Patrick J. McDonnell, Author at Valley News

Members of a US-bound migrant caravan board a truck on the road after Mexico's federal police briefly blocked them outside the town of Arriaga, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Hundreds of Mexican federal officers carrying plastic shields had blocked the caravan from advancing toward the United States, after several thousand of the migrants turned down the chance to apply for refugee status and obtain a Mexican offer of benefits. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Mexico Halts Second Migrant Caravan

by Patrick J. McDonnell Los Angeles TimesOctober 27, 2018

Mexico City — Mexican authorities broke up a second attempted migrant caravan near the country’s southern border as Mexico — under pressure from U.S. authorities to stop the northward flow — offered temporary residency to Central Americans who…

Mexico Won’t Accept Some Deported From U.S.

by Patrick J. McDonnell Los Angeles TimesFebruary 26, 2017

Former Mexican Chief Arrested

by Patrick J. McDonnell Los Angeles TimesOctober 21, 2016

People stop and look at floral tributes at a memorial site at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels, Saturday, March 26, 2016. Brussels airport officials say flights won't resume before Tuesday as they assess the damage caused by twin explosions in the terminal earlier this week. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Belgium Charges 3 More Suspects

by Patrick J. McDonnell Los Angeles TimesMarch 27, 2016

A sign reads "Why?" in English, French and Flemish behind candles and flowers near the Maelbeek metro station, in Brussels on Wednesday evening, March 23, 2016. Bombs exploded Tuesday at Brussels airport and one of the city's metro stations, killing and wounding scores of people, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Belgium Suspect Fit Pattern

by Patrick J. McDonnell Los Angeles Times, and Erik Kirschbaum Los Angeles TimesMarch 24, 2016