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US issues security alert in Mexican border city, suspends consular activities

United States issued a travel alert for Mexicali, suspending consular activities due to a potential threat. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the alert stemmed from U.S. agency information regarding criminal groups. Authorities stepped up surveillance in Mexicali as a preventative measure, while the city remained calm. Mexican and U.S. forces…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

US issues security alert in Mexican border city and suspends consular activities

The U.S. government issued a travel alert for Americans planning to visit Mexicali in northern Mexico and temporarily suspended consular activities in the border city due to a “potential threat,” without providing details

The Independent UK · Aug 25

Mexicali police find human torso, mutilated legs floating in canal near water plant

Police believe the parts belong to the same person. There are no suspects at the moment

Latin Times · Aug 2, 2024

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Alleged killer of university student Paola Bañuelos described as 'violent and aggressive'

A vigil in her honor was called in Mexicali. The public has been invited to the Benito Juárez monument to pay respects

Latin Times · Jul 17, 2024

In Recall-Happy California, A Border City’s First Openly Transgender Mayor Is Targeted

Campaign leaders say gender identity is not a factor. They say they want two newer councilmembers out for reasons including being anti-business, soft on crime and holding meetings in Spanish.

Capital & Main · Jan 22, 2024

Fleeing rape, beatings and murder, migrant families find solace at shelter in Mexicali

In a small room with one light bulb and six bunk beds, Jhosseline Estefanie Argeta Morales, 31, of El Salvador sits on a lower bed organizing a small bag of toiletries at Cobina Posada Del Migrante, a shelter for migrant families in Mexicali, Mexico.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2023

Migrant fathers celebrate their day at a family shelter in Mexico with gifts and prayers

On a side street about five minutes from the U.S. border, a two-story building rises in an empty, dusty lot in Mexicali, Mexico, where families fleeing persecution and violence arrive, wait and hope to be accepted as refugees in America.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 2, 2023

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FBI launch desperate search with $10,000 reward for American man kidnapped in Mexico

US citizen Edgar Perez Chairez, 35, who is also known as 'Polvos', was abducted near the corner of Avenida Tabasco and Calle Chilpancingo in Mexicali, Mexico

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023

US cities want to send plastic to Mexico

A new recycling plant in Mexicali raises legal and ethical concerns

Salon · Apr 3, 2023

Jean Guerrero: If Democrats want to hold Imperial County, they'll have to work for it

For Democrats who mistake demographics for destiny, Imperial County is a mystery. It's California's most heavily Latino county, and yet Republicans have been making gains here.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 13, 2022

After medical bills broke the bank, this family headed to Mexico for care

The Fierro family of Yuma, Arizona, had a string of bad medical luck that started in December 2020.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

For many asylum-seekers, flying to Mexico is ticket to US

For nationalities that don’t need a visa, Mexico can be the ticket to seeking asylum in the United States

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

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