The body has a history of severe human rights violations and using lethal force against unarmed civilians. Fully militarizing it could shield it from civilian prosecution

In the wake of the arrests, the Mexican government dispatched hundreds of special forces soldiers to Culiacán to maintain order

Since January 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has added 1.5 million DNA profiles to law enforcement databases

Mexico's national immigration agency said authorities had freed 2,115 migrants of all nationalities kidnapped by smuggling gangs and drug cartels last year

The recent release of a video by the Sinaloa State Attorney General's Office has stirred significant controversy, particularly because it directly contradicts statements made by the cartel leader

The director of a shelter said parents are sending their children ahead of them, hoping to be reunited in the future

A law enforcement official said that kidnappings, extortion, and violence targeting foreign nationals who attempt to cross the border into the United States are on the rise, while the overall number of migrants making the journey has come down in recent months.

The organization will continue to help local groups prepare for a potential increase in migration flows across the border

Homicides so far this year are already close to reaching 2023's total. Most are related to drug trafficking

Authorities are asking Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya to provide relevant information on the matter, which will be handled by federal authorities

More Americans disapprove of how the U.S. government deals with migrants seeking asylum at the border compared to Mexicans.

Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, denied El Mayo Zambada's accusations that he was tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. Mexican President Andrés López Obrador and President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum also reacted.

Mexico's National System of Public Safety reported that the amount of femicides during the first half of the year almost equals last year's total

Head of Tijuana's Migrant Affairs Office Enrique Lucero said, "We have to see how the post-election crisis settles, if Maduro remains in power, we can expect a spike in migration out of Venezuela."

Levels at the Amistad and Falcon international reservoirs are currently at 19% and 12% of capacity, respectively

"It's not up to us," said Andrés Manuel López Obrador when asked by press

Six of the eight companies Mexico sued in 2021 are off the hook as a result of jurisdictional issues

More than 50 people with ties to the drug empire have been charged with trafficking-related crimes

Mexican police took 10 people to shelters after finding them in Juárez

Claudia Sheinbaum didn't clarify whether the Russian president will attend the event in October

Judge Dennis Saylor dismissed the suit based on a lack of jurisdiction, ruling that the connections of the gun manufacturers to the state of Massachusetts, where the suit was brought, were not substantial.

A new study shows an increase in border wall injuries as well as some medical negligence in treating them

FBI agents and Los Angeles County deputies across the city raided 30 homes linked to the Florencia 13 gang

Glas, 54, had sought refuge in the Mexican embassy in Quito when Ecuadoran security forces raided the building on April 5 and held him on corruption charges, prompting a break in diplomatic ties between the two nations.

Experts worry that the organizations, which now dominate money laundering worldwide, pose a potential national security threat to the U.S.

After serving his prison sentence, Roberto Esquivel will have three years of supervised release.

Crime reporter Alejandro Martinez was shot down despite having government protection due to previous threats

Antonio Riaño was listed as one of the Butler County Sheriff's Office "Most Wanted" and even profiled on the America's Most Wanted television series in 2005

Many made dangerous journeys up north as the CBP One only allowed them to submit applications from regions close to the southern border

Human trafficking along California and Mexico is an increasingly pressing issue for authorities, who say the business now moves around $810 million annually