Police Arrest Alleged Killer of Murdered Band in Mexico The leader of the 'Los Metros' cartel has been arrested in connection with the murder of the band, Grupo Fugitivo. Latin Times · Jun 23, 2025
They planned to seek asylum. Trump’s policies have left them stranded at the US-Mexico border Five months after the president closed the border, many who planned to enter US legally don’t know where to turn The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2025
Mexican Authorities Arrest Alleged Gulf Cartel Leader 'El Fayuka' Linked to Grupo Fugitivo Killings An alleged member of the Gulf Cartel was arrested in connection with the killing of the members of local music band Grupo Fugitivo Latin Times · Jun 17, 2025
All five members of missing Mexican band found dead near Texas border The musicians had been reported missing since Sunday The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Authorities Investigate if Burned Bodies Found in Reynosa Are Members Of Grupo Fugitivo Authorities investigating the disappearance of members of the regional Mexican band Grupo Fugitivo may be pursuing a criminal case for possible homicide Latin Times · May 29, 2025
Regional Mexican Band Grupo Fugitivo Missing for Days in Reynosa: Vehicle Found Without Clues The five musicians from Reynosa in the northern state of Tamaulipas, vanished on May 25, 2025, shortly after performing at a private event Latin Times · May 28, 2025
Volunteer Group in Northern Mexico Discovered Another Property Allegedly Used By Criminal Groups To Cremate Human Remains Members of Colectivo Amor por los Desaparecidos found multiple human remains, including a skull, a jawbone and several scattered bones across a property in the northern state of Tamaulipas Latin Times · Apr 15, 2025
New Cartel Extermination Center With Calcinated Human Remains Found In Mexico Members of Amor por los Desaparecidos also found bulletproof vests, high-caliber cartridges and other tactical equipment at the property Latin Times · Mar 11, 2025
Overcrowded and Overwhelmed: Reynosa Migrant Shelter Struggles as Border Swells Up With Trump's Crackdown Casa del Migrante, is operating beyond its capacity as asylum seekers and deported nationals find themselves stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border, volunteers tell The Latin Times Latin Times · Feb 8, 2025
Texas Church Choir Volunteer Deported On His Way to Sunday Mass Speaks Out: 'I'm Not a Criminal' (Exclusive) Within 24 hours, Marco Carmiño was deported and sent to Reynosa, Mexico, leaving his wife and three kids behind. Latin Times · Feb 7, 2025
Updated travel warning for Mexico spring break destinations A security alert has been issued due to ‘gun battles’ and IEDs The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025
She Fled Mexico as a Child. Now, She Teaches Migrant Kids in Tamaulipas. “When I see a mom with her child trying to cross, it's like I see myself in her.” Texas Observer · Nov 13, 2024
Former Mexican Councilwoman Sentenced for Smuggling Cocaine into the U.S. Claims She Was Threatened A judge sentenced her to three years in prison describing her as "low-level drug mule." Latin Times · Sep 19, 2024
Premature baby dies after fire at Reynosa border hospital; officials report no injuries Premature baby dies after fire at Mexican border hospital; official report claims no injuries. Family raises concerns over conflicting medical information. Latin Times · Sep 15, 2024
Latin Times · Sep 11, 2024 Tiger captured on the Mexican side of the border a week after escaping from zoo The 220 pound Bengal tiger had escaped last Wednesday from the Quinta La Fauna zoo in Reynosa. It was found unharmed
International Business Times · Sep 10, 2024 Border On Alert Over Tiger That Escaped From Mexican Zoo The 220-pound Bengal tiger escaped from the Quinta La Fauna Zoo in Reynosa, just a few miles from Texas
Latin Times · Sep 10, 2024 Border still on alert as tiger that escaped from Mexican zoo days ago still hasn't been found The 220 pound Bengal tiger escaped last Wednesday from the Quinta La Fauna zoo in Reynosa, just a few miles from Texas
Latin Times · Sep 6, 2024 Border officials in South Texas on high alert after tiger from a Reynosa zoo goes missing The Rio Grande River is less than 50 yards across from Reynosa to Hidalgo, Texas; an adult tiger can swim up to seven miles in a single day
Latin Times · Aug 31, 2024 Reynosa residents endure water shortages as Texas demands more water from Mexico Weeks without water leave border communities desperate as repairs stall and binational tensions rise over dwindling Rio Grande river.
Texas Observer · Jun 27, 2024 ‘We Are People Too’: Scenes of Migration in Matamoros and Reynosa Even before Biden’s recent executive order, asylum-seekers were waiting for months in dangerous Mexican border towns for an appointment to cross into Texas.
The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024 Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it’s not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim As debate over U.S. immigration policy heats up during the 2024 presidential campaign, separating fact from fiction on the U.S.-Mexico border becomes increasingly difficult.
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023 Deadly Matamoros kidnapping has sparked fear among Black migrants, aid workers say DALLAS — The kidnapping of four Black Americans — and the killing of two of them — in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros has sparked fear among Black migrants and raised concerns among aid workers who say Black asylum-seekers have long been targeted by drug cartels.
The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2023 Facial recognition bias frustrates Black asylum applicants to US, advocates say Migrants from Africa and Haiti reportedly cannot use app to accept their photos, which is now required to apply for asylum
The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2022 Migrants still being blocked by ‘really dangerous’ Trump-era Covid policy Public health experts say Title 42 is counterproductive, forcing people into unsafe and unsanitary conditions
Reuters · May 3, 2022 Mexican officials clear out migrant camp at Texas border Mexican authorities have cleared a makeshift encampment of migrants in the northern border city of Reynosa that had grown over the past year to hold some 2,000 people, Mexico's migration institute (INM) said on Tuesday.