US-Mexico Border City Placed on Alert Following Cartel Threats
The border city of Mexicali has been placed on high alert due to credible threats from drug cartels, though local authorities have not confirmed immediate dangers.
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The border city of Mexicali has been placed on high alert due to credible threats from drug cartels, though local authorities have not confirmed immediate dangers.

Federal authorities discovered 69 live animals, including exotic species, stuffed in pillowcases within a hidden car compartment following an arrest at the US-Mexico border, leading to charges against two individuals.

Demonstrators are staging a 'tree sit' in an Arizona town to prevent the destruction of a grove of ancient cottonwood trees, some 200 years old, which are slated to be cut down for a border wall.

Federal authorities have indicted 11 individuals in connection with the deaths of six migrants, including a 14-year-old boy, who were found deceased in a cargo container near the US-Mexico border in May.

The United States is rapidly constructing a 'smart wall' along the Mexico border, integrating tall steel fencing with advanced technology such as sensors and cameras.
A decade after Kenya unveiled an ambitious plan to seal its border with Somalia, the project has stalled. The article explores what Kenya can learn from the US-Mexico border barrier.

CBP officers at the US-Mexico border seized over $300,000 worth of fentanyl, cocaine, and meth in two separate vehicle stops on a single Sunday in May, prompting calls for continued vigilance.

Construction of the US-Mexico border wall, initiated under the Trump administration, is reportedly cutting through Cuchumá, a mountain considered sacred by the Kumeyaay people, despite their objections and ongoing blasting work.

Following the discovery of six people dead inside a railway car in Texas, experts are warning of potentially fatal conditions due to summer heat at the US-Mexico border.

An endangered Mexican wolf crossed into Mexico from the US for the first time in decades, but environmental groups warn that the ongoing construction of the border wall could prevent its return.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pentagon have signed an agreement to deploy an anti-drone laser system near the US-Mexico border.

An investigation by NGOs reveals that illegal cockfighting operations, with breeding farms in the US, supply hundreds of thousands of birds to Mexican cartels for thousands of dollars each year.

The US military used a laser to shoot down a ‘seemingly threatening’ drone near the US-Mexico border

The multinational automaker is navigating logistical bottlenecks and regulatory challenges along the border region, impacting vehicle assembly timelines and cross-border distribution networks.

A Trump administration crackdown on money-laundering by Mexican cartels, implemented through changes to money-transfer rules near the US-Mexico border, has inadvertently imposed a hidden toll on small businesses.

Activists in Arizona have climbed and are staging a sit-in on an ancient cottonwood tree to prevent its removal. The tree is located on a site designated for a new US-Mexico border facility.

The World Meteorological Organization announced that dust storms reached record levels in 2025 in several regions, particularly in China and along the US-Mexico border.

The governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León has been identified as a prominent Dutch fan in Monterrey, joining dozens of people in orange shirts and flags with an orange lion at the US-Mexico border.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 356,000 immigrants from Haiti and Syria. This decision sparked a clash among justices regarding the potential role of racial bias in the administration's policy.

US authorities discovered a sophisticated 600-meter-long drug-smuggling tunnel equipped with electricity and a rail system beneath the US-Mexico border in California. The operation led to the seizure of over a ton of cocaine, valued at $45 million, and the arrest of four individuals.

Indigenous leaders are protesting the ongoing construction of the US-Mexico border wall, asserting that the use of dynamite to blast through a 1,000-year-old sacred mountain is desecrating their ancestral sites. They call for an end to the destruction of these culturally significant areas.
Six bodies were discovered inside a Union Pacific cargo train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, near the US-Mexico border. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

The arrest of a leading drug cartel member in Reynosa, a Mexican city on the US border, triggered road blockades, vandalism, and gunfire in the area.
An opinion piece explores the potential for a regional utopia, with a focus on the U.S.-Mexico border, challenging mainstream narratives and envisioning what such a future might entail in its third part.

The US Supreme Court is continuing its consideration of whether the Trump administration's restrictive border asylum policy, which allowed for the return of asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, should be revived.
A driver of a C8 Corvette was apprehended by federal agents while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, allegedly smuggling 44 handguns.

Days before the planned August 24 reopening of the US-Mexico border, the chosen safe crossing point of Sonora confirmed its first case of screwworm, 325 miles from the border.
An access road for the US-Mexico border wall construction in West Texas is threatening the archaeological landscape of Porvenir, the site of a 1918 massacre of ethnic Mexican villagers.

Contractors building the US-Mexico border wall have been ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico. The directive aims to conserve water resources in the arid region.
The Trump administration's $46 billion 'smart wall' project along the US-Mexico border is reportedly moving ahead.

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 progresses, teams like South Africa and Egypt celebrate their achievements while others like Saudi Arabia face scrutiny after their exit. Fans anticipate the knockout stages, with discussions around potential matchups and how to watch upcoming games.

Spain's leading photography festival, PhotoEspaña, opened in Madrid, showcasing the work of over 300 visual artists in nearly 100 exhibitions across the country, featuring diverse themes from the US-Mexico border to protests in Poland.

An underground tunnel, allegedly used for smuggling drugs and weapons, has been discovered running beneath the US-Mexico border from Tijuana to San Diego.

A massive migrant detention site with 5,000 beds has been opened by federal immigration authorities on the military grounds of Fort Bliss, located at the US-Mexico border. A former detainee recounted a harrowing experience, stating that migrants are treated 'like animals' inside the facility.

A long-standing firefighting brigade known as the 'Diablos,' recruited from US-Mexico border communities, is facing an uncertain future due to budget cuts and immigration restrictions.

The Trump administration is proceeding with plans to expand and diversify the barrier on the US-Mexico border, incorporating reinforced walls and advanced detection technology for a 'smart wall'.

Donald Trump appeared at the White House Easter Egg Roll, showcasing a discolored and swollen right hand, raising health concerns after his absence.

Dr Brian Elmore witnessed a public health crisis unfold at the border near El Paso. He reflects on why it was like a ‘perverse Groundhog Day’ In late spring 2024, Dr Brian Elmore was working out of a mobile clinic, providing medical treatment to migrants in Ciudad Juárez, just south of the US-Mexico border wall. One of his patients, a Venezuelan man with a fractured arm and a detached left chest from his sternum and clavicle, told Elmore that Mexican immigration officials broke his arm when h...