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Mexico deploys first of 10,000 troops to U.S. border
Mexican National Guard members patrol along the Mexico-U.S. border in Ciudad Juarez on February 5, 2025. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mexican president cracks down on cartels, border migration
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has stepped up enforcement efforts at the U.S. border since her October 2024 inauguration. AFP/GETTY IMAGES
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Mexico pledges to continue with migrant removal policy
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration said in November 2024 it will continue the policy of removing migrants from the border with the U.S. and…
Mexican Army, National Guard battle criminal organizations near U.S.…
Mexican Soldiers patrol Culiacán in September 2024. In November, Mexican Soldiers executed three operations near the U.S. border to arrest cartel members, seize…
Mexico sends military forces to protect lime growers from cartels
A worker unloads limes at a citrus packing plant in La Ruana in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mexican Navy seizes drugs from ‘narco sub’ in Pacific
Members of the Mexican Navy guard packages of drugs after seizing about 8.4 thousand metric tons s of the illicit cargo and arresting 23 people in an operation…
Mexican Navy seizes 15,361 kilograms of drugs at sea since start of…
The Mexican Navy has seized a record amount of drugs at sea in recent months, including more than 15,000 kilograms during the first weeks of President Claudia…
Mexican Navy scores another victory with six-ton drug seizure
The Mexican Navy and state and federal prosecutors celebrated the incineration in October 2024 of more than six metric tons of illicit drugs captured from…
Mexican Navy opens new naval base in Nayarit
The Mexican Navy (SEMAR) opened a new naval base in the state of Nayarit on Mexico’s central Pacific coast in September 2024. SEMAR
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Mexican naval task force takes part in UNITAS 2024
The Mexican long-range ocean patrol ship, ARM Benito Juarez, participated in the RIMPAC 24 exercise in Hawaii this year. The Benito Juarez sailed to Chile in…