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Border city residents blame Mexican army and National Guard for the deaths of a nurse and 8-year-old

Oct. 14, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Human rights activists and relatives in the violent Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, across from Laredo, Texas, blamed the army and National Guard troops in the deaths of a nurse and an 8-year-old girl. The relatives said over the weekend that the...

Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported

Aug. 30, 2024 19:50 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence, authorities confirmed Friday. A U.S. Bureau of Prisons official said Cárdenas Guillén had been released...

US government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer

Aug. 22, 2024 15:05 PM EDT

A suspect arrested in Guatemala has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants in Texas, the Justice Department announced Thursday, marking what U.S. officials called a significant expansion of their investigation into the horrific...