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Mexico takes out ‘El Mencho’: What the violence could mean for the US border

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The killing of one of Mexico’s most-wanted cartel leaders triggered violent reprisals across the country and experts ...
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)

U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Migration data, DHS shutdown and new management, abuses in ICE custody, border walls

Migrant encounter data. DHS remains partially shut down. DHS has new management, same mission. Deaths in ICE custody.
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Border clampdown: US-Mexico authorities tighten control

Donald Trump has branded Mexico a narco-state, accusing it of failing to control its border. The US president has escalated ...
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Blockades choke Mexico’s border trade as farmers, truckers escalate unrest

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farmers and truckers are using tractors and heavy machinery to block key highways and border bridges nationwide, slowing ...
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Border Report Live: How Mexico plans stop waste from crossing border

HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — Mexican officials tell Border Report they’re considering putting a boom in the Tijuana River Valley to catch trash and stop it from crossing into the United States.
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Interior gives Navy control over public land for ‘defense area’

The Trump administration has also transferred lands to the military in Arizona and New Mexico for border wall construction. The Interior Department will hand over control of about 760 acres of public ...