On the Canadian border with a Mexican cartel smuggler

Cartel smugglers at U.S.-Canada border advertise to migrants on TikTok | 60 Minutes

Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.

CBS News - 2d

Death on the Chazy River | Sunday on 60 Minutes

Migrants are crossing the U.S.-Canada border with the help of human smugglers. This Sunday, Cecilia Vega speaks with one of those smugglers, a self-described Sinaloa cartel member who claims that ...

CBS News - 12h

Ovens and bone fragments - BBC visits Mexican cartel 'extermination' site

The BBC's Will Grant visits the site believed to have been used by drug cartels to dispose of victims' remains.

BBC News - Mar. 15

Noem aware Mexican, Canadian leaders have own 'political environments,' but Trump 'means business' on tariffs

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday that she knows Mexican and Canadian leaders have their own “political environments” but that President Trump “means business” on ...

The Hill - Mar. 9

Canadian actor detained at US border in ‘inhumane conditions’ for nearly two weeks

Entrepreneur and actor Jasmine Mooney, who had a role in an American Pie sequel, says she was arrested at southern border and held in detention over an incomplete work visa. A Canadian entrepreneur ...

The Guardian - Mar. 18

US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library, sparking outcry

US officials claim move was to curb drug trafficking while Quebec town says it ‘weakens collaboration’ among nations. The US has blocked Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-US ...

The Guardian - 4d

The overlooked threat: America’s northern border

President Trump's administration must devise and implement a plan now to secure the U.S.-Canada border, as human smugglers are taking advantage of the largely undefended land and illegal crossings ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

Canadian detained for days after trying to cross U.S.-Mexico border, mom says

Canadian Jasmine Mooney was detained by ICE at the U.S.-Mexico border when she tried to return to the United States, according to her mother.

CBS News - Mar. 14

'Do you feel guilty?' - Watch BBC reporter challenge smuggler as he follows lethal drugs trade

Quentin Sommerville gains access to a cartel's operation as the US grapples with hundreds of thousands of opioid deaths.

BBC News - Mar. 12

More Canadians avoid setting foot in the U.S., 'without even a connection or layover'

Boycotts over Trump’s trade war have dented cross-border traffic and pushed tourism boards to retool ad campaigns, as Canadian travelers shift their vacation plans to Mexico.

NBC News - Mar. 17

Armed men seen on video targeting group searching for relatives in Jalisco

Masked and heavily armed men have circulated a video denouncing people searching for missing relatives at the site of what authorities said was a cartel training camp in the western Mexican state ...

ABC News - Mar. 18

This Quirky Border Town Faces Daily Strains of Trump’s Trade War With Canada

The unusual geography of Point Roberts, Washington, leaves U.S. locals and business owners tied to Canadian customers in an increasingly tense period between the two countries.

Inc. - 1d

Son of ruthless cartel leader gets life in U.S. prison for trafficking drugs

Rubén Oseguera, known as "El Menchito", is the son of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, the fugitive cartel boss of the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

CBS News - Mar. 7

TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

Social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers and migrants alike

ABC News - Mar. 17

Colorado politicians decry arrest of Mexican immigration activist

Colorado politicians are denouncing the arrest of a Mexican immigrant activist, noting her decades of living in her local community and lack of criminal history. Sen. Michael Bennet (D) called ...

The Hill - 6d

U.S. Said to Tell Canada That It Will Enforce a Visitor Registration Law

The United States had not been enforcing the rule for Canadians who entered via land borders. That is changing amid an escalating fight between the North American neighbors.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

Mexican team Leon is kicked out of the Club World Cup over multi-club ownership

Mexican team Leon was kicked out of the Club World Cup on Friday after FIFA’s appeals committee upheld a decision that it violated a rule that forbids multi-club ownership. Leon and fellow Mexican ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Discovery of bones, shoes at cartel "extermination center" sparks protests

Protesters gathered across Mexico to demand justice following a grisly discovery of charred bones, shoes and clothing at a suspected drug cartel training ground.

CBS News - Mar. 17

Armed men seen targeting group searching for relatives at cartel site

Men claiming to be Jalisco cartel members questioned the motivations of the searchers who said they had found clothing, shoes and charred bones at a ranch.

CBS News - 6d

Mexico's attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site

Mexico’s attorney general has reported irregularities in an investigation by state authorities into an alleged cartel killing site and training camp at a ranch in the western state of Jalisco where ...

ABC News - 6d

Paper planes, Mexican waves and small signs of Thomas Tuchel’s England

The paper aeroplanes were back. As was the Mexican wave. In many ways this was a same-old, same-old Wembley performance from England as they inevitably defeated lowly Latvia. But did they quicken ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

At a time when legal pathways to the U.S. have been slashed and criminal groups are raking in money from migrant smuggling, social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers ...

NBC News - Mar. 17

Tour de France route hopes high in the Borders

The leader of Scottish Borders Council says he will campaign for the area to be on the race route.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Mexico Sent Cartel Bosses to U.S. Knowing They Could Face Execution

Rafael Caro Quintero, who faces trial in Brooklyn, and at least four other drug cartel figures are vulnerable to the death penalty because they were expelled from Mexico rather than extradited.

The New York Times - 5d

From Mexico cartel safe house to US streets: BBC tracks deadly fentanyl targeted by Trump tariffs

As the president tries to force Mexico to stop the flow of drugs, cartel members tell Quentin Sommerville they will not be deterred.

BBC News - Mar. 12

Pentagon deploys Navy destroyer for border protection

The USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, has been deployed to the U.S. southern border to enhance the country's border security framework, with a specialized Coast Guard ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

The Mexican women who defied drug-dealers, fly-tippers and chauvinists to build a thriving business

The Guardianas del Conchalito ignored chants of ‘get back to your kitchens’, determined to protect the environment and create a sustainable shellfish operation. Ahead of the small boat, as it ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

CBP awards first border wall contract of President Trump's second term

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has awarded a $70 million contract to a construction company that will build seven miles of wall along the southern border.

CBS News - Mar. 16

Family of slain U.S. DEA agent sues cartel and 3 suspected drug kingpins over 1985 murder

The family of U.S. federal agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena has filed a lawsuit against the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico and three suspected drug kingpins over his brutal kidnap and murder in 1985.

NBC News - 4d

How Canadians are reacting to Trump's tariffs

In a country known for its politeness, there is growing outrage in Canada over President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. Social media has erupted with calls to buy Canadian and boycott ...

NBC News - Mar. 13

Prince William sends strong message from tank near Russian border

Prince William joins a training exercise by soldiers in Estonia guarding Nato's eastern border with Russia.

BBC News - 4d

Canada says China executed an unspecified number of Canadians earlier this year

Canada's government says China executed an unspecified number of Canadians earlier this year

ABC News - 6d

China executed four Canadians for drug crimes, says Ottawa

The Chinese embassy in Canada said evidence for the Canadians' crimes was "solid and sufficient".

BBC News - 6d

Guatemala steps up patrols along border as US extends border security goals south

As the United States government works to effectively extend its border security objectives south into Central America, countries like Guatemala have come under renewed scrutiny and pressure to step ...

ABC News - Mar. 13

Canadians drop their politeness in the wake of Trump's tariffs

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods are eroding the inherent politeness of Americans’ northern neighbors and rallying them around their own flag.

NBC News - Mar. 8

Canadian Devs Are Backing Out of Attending GDC

Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San Francisco for next week’s Game Developers Conference.

Wired - Mar. 14

What to Know About Crossing the U.S. Border as an International Visitor

Incidents of travelers being denied entry into the United States in recent weeks have sparked concern over what to expect at airports and other border crossings.

The New York Times - 5d

Somali militants kill 6 Kenyan police reservists and ransack their border camp

Kenyan police say armed militants from Somalia have raided a Kenyan police camp near the border, killed six reservists and seized weapons

ABC News - 2d

Mexican stocks deflect Trump’s trade blows

President Claudia Sheinbaum has been deft at reading and handling her US counterpart

Financial Times - 4d

On the Canadian border with a Mexican cartel smuggler

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