US-Mexico border

Mexican army kills 'El Melcho': How is Mexico's most violent cartel so powerful? - explainer

With high-caliber weapons and military-grade equipment, the CJNG is one of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels. But how did it gain so much power?

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A member of the Mexican navy patrols Benito Juarez International Airport after Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho," was killed in Jalisco state, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 22, 2026.
Vehicles drive past a burning bus used as a roadblock by organized crime following a federal operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as "El Mencho," was killed, in Zapopan, Mexico, February 22, 2026.

New US military-led group aided Mexico's hunt for 'El Mencho' cartel boss

The Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel, which involves multiple US government agencies, was quietly launched late last year with the goal of mapping out networks of drug cartel members.

|ByREUTERS, TOBIAS HOLCMAN, GOLDIE KATZ
IMMIGRATIONA AND Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents check the identity documents of a group of agricultural workers at a grocery store parking lot during an immigration raid in Mecca, California, US December 19, 2025.

Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash

ICE and Border Patrol will get $170 billion in additional funds through September 2029 - a huge surge of funding over their existing annual budgets of about $19 billion.

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Demonstrators seen during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, June 8, 2025

US pushes Mexico to prosecute politicians with ties to drug cartels

The requests seek to push President Claudia Sheinbaum's government to investigate current elected officials and launch an unprecedented crackdown on narco corruption.

|ByREUTERS

US military creates new military zone along border with Mexico

US Customs and Border Protection maintains jurisdiction over illegal border crossings in the area and troops would hand over migrants they detained to US Border Patrol.

MAY 2, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials detain a group of migrants, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, after they crossed illegally from Mexico to the U.S, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, December 15, 2018.

Trump says Mexico, Canada tariffs to take effect March 4

Trump vows to impose another 10% tariff on Chinese goods by March 4

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs on aluminum imports, in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump to tap immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy, CNN reports

JD Vance appears to have confirmed the appointment on social media.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024ByREUTERS
Stephen Miller

Lebanese man caught at US border says he's part of Hezbollah - report

US Customs and Border Protection had not confirmed the report as of Sunday evening.

MARCH 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A CROWD in Tehran watches an address, on the screen by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in November. Hezbollah is virtually a state within a state, sucking the lifeblood out of Lebanon at the instigation of Iran, says the writer.

Israel aid debate reveals differences among Jewish groups over immigration

Israel and immigration — or border security — became linked when Republicans said they’d only support aid to Israel and Ukraine if it was paired with significant new US immigration restrictions.

FEBRUARY 8, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
MIGRANTS BOUND for the US border rest in Los Corazones, Mexico.

US Senate unveils $118 billion bipartisan bill to aid Ukraine and Israel, tighten border security

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said an initial vote on the bill would take place no later than Wednesday, but faces opposition from both sides of the aisle.

FEBRUARY 5, 2024ByREUTERS
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks at his notes during a press conference following weekly Senate caucus luncheons at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 17, 2024.

Americans broadly support military strikes in Mexico, poll finds

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said he would send troops to Mexico on "day one" of his administration.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByREUTERS
US Army soldiers, assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), 101st Airborne Division on a mission to bolster the security of Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya after an attack by Somalia's al Shabaab militants that killed three Americans, board a transport plane in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti January 5,

146 pounds of cocaine discovered in ice cream machine

The street value of the cocaine is estimated to be approximately $1.2 million.

JUNE 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

Man arrested after killing 7 pedestrians with car in Brownsville, Texas

A number of people were injured in the crash as well but there were no immediate further details.

MAY 7, 2023ByREUTERS
An officer with the Allen Police Department man the mobile command post the day after a gunman shot multiple people at the Dallas-area Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, US May 7, 2023.

Mexican president criticizes Trump felony charges

Lopez Obrador, who took office in 2018, developed a friendly working relationship with then-counterpart Trump.

APRIL 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, June 20, 2022.