With the possibility of reopening the southern border to asylum seekers, the U.S. government is urging Latin American allies to tighten immigration controls.
Mexico had deported a suspected drug trafficking leader identified as Juan Trevino, a.k.a. El Huevo. His deportation was made after his arrest drove armed attacks by his organization on almost two dozen military installations and a U.S. consulate.
Following the arrest of a gang leader, the U.S. consulate in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo was attacked by gunfire overnight, and trailers were set ablaze on city streets, authorities said on Monday.
The Secretariat of National Defense has deployed 500 military personnel to reinforce the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara due to the rising rates of violence in the state.
Volunteer searchers in northern Mexico have discovered 11 bodies in clandestine burial sites just a few miles from the U.S. border, according to authorities.
Mercado Libre, the largest online marketplace in Latin America, was reportedly hacked, and the data of some 300,000 users were compromised during the attack.
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that the Latin American nation will not be imposing any economic sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
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