Guatemala deployed special forces, known as Kaibiles, to guard its northern border with Mexico just days after teams of cartel gunmen from Mexico entered the country and carried out violent attacks in rural border communities. The teams of cartel gunmen also clashed with Guatemalan military forces.
President Donald Trump blasted Mexico for “stealing America’s water.” He announced a five percent tariff on Mexican imports after the country failed to honor its treaty obligations, vowing to force compliance and promising Texas farmers that “relief is coming.”
An apparent suicide bomber drove a vehicle full of explosives towards a community police station in Western Mexico and set it off. The bomb killed the suicide bomber and two other victims, and injured ten others. The suicide attack using car bombs marks an escalation in the way drug cartels have been fighting authorities in Mexico.
Paul Campo, who previously served as a high-ranking Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official in the Obama administration, is accused, along with a friend of his, of agreeing to launder millions for the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) — of Mexico’s largest drug cartels.
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) stated that there isn’t any evidence of fentanyl coming from Venezuela and said that we do know fentanyl comes up from Mexico, “but since
For several days, Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, attempted to downplay the resignation of her Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero. His resignation sparked widespread controversy over his sudden exit.
South Africa has been preparing for a disappointing Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg this weekend that would be missing the leaders of the United States, China, Russia, Argentina, and Mexico — although President Cyril Ramaphosa claimed on Thursday that the U.S. might rescind its boycott and attend after all.
Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Friday after controversy blew up during the weeks before the pageant.
The Canadian government has issued a travel advisory warning travelers to avoid parts of Mexico and exercise “high levels of caution” when traveling throughout the country due to “high levels of criminal activity and kidnapping.”
A highly publicized protest in Mexico City has sparked much international controversy, leading some news outlets and pundits on the right to suggest that Mexico could be seeing the start of a revolution similar to those seen in other countries during protests dubbed Gen Z. The reality in Mexico is much different, with the results of the protest expected to fizzle out. At the same time, political undercurrents shift between the country’s ruling party and its rivals as they prepare for future elections.
The Foreign Ministry of China announced on Thursday that Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, confirming that communist dictator Xi Jinping is skipping the event.
The U.S. Treasury Department has moved against a group of Albanian mobsters based in Mexico that worked with the Sinaloa Cartel to launder money through casinos and entertainment businesses. The move was coordinated with Mexican authorities, who began shutting down 13 casinos this week that had been transferring money to Romania, Switzerland, Malta, and the United Arab Emirates.
Mikey Rijavec, a California-based fishing influencer and YouTube personality, has gone missing off the coast of Mexico.
Federal agents busted a Missouri man in Aurora, Illinois, after he allegedly delivered more than 11.5 pounds of suspected fentanyl to an undercover officer in a sting operation tied to a Mexico-based cartel, a report says.
Countries are eager to work with the U.S. to target and dismantle cartels, Deputy Spokesperson at Department of State Tommy Pigott said.
The Israeli Embassy in Mexico revealed that Mexican authorities worked to foil an assassination plot by Iran against its ambassador in that country. The announcement sparked controversy in Mexico as government officials tried to distance themselves from the operation. Iran’s Embassy in Mexico claimed that it was all lies from Israel.
The government of Peru on Monday announced the breaking of its diplomatic ties with Mexico in response to the Mexican embassy granting asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who faces criminal charges for her participation in a failed 2022 coup attempt.
A former Clackamas County Commissioner who is a Democrat may have fled the country with her child after being accused of stealing $30,000.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury outed and sanctioned a human smuggling organization based in Cancun that focused on moving the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and South America. The organization used yachts to move thousands of migrants into Mexico, from where it would work with other groups to get them to California.
One of the most vocal federal senators in Mexico publicly claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump is right in his statements about the country being ruled by drug cartels.
The Trump administration has made progress on solving the Tijuana River sewage crisis, with the EPA completing a review ahead of schedule.
Mexico’s President claimed she was outraged after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a series of America First measures that included cancelling 13 routes to and from an airport in Mexico City.
Canada is reportedly on the verge of losing its “measles elimination” status due to an outbreak spreading from New Brunswick that began exactly one year ago on Monday.
An illegal alien child rapist received thousands in taxpayer-funded Medicaid benefits, Health and Human Services (HHS) reveals, as Democrats and the establishment media claim that illegal aliens cannot receive such healthcare benefits.
The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana sounded the alarm about a terrorist cartel attack involving explosive devices that caused various blasts near the beach hotspot of Playas de Tijuana. Mexican authorities have remained silent and have not released any information on the attack, which targeted a state police building.
Numerous people are dead in Mexico after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides, and video footage shows the devastation left behind.
“Family Matters” star Darius McCrary was reportedly arrested near the United States-Mexico border and is being held without bail on a felony charge.
A group of migrants in southern Mexico clashed with immigration officials as they tried to round up women and children and take them to a shelter instead of having them spend the night in a park. The members of the caravan claim not to be headed for the U.S.-Mexico border but to Mexico City instead, with hopes of getting legal status to stay in that country.
Heavy rains and high temperatures have made the walk from Tapachula, Mexico, to Mexico City even more difficult. The more than 1,200-strong migrant caravan that intends to stay in Mexico due to the new stringent border policies under President Trump includes one Cuban national who says staying in Mexico is a privilege when compared to conditions in her native Cuba.
A group of roughly 1,200 migrants has begun the long march from Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala in hopes of reaching Mexico’s capital city. The group has made clear they are hoping to receive asylum status in Mexico City and deny any intention of heading to the United States.
President Donald Trump is working to “save American lives,” the latest ad from the Make America Fentanyl Free ad campaign showcases.
The kidnapping and murder of a Colombian musician at the hands of a Mexican cartel has sparked a political controversy between the two countries as pressure mounts to solve the case.
President Donald Trump submitted a “Presidential Determination” document to Congress on Monday that identified 23 nations – including Afghanistan, India, China, Venezuela, and Pakistan – as major producers of illegal drugs, or important transit points on the drug supply pipeline.
A newly captured cartel boss with deep political connections assumed leadership of a regional cell of Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) while having been the head of the state police force in the Mexican State of Tabasco. He allegedly used police forces to carry out enforcement actions against rivals. CJNG is one of the six Mexican cartels listed as foreign terrorist groups by the U.S. government.
Artists specializing in Mexican folk music on social media are sharing compositions this week honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is stepping up its efforts to identify the ways that drug cartels move their funds. Most recently, Treasury officials identified the presence of Chinese money laundering networks that are working with Mexican drug cartels and other criminal entities to move large sums of cash.
Many Mexican nationals illegally living in Chicago are self-deporting even before President Donald Trump steps up enforcement in the Democrat-run city.
An illegal alien has been extradited to the United States to face murder charges in connection with the death of a Las Vegas woman in 2020.
An illegal alien who fled to Mexico sometime after mid-2023 is set to be extradited to the U.S. to face first-degree murder charges.
A violent brawl broke up at the Mexican Senate on Wednesday between Senator Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, head of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party following a heated debate over alleged “treasonous” calls from the opposition for the United States to take military action against drug cartels in the country.
