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simonromero.bsky.social
NYT Correspondent in Mexico City. Previous postings: Caracas, Rio, Houston, Albuquerque, São Paulo. New Mexico born & raised
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Mexico's sweeping judicial overhaul is getting off to a rocky start: Nearly 90 percent of voters opted not to cast ballots, an exceptional level of abstention. Our analysis: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/w...

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Mexico has a staggering dependence on imports of natural gas from the U.S., which is used to make electricity and power the country's export-driven industrial base. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...

submitted 63 days ago • 7 comments

The obituary of Mario Vargas Llosa that I wrote for The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...

submitted 66 days ago • 9 comments

Aiming to appease Trump, Mexico is hitting China with tariffs, deploying thousands of troops to deter migration, handing cartel leaders over to the United States and using C.I.A. intelligence to hunt down others. Will that be enough to stave off tariffs? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

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My Green Room interview with @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social where I talk about my path to journalism, New Mexico chile and Sofia Imber's sublime contemporary art museum in Caracas www.zocalopublicsquare.org/new-york-tim...

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Escalating executive power grab: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...

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After Mexico reached a deal to avoid tariffs -- for now -- I joined colleagues at The Daily to discuss trade tensions between Mexico and the United States. We explored the question: Where does North America go from here? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/p...

submitted 134 days ago • 15 comments

NEW: Trump hits Colombia with 25% tariffs + sanctions --Colombia's president rejected U.S. military deportation flights --Measures call into question Colombia's longtime status as a top ally in Latin America --Brazil also complained about treatment of deportees www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...

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How Labeling Mexico's Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could Hurt the U.S. Economy w/ Maria Abi-Habib www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/w...

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Mexico is getting ready to negotiate with Trump. Here’s what’s different this time. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/w...

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What border crisis? --Unlawful border crossings are at their lowest level in years --Migrant shelters in Mexico's border cities are way under capacity --Movement through the Darién Gap is falling sharply Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/w...

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Fascinante matéria sobre Joseph Novitski piaui.folha.uol.com.br/o-correspond...

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Crispín Agustín Mendoza has been many things in his life: undocumented migrant in California, college graduate, successful businessman, returnee to Mexico Now he's facing attempts on his life as mayor of a small town in Guerrero My profile of Crispín: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/w...

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The other mass deportations: More than 71,000 people sent to Haiti from Dominican Republic since October www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/w...

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If Trump’s threat of hefty tariffs on Canada and Mexico was intended as a divide-and-conquer strategy, early signs show that it might be working www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/w...

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Sheinbaum says Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/u...

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Trump Plans Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China That Could Cripple Trade www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/b...

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Breaking news related to two big stories by @SearchlightNM's @MrJoshuaBowling about lavish spending by a university president who's married to Valerie Plame. First one here, from late 2023: searchlightnm.org/the-finer-th...

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Brazil's Lula was targeted in assassination plot by members of an elite army unit. Their aim in 2022, investigators say, was to keep Bolsonaro in power. More from @anaionova.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/w...

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ICYMI: Could a tariff war erupt between the United States and Mexico? Marcelo Ebrard, who is poised to be one of Mexico’s top negotiators with the Trump administration, said that retaliatory tariffs are on the table. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/w...

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