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Groups of Central American and Caribbean migrants continue to use commercial flights from Mexico City to border cities like Reynosa where, after paying a fee to immigration officials, they are released to cartel-connected human smugglers to continue their journey.

Dozens of families took part in a narco-exodus by fleeing their homes in northern Mexico. The families fled after Mexican authorities were unable to stop the cartel violence that plagued parts of Tamaulipas.

A group of cartel gunmen shot and killed two rivals from the Gulf Cartel, claiming it was payback for the shooting of a three-year-old boy during a targeted killing earlier this week. The latest killing comes as both the Gulf Cartel and the Cartel del Noreste faction of Los Zetas continue to fight for control of key areas in the border state of Tamaulipas.

Mexican immigration officials praise themselves for the quality of their holding facilities after getting a visit from Mexico’s Human Rights Commission. However, what immigration officials did not show the visitors is that in some of their locations, they are stuffing migrants in literal closets they turned into holding cells.

Mexican authorities continue to investigate why a group of suspected cartel gunmen pulled up to two Christmas parties and began to shoot at the people in attendance indiscriminately.

A series of investigations continue under the radar in connection with a confusion of sorts where Mexican Army soldiers exchanged gunfire with a group of Tamaulipas State Police officers. The soldiers apparently mistakenly identified the police as cartel gunmen. Government officials in Mexico tried to cover up the shootout, even though one soldier and two police officers were shot.

Federal authorities are on alert after the discovery of ten IEDs and weapons at the Arizona-Mexico border. The discovery came after authorities from both sides of the border responded to the area for a reported gunbattle.

Mexican immigration authorities detained a group of five Middle Eastern migrants who were trying to reach the U.S. border. Two of those migrants were reportedly listed on an FBI watchlist.

Authorities in Mexico continue to investigate a brutal clash that killed 14 men and injured several others. The deaths occurred when a group of villagers took up arms against the ruling cartel in response to the raising of extortion fees collected from farmers.

A state attorney general in Mexico revealed that the five medical students kidnapped and murdered by cartel gunmen were not involved in the drug trade and were simply spending time in a water park. The information contradicts previous claims by Mexico’s president, who tried to divert attention from the mass killing by claiming the victims were trying to buy drugs.

Mexico’s President claimed that public safety in the border state of  Tamaulipas is improving, even as his police officers are constantly forced to seek cover during frequent cartel attacks.

Mexican government officials are twisting facts in an attempt to downplay the raging cartel violence spreading throughout the border state of Tamaulipas. In the most recent incident, public officials are hiding a large-scale attack on law enforcement by cartel gunmen and the use of explosives by passing it off as a scuffle between drug gangs.

The recent killing of two border state police officers is directly linked to an attempt to murder a corrupt law enforcement official who has been working for a rival cartel. Cartel gunmen previously called out that official on cartel banners, Breitbart Texas reported at the time.

Authorities in Mexico are trying to cover up the killing of a cartel lieutenant inside a Mexican border state prison. The killing comes at a time when various drug cartels continue to operate in Tamaulipas with the complicity of government officials.

A large-scale raid by Mexican authorities prompted U.S. consular officials to issue a shelter-in-place notice warning the public of possible blockades and shootouts in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. The capture was touted by Mexican authorities as a heavy blow to the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas which has a long history of operating with complete impunity and with the protection of corrupt government officials.

A vehicle used by a human smuggler to move several migrants who had just crossed into Texas went up in flames during a high-speed chase. The vehicle did not crash but instead caught fire as the smuggler pushed the engine past 100 miles an hour for too long, authorities said.

Mexican troops rescued a Texas woman after cartel gunmen had kidnapped her during a cross-country drive toward Belize. The kidnapping comes as the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas continues to be one of the most dangerous places in Mexico.

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas downplaying the discovery of two explosive devices outside of a social club across the street from the governor’s office. The incident comes as government officials continue to allow drug cartels to operate with relative impunity throughout the state.

Politicians in the border state of Tamaulipas continue turning a blind eye to the raging cartel violence that has been plaguing that state. With complete impunity, drug cartels have been waging fierce turf wars where they have been deploying armored vehicles for regular large-scale shootouts.

A lifelong rancher in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas fought off a group of cartel gunmen who tried to kidnap him from his home. The case highlights criminal organizations’ control in Mexico due to the complicity of government officials.

Mexican authorities arrested a man known as the top enforcer for the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. The arrest comes as Mexico continues to face mounting political pressure over the fentanyl crisis in the United States.

Cartel gunmen in the border state of Tamaulipas continue to attack tractor-trailers carrying diesel and other fuel products with complete impunity. At the same time, government officials deny the raging cartel violence in the region.

A group of cartel gunmen killed three Mexican army soldiers during an ambush-style attack. The attack comes just days after gunmen from that same criminal organization pressured Mexico’s government into releasing the son of one of their regional leaders.

Authorities in Mexico are investigating the killing of a photographer in the border city of Juarez. The killing marks the ninth killing of its kind as human rights groups continue to label Mexico as one of the deadliest places for news workers in the world.

Top immigration officials in Mexico are trying to cover up the negligent death of a Cuban migrant who died after agents refused to provide medical care until it was too late.

One of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels forced Mexico’s government into releasing the son of one of its regional bosses. Cartel gunmen torched vehicles, set up blockades, and even clashed with authorities as they applied pressure to authorities.

Mexican Army soldiers arrested a group of cartel gunmen who crashed into their convoy a few miles south of the Texas border. After the crash, the soldiers found the bodies of four gunmen in the back of the vehicle that had been killed in an earlier shootout between rival cartels. It appears military forces did not play a role in the gunmen’s deaths.

Mexican federal and local police forces in Mexico City have been rounding up migrants and busing them to the southern part of the country in an attempt to alleviate the severe overcrowding. The severe overcrowding comes as the United States and Mexico have been unable to contain the growing number of migrants and asylum seekers trying to make their way north.

Government officials in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, remain silent as the Gulf Cartel continues to terrorize locals and carry out violent crimes with complete impunity. The criminal organization effectively silenced local news outlets into not reporting any crime connected to them.

Mexican authorities in the cartel-controlled state of Zacatecas are trying to downplay the abduction of a Colombian family who are believed to have been taken by gunmen. Through the use of semantics and word games, government officials are hiding the raging cartel violence in Zacatecas.

Authorities in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez are claiming that various drug gangs in the city planned a Halloween day killing spree to get the city’s murders to more than 100 for the month of October.

Mexico’s National Guard is securing stores and shopping centers in Acapulco in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in an attempt to stop widespread looting.

Two members of the Gulf Cartel previously convicted in connection to dozens of kidnappings received a prison sentence of 1,650 years. Both men were based in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, during the kidnapping spree.

A group of border state police officers in Mexico will spend 50 years in prison for their role in the mass killing and incineration of 19 people who were trying to reach the Texas border.

A group of Mexican cartel gunmen killed 13 police officers and injured two others in a series of attacks in the popular coastal state of Guerrero. The crime scene is not far from the tourist hotspots of Acapulco and Zihuatanejo.

A city councilwoman from a border city in Mexico pleaded guilty to smuggling close to 100 pounds of cocaine in a U.S. federal court. The politician, still listed on her city’s website, is currently facing a possible sentence of up to life in prison.