It once had 40 stores across the U.S., but it is now down to just 16 locations. And as a result, the restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy. Abuelo’s — a Mexican eatery that has been around for 36 years and is owned by Food Concepts International — quietly made a filing in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court located in the Northern …
Read More »Another Mexican restaurant chain files Chapter 11 bankruptcy TheStreet Beloved Mexican restaurant declares bankruptcy, closing 24 restaurants PennLive.com Mexican restaurant bankruptcies surge: Is the US dining scene oversaturated with burritos and tacos? Data reveals… Mint Chain Mexican Restaurants in Crisis: Abuelo’s Bankruptcy Exposes Industry Struggles International Business Times UK Why is Abuelo’s closing 24 restaurants? Reason explained primetimer.com Source link
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A Mexican national and former DACA recipient died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday, according to federal authorities. Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, was arrested by ICE agents on Aug. 17 during an enforcement operation, said a news release from ICE. He was transferred to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Aug. 22 for immigration proceedings. While …
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DOWNTOWN — What is usually a night of raucous Mexican Independence Day celebrations remained unusually calm Saturday amid the federal government’s coordinated immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago. Downtown was flush with police Saturday, the day that neighbors celebrate the Mexican holiday with large caravans that have taken over the central business district for years despite law enforcement efforts to curb …
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A congressional staffer from Mexico’s ruling party has resigned after being called out online for comments he made on a major Mexican television news program about Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk’s murder. The news network, Milenio, also released a public apology after the United States’ deputy secretary of state – a former ambassador to Mexico – evidently threatened …
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Demonstrators march through the Loop against ICE arrests: ‘I’m scared for my family’ Protesters hold a sign that reads, “No Trump, no troops,” as they march through downtown Chicago to protest the increase in immigration enforcement in the city. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times The downtown protest had grown by the time the crowd started marching north on Michigan Avenue, taking up …
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Immigration Race & ethnicity Federal agencies Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link In the Lower West Side of Chicago, music blared and green, white and red flags fluttered down the streets of the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday as crowds gathered for the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations. Costumed performers and children with baskets of …
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PILSEN – Rather than stay home out of fear, Pilsen’s annual Mexican Independence Day parade drew a crowd of proud revelers Saturday despite threats of more federal immigration raids and a president who joked that morning about going to war with Chicago. The parade stepped off noon Saturday and followed a brief press conference from Sen. Dick Durbin, who denounced …
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