Mexico says it is continuing to make arrests as part of its Operation Northern Border effort to crack down on drug smuggling networks.
Mexico’s security secretary, Omar García Harfuch, said Tuesday more than 1,000 people have been arrested as part of the operation since June 10. More than 4,000 suspects have been detained under the program since its start in February.
In the past two weeks, Harfuch said Mexico has also confiscated nearly 700 firearms as part of Operation Northern Border, which includes Mexico’s National Guard, Marines and attorney general.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration started the program shortly after the Trump administration threatened tariffs on Mexico if it doesn’t do more to stop the flow of fentanyl across the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The American Civil Liberties Union is dropping its bid to block enforcement of a new law that lets state and local police arrest some border crossers. -
Leadership clarified that non-members — including employees or residents, guests of tribal members, travelers on public roadways and vendors tied to the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise — may still travel freely “without any restrictions.” -
Since last year, the Trump administration has awarded billions of dollars in construction contracts for its so-called Smart Wall, and work has been ongoing for months in various parts of Arizona. -
The U.S. Agriculture Department plans to reopen part of the U.S.-Mexico border to cattle later this month. On Aug. 24, the Douglas, Arizona, port will become the first to allow cattle from Mexico to travel into the United States. -
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is again asking the federal government to reimburse Arizona for border security spending.
