Karla Zabludovsky
Karla Zabludovsky is the Mexico bureau chief and Latin America correspondent for BuzzFeed News and is based in Mexico City.
Contact this reporter at karla.zabludovsky@buzzfeed.com
Trump’s Nationalist Rhetoric Has Trickled Down To Mexico — And Turned People Against The Caravan
Marches in support of and against the migrant caravan faced off in Tijuana on Sunday, underscoring the increasingly polarized debate over immigration in the border city — and the country.
Karla Zabludovsky
• One hour ago
The Racist Backlash To The Migrant Caravan Is Building In WhatsApp Groups In Mexico
Anti-immigrant sentiment is spreading through social media and spilling onto the streets of Tijuana as the caravan makes its final approach to the border.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 3 days ago
You Haven't Heard About The Migrant Caravan Lately? Here's What It's Been Up To.
Though Trump has hit pause on his tweets about the Honduran migrants, they’re still determined to head north — and his administration is still determined to stop them.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 9 days ago
The Migrant Caravan Is Camping In A Mexico City Stadium After Weeks Of Travel
Local authorities and NGOs planned to receive an estimated 5,000 ill and exhausted migrants just a day before the midterm elections in the US, where they’ve been a major topic.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 13 days ago
The Trump Administration Is Considering Closing The Southern Border To Migrants
The move would be a sweeping change by the Trump administration to restrict immigration as a caravan of migrants from Central America marches toward the US.
Hamed Aleaziz
• 23 days ago
Migrants In The Caravan Have A Choice: Register With Mexico Or Fend For Yourselves
Locals are stepping up to help as the Mexican government is nowhere to be found, despite its claims that it’s providing humanitarian aid to the thousands of migrants.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 26 days ago
“We Would Know”: Caravan Migrants Have No Idea What Donald Trump Meant With His “Middle Easterners” Tweet
The president’s claim that the caravan had been infiltrated was news to the Honduran migrants traveling north.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 27 days ago
In A Marathonlike Dash, 7,200 Central Americans Stream Into Southern Mexico
A dozen buses of Mexican riot police waited along the highway but took no action to stop the caravan.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 28 days ago
They've Walked A Long Way To Mexico. Now They're Waiting To See If They Can Get In.
Some members of the caravan took rafts across the muddy river that divides Guatemala and Mexico, but most insisted Saturday on waiting for permission to cross legally.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 29 days ago
This Is What It Was Like When The Migrant Caravan Tried To Enter Mexico
Thousands of Hondurans are left wondering what to do next after a confrontation with the Mexican authorities went south.
Karla Zabludovsky
• One month ago
Things Are So Bad In Venezuela That Women Are Fleeing The Country To Give Birth
More than 2 million people have fled Venezuela since 2014. In one hospital in Colombia, that’s led to more Venezuelans giving birth than Colombians, reflecting a region struggling to cope.
Karla Zabludovsky
• One month ago
Mexico’s Next President Wants To End The Drug War Without Firing A Single Shot
With vague proposals and constant backtracking on half-baked ideas, victims are skeptical that much will change under Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 2 months ago
An Intense Video Shows An Opposition Lawmaker In Detention After Chaos At A Military Parade
In the video, the lawmaker appears disoriented and his boxers are stained with feces. Rights groups say he looks drugged and could have been tortured.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 3 months ago
Mexico's New President Isn't Afraid Of A Fight. Now He Has To Deal With Donald Trump.
The similarities between Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Trump are few and far between — and don't bring out either of their best sides. How will they find a way to get along?
Karla Zabludovsky
• 4 months ago
The Populist Who's Promised To Transform Mexico Is Set To Be Its Next President
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the frontrunner for weeks, led his nearest opponent by nearly 20 points in the preliminary vote count.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 4 months ago
Mexicans Tired Of Corruption Have A Choice Between Blockchain, Hugs, Or Severed Hands
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the frontrunner ahead of Sunday's election, says corruption will be a thing of the past as soon as he's president. Experts aren't convinced.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 4 months ago
“You’re Not Even Wanted In Mexico”: Teens Describe Life Inside A US Detention Center
"I felt like a prisoner,” one teen recently deported back to Mexico said of his time inside one of the detention centers at the center of the latest Trump administration crisis.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 5 months ago
Asylum-Seekers Are Hesitating At The Border, Fearing For Their Children
“If they take my son from me, I would die,” one woman, who was seeking asylum when she was turned away from the border, told BuzzFeed News.
Karla Zabludovsky
• 5 months ago