White House Calls Kidnapping of US Citizens in Matamoros ‘Unacceptable’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden is “aware and has been informed” of the four missing U.S. citizens
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Republican Lawmakers Want US Army to Combat Cartels
Matamoros is considered ground zero for the Gulf Cartel, one of the oldest organized crime groups in Mexico, and is known for its warring factions
Read moreAMLO Accuses Supreme Court Head of Protecting Criminals
López Obrador alleged that the SCJN’s Piña-chaired Federal Judicial Council operates merely for decoration
Read moreHuman Rights Commission to Investigate Army Killings in Tamaulipas
If the soldiers are charged with the deaths of the youths, under Mexican law they must be tried in a civil, not a military, court
Read moreMorena Senate Candidate Declared Winner amid Fraud Charges
In the 43 municipalities of Tamaulipas, 4,777 polling stations were put up, and 4,500 members of the Mexican Army and the National Guard (GN) were deployed
Read moreOn the Mark: Mexico’s Ancer Tops Saudi Golf Tourney
Former Sports Illustrated and ESPN sports columnist Rick Reilly called LIV Golf an attempt by “Saudi Arabia to ‘sportswash’ its murderous human rights record by buying off pro golfers with stupid money”
Read more2022: A Lethal Year in Michoacán
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — Figures indicate that an average of 86 people are violently murdered each day in Mexico in 2022. Almost all the causes have a common denominator, and that is the drug violence that prevails throughout the country. Massacres, forced disappearances and shootings are the daily bread in states like Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Zacatecas and Michoacán. In
Read moreMexican Army Mows Down Seven in Nuevo Laredo Shootouts
PULSE NEWS MEXICO In a new day of violence for the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo, the military killed seven gunmen on Wednesday, Dec. 7, all presumed members of the Northeast Cartel (CDN), in shootouts in various parts of that Tamaulipas city. All the armed confrontations occurred along a segment of the Nuevo Laredo-Monterrey highway. The area was later
Read moreMexico, the Deadliest Latin American Country for Children
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán —The constant climate of extreme violence in which Mexico has lived since the start of the so-called drug war in 2006 has left a huge red stain in the modern history of the country. From 2006 to 2021 alone, it is estimated that 350,000 people were killed in the country because of drug wars and power
Read moreCriminal Arrest in Nuevo Laredo Prompts Violence, Citywide Closures
By KELIN DILLON A series of violent attacks purportedly perpetrated by local criminal groups in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, during the early morning of Monday, Nov. 28, caused numerous disruptions to the daily lives of the Mexican border city’s population – including the closure of Nuevo Laredo’s U.S. embassy, a strike by public transportation workers and the partial suspension of its
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