Ajo Station Border Patrol agents discovered 159 pounds of marijuana, a loaded handgun and ammunition abandoned in the desert while on patrol near Lukeville on Monday.... Read more»
Gunmen blocked traffic on a busy avenue in the Gulf of Mexico during rush hour Tuesday and dumped 35 bodies as motorists watched in horror, the Associated Press reports.... Read more»
Over the weekend, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two admitted gang members and a man convicted of rape in California.... Read more»
Traditionally, Mexico’s love hotels have been discreet, with few amenities and no advertisements. Now, however, love hotels are coming out of the shadows, with upscale furnishings, not-so-subtle names, and racy décor.
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Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized nearly a ton of marijuana worth $974,000 and a stolen vehicle in two incidents Thursday.... Read more»
A 40-year-old Mexican man who was arrested by Nogales Station Border Patrol agents in March was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for attempting to illegally re-enter the United States.... Read more»
Border Patrol agents arrested two men Thursday who admitted affiliations with street gangs.... Read more»
Diabetes awareness is part of Ventanilla de Salud – Window of Health – a Mexican government program providing health education through its consulates and connecting citizens in the U.S. with health care.... Read more»
In separate incidents Wednesday, Border Patrol agents seized 12 bundles of marijuana worth $305,000 and arrested an illegal immigrant with a murder conviction.... Read more»
U.S. immigration lawyers say judges have been reluctant to approve Mexican applications because they fear that granting asylum could open the floodgates to tens of thousands more applicants. But the level of violence in Mexico is forcing those judges to open the door to asylum further.... Read more»
The bodies of a man and woman were found hanging from a bridge in Nuevo Laredo, a border town in Mexico. Signs by the bodies said that the two had denounced a cartel on Twitter.... Read more»
Border Patrol agents discovered 2 pounds of meth in the purse of a woman traveling in a shuttle van on Tuesday.... Read more»
E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows employers to check whether prospective employees are legally authorized to work. But mandating it for all employers across the country would cost Americans their jobs and crush small businesses.... Read more»2
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee dropped more oil on the fiery debate over Mexico’s drug war when he said that American aid should be reassessed to face the threat of an insurgency.... Read more»
According to the Mexico City daily El Universal, more young people are killed in violence than they are in car crashes.... Read more»
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