filberto's Mexican Restaurant Chain Abruptly Closes 8 Arizona Locations
Many Arizonans are very familiar with Filiberto's Mexican Restaurants. Whether it's the burritos or the 24/7 drive-thrus, the chain is a well-known staple in the state. Filiberto's restaurants have become a much-replicated concept. Now, eight Filiberto's in Arizona have shut their doors all at once. The spate of closings surprised and baffled customers. "Why are a bunch of locations closed with just a sign on the door that says closed. No explanation or nothing. Just a handwritten know what's up?" wrote one befuddled person on Reddit. The Filiberto's restaurants are owned by John Schwimmer. His LinkedIn page describes him as the owner and operator of "eight Filberto's Mexican Food Restaurants in the Valley" through Compadres Group. According to the Phoenix New Times, the eight locations "closed with no explanation." Cesar Tenorio, described by the New Times as "a member of the family that founded Filiberto's in 1993," told the publication that Schwimmer shut down the restaurants after 'unforeseen medical issues.' Tenorio's family hopes to take them over, according to the New Times. The news site listed the shuttered locations as being in Phoenix, Avondale, Apache Junction, Chandler, Peoria, and Scottsdale. On Reddit, some people said they had stopped going to the restaurants because of the costs. The chain celebrated 30 years in Arizona in 2023. Axios labeled Filiberto's as an Arizona institution that started out in San Diego. Filiberto's restaurants are "Arizona's most ubiquitous and endlessly copied restaurant chain," Axios wrote. In 2018, there were 79 locations in Arizona, from Yuma to Flagstaff, the magazine Mexican Restaurant Chain Abruptly Closes 8 Arizona Locations first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 11, 2025
India Today
12-05-2025
- Science
- India Today
Earth's hot twin just got hotter: New discovery on Venus revealed
Astronomers have long been fascinated by Venus and how it turned into the hellish world that it today from once being similar to Earth with flowing oceans and a healthy ecosystem.A new study now reveals new details about the crust on Venus, which include some surprises about the geology of Earth's hotter twin.A new study, published in Nature Communications, proposes a crust metamorphism process based on rock density and melting cycles underway on the planet. This contrasts expectations that the outermost layer of Venus' crust would grow thicker and thicker over time given its apparent lack of forces that would drive the crust back into the planet's Venus has a crust that is all one piece, with no evidence of subduction caused by plate tectonics like on rocky crust is made up of massive plates that slowly move, forming folds and faults in a process known as plate tectonics. The rocks making up the bottom plate experience changes caused by increasing temperature and pressure as it sink deeper into the interior of the planet. Those changes are known as metamorphism. New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises. (Photo: Nasa) The team analysed that Venus's crust is about 40 kilometres thick on average and at most 65 kilometres is surprisingly thin, given conditions on the planet. It turns out that, according to our models, as the crust grows thicker, the bottom of it becomes so dense that it either breaks off and becomes part of the mantle or gets hot enough to melt," Nasa's Justin Filiberto, co-author of the paper said that while Venus has no moving plates, its crust does experience metamorphism. This finding is an important step toward understanding geological processes and the evolution of the planet.'This breaking off or melting can put water and elements back into the planet's interior and help drive volcanic activity. This gives us a new model for how material returns to the interior of the planet and another way to make lava and spur volcanic eruptions. It resets the playing field for how the geology, crust, and atmosphere on Venus work together," Filiberto discovery comes at a time when India is also readying a Venus mission, dubbed Shukrayaan, to be launched by the end of this Watch
