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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sparked controversy over the weekend when he defended a cartel roadblock that intercepted journalists covering one of his events.

Authorities in a Mexican border state seized a van registered to Mexico’s Congress as it was being used to spread propaganda for the country’s ruling party. The seizure comes as the state of Tamaulipas prepares for a contested gubernatorial race.

A school district in South Texas shut down campuses for the remainder of this week after police discovered an AK-47 and an apparent kill list in a suspect’s home.

Mexico’s Supreme Court recently ruled that interior immigration checkpoints are unconstitutional since they violate the right to equality and non-discrimination. The decision comes at a time when Mexico is seeing a record-setting numbers of migrants entering from its southern border and making their way to the U.S.

The murder of a Mexican border state prison guard by suspected Gulf Cartel gunmen at her home appears to be revenge for three homicides inside a detention facility. Prior to the killing, cops arrested four other prison guards in connection with the murders.

Approximately 15 cartel gunmen barged into a hotel and two nearby bars where they shot indiscriminately before setting fire to the buildings, killing 11 in central Mexico.

El hijo de un importante político mexicano que actualmente es candidato a gobernador de un estado fronterizo ha sido fichado en Europa por presuntos fraudes bancarios. El hijo del político también es parte de la estructura financiera de su padre quien ya ha sido exhibido públicamente en México a un ya fallecido magnate del robo de combustible que tenia estrechas relaciones con el crimen organizado.

Federal authorities arrested a cartel member who was at one point wanted in connection to the murder of a Mexican politician. While the suspect’s involvement has since been ruled out, the man is linked to at least another murder in Mexico and has previously been deported from the U.S.

As the Biden Administration is slow to respond to a severe shortage of baby formula in the United States, stores throughout Mexico are fully stocked especially with the high-demand Enfamil brand.

Federal authorities announced the discovery of a 1,700-foot sophisticated narco-tunnel running from Tijuana to a California warehouse. Officials also seized a large volume of drugs and arrested six suspects.

The arrest of a top aide to a politically connected fuel-theft mogul who was killed last year sparked a new wave of controversy in northern Mexico as the region prepares for this summer’s gubernatorial elections.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sparked controversy for defending his country’s soldiers after a video showed them retreating from a convoy of cartel members. The president claimed the escape protected the lives of cartel gunmen.

A Mexican border state governor and the attorney general are clashing over controversies stemming from female homicides in the region.

Gunmen shot and killed two journalists in a brazen daylight attack in the state of Veracruz. The murders mark the 11th and 12th of their kind in 2022.

A group of gunmen fired into two separate bars in Cancun killing two people and injuring nine others. The shooting attack comes as the region is experiencing a wave of violence linked to a cartel turf war leaving tourists caught in the middle.

Gunmen kidnapped and killed a well-respected journalist in western Mexico and later left his body in a rural area wrapped in plastic. The murder marks the 10th of its kind in 2022 and 34th during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador first term of office.

Due to a noticeable increase in migrants and the removal of a makeshift camps, authorities in Reynosa are increasing police patrols.

A Democrat border county judge in Texas invited President Joe Biden to visit his region before making a decision on Title 42 and related policies. The Texas politician had largely avoided commenting on the heated border issues even though his county is one of the hardest hit by the current migration crisis.

Un grupo de sicarios del Cartel del Golfo mató a una oficial de policía del estado fronterizo e hirió a otra oficial en un tiroteo durante un secuestro, a solo unas millas al sur de la frontera con Texas. El secuestro estuvo relacionado con el contrabando ilegal de inmigrantes a Texas.

Gulf Cartel gunmen killed one female Mexican state police officer and injured another in a shootout during a kidnapping bust, just miles south of the Texas border. The abduction was tied to the smuggling of migrants into the U.S.

A top commander with one of Mexico’s most violent cartels died over the weekend after a shootout with authorities. The cartel figure is one of several named in the investigation of the December 2020 assassination of former Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval.

Communities along the Texas border with Mexico are bracing for a massive surge of migrants that are expected to arrive after the Biden administration implements the end of Title 42 removals. Local and county officials claim they will need the federal government to step up and help as the number of migrants arriving in their cities is expected to grow exponentially.

A prominent South Texas attorney will spend nearly four years in federal prison for his role in selling information to Mexican cartel smugglers.

Authorities in Arizona are probing the death of a woman who apparently got tangled upside-down on a border fence this week.

Three Mexican governors signed an agreement with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and a fourth accord is imminent to end additional vehicle inspections at ports. The deals are contingent on Mexican authorities improving their security operations to curb human smuggling and drug trafficking.

The mayor of one of the largest border cities in Texas sent a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to reconsider keeping the Title 42 policies set to end on May 23. The request by the Texas politician comes as the U.S. sees a rise in the coronavirus BA.2 variant.

Un grupo de sicarios del Cártel Del Golfo prendió fuego a tres camiones con trailers afuera de un puente internacional. El incendio de los vehículos sucede en un momento en que los camioneros y los políticos de ambos lados de la frontera han estado protestando por una serie de inspecciones ordenadas por el gobernador de Texas por la próxima eliminación de las deportaciones de inmigración del Título 42.

Cartel gunmen set fire to three tractor-trailers outside an international port of entry Wednesday to protest Texas’ rollout of new border enforcement programs ahead of Title 42’s cancellation. The torching comes at a time when truckers and politicians on both sides of the border oppose additional vehicle inspections ordered by Governor Greg Abbott.

Residents in a Mexican border state torched the governor’s palace in Nuevo Leon as part of a protest against female kidnappings. Concerned citizens and activists alike are accusing state police of inaction on the problem. The latest demonstration led to a fire being set at the entrance.

The daughter of a Mexican border city politician is currently in U.S. custody awaiting trial after authorities reportedly found one brick of cocaine in her vehicle.

A Democrat congressman from Texas is calling for the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security to revoke travel visas for Mexican legislators participating in the Mexico-Russia Friendship Committee.

The mayor of one of the main Texas border cities is sounding the alarm about an imminent migrant surge tied to the sunsetting of Title 42 restrictions by the Biden Administration.

A top border county law enforcement official pleaded guilty to federal charges for enticing women to travel to Texas for prostitution. The lawman will be free on bond pending his sentencing.

Gunmen dressed as police threatened journalists in Mexico with setting them on fire to deter reporting on a story. The threats come as the country draws international attention after nine journalists were already murdered in 2022.

Mexican authorities claim the sound of a conveyor belt snapping inside the Cancun International airport caused tourists to panic, thinking a shootout was occurring. State police claim that they did not find any bullet casings or wounded individuals at the scene.

Federal authorities unsealed an indictment filed against the head of the Gulf Cartel. The feared drug lord is currently in a Mexican jail fighting extradition to Texas.