The mayor of a small Texas border town is the latest politically connected individual arrested by federal authorities on drug trafficking charges. The mayor’s brother, the former school board president, has faced similar charges since his arrest in lat…
Author: Ildefonso Ortiz
GRAPHIC: Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Drop Ice Chests with Human Body Parts in Border City
A group of Gulf Cartel gunmen in Tamaulipas dropped several ice chests with human body parts in a popular shopping center parking lot just a short distance south of the border with Texas. The gory discovery took place in the same parking lot where Gulf…
Mexican Cops Step Aside as New Migrant ‘Poverty’ Caravan Moves North
Mexican authorities stood down any efforts to contain a new migrant caravan that embarked this week from the southern part of Mexico. Authorities are currently escorting the groups and providing crowd control. Calling themselves the Poverty Exodus (Exo…
EXCLUSIVE: Migrants, Asylum Seekers Continue Using Airplanes to Reach Texas Border
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 th…
Mexico Detains Two Iranian Migrants on FBI Watchlist
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.
VIDEO: Mexican Cops Take Cover During Cartel Attack as President Claims Region is Safe
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.
Border State Cattleman in Mexico Fights off Cartel Kidnappers
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.
Cartel Gunmen Attack Innocent U.S. Tourists in Mexico near Texas Border
A group of cartel gunmen attacked a group of close to 20 tourists who had just crossed into Mexico on their from Texas. Mexican authorities rushed seven injured tourists to a U.S. port of entry, where medical personnel tended to them and took them to l…
Texas Police Cadet Imprisoned for Supplying Mexican Cartel with .50 Caliber Ammo
A cadet at a Texas border-area police academy received a sentence of more than four years in prison for supplying a cartel in Mexico with .50 caliber ammunition. Pedro Cruz Almeida, age 22, appeared before U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez
I Will Fix Chaos, Hopelessness on the Border, Says Rep. Presidential Candidate Francis Suarez
Miami Mayor and Republican presidential hopeful Francis Suarez says there is a sense of hopelessness along the border. People don’t see an end to the current crisis where only the cartels seem to be benefiting, he explained during a visit to the Texas/…