Mexican truckers and farmers blocked multiple border crossings to the United States Monday to protest the Mexican government.
The city of Nogales, Sonora’s livestream of the often-busy Mariposa border crossing showed a small group of protesters holding signs between a row of semitrucks and the border.
On social media, groups representing truckers and farmers said they want the government to do more to address security concerns and make sure farmers are getting fair prices for their products.
Truckers and farmers in Mexico are both at risk of extortion by organized crime groups.
The blockade in Nogales was one of several across Mexico in multiple states and at multiple ports of entry to the United States, including at the Sonoyta-Lukeville border crossing.
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