Published March 24, 2022. Families seeking asylum are finding themselves confronted with a seemingly impossible decision: Wait indefinitely for enough appointments to open up for the whole family through a new mobile app, or split up. Members of a forensic team walk near at the crime scene where Mexican journalist Lourdes Maldonado was shot dead outside her home in the northern border city of Tijuana, Mexico, January 23, 2022. More than 300 Special Forces from the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense arrive to the Tijuana International Airport before dispersing all over the state of Baja California on Saturday. Bacteria, viruses and chemicals from ocean pollution flowing from the Tijuana River is becoming airborne and blowing inland in Imperial Beach. Officials say U.S. citizens planning a trip to Tijuana and Rosarito, Baja California should reconsider, because of crime and kidnapping. The Supreme Court says it wont hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy thats been used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border, Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceSign Up For Our NewslettersSite Map, Copyright 2023, The San Diego Union-Tribune |. There was no indication Oseguera was present during Tuesday's clash. Twenty eight vehicles were damaged including 17 in Tijuana, three in Rosarito, two in Tecate, four in Ensenada, two in Mexicali. News. Edgar Prez Villa, who uses the alias Len . Earlier this week drug cartel gunmen burned vehicles and businesses in the western states of Jalisco and Guanajuato after authorities attempted to detain a leader of the Jalisco cartel. In June of last year, a rival faction of the Gulf cartel entered the border city of Reynosa and killed 14 people the governor identified as "innocent citizens." Martin, who did not want his last name used, viewed Fridays chaos as a message from the cartel to the government. 2/3 The August 12 instructions to U.S. government personnel to shelter in place are no longer in effect. On Tuesday, drug cartel gunmen burned vehicles and businesses in the western states of Jalisco and Guanajuato in response to an attempt to arrest a high-ranking cartel leader of the Jalisco cartel, which the Department of Justiceconsidersto be "one of the five most dangerous transnational criminal organizations in the world.". On Sunday, she issued a statement in an apparent response to those criticisms. "Today we are saying to the organized crime groups that are committing these crimes, that Tijuana is going to remain open and take care of its citizens," she said in a video. The mayor's comment about remaining open was an apparent reference to the border city of Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, where some classes and public events were cancelled after similar violence on Thursday. It was the third time this week Mexican cities have seen widespread arson and shootings by drug cartels. The Department of Homeland Security the parent agency for border, immigration and other law enforcement agencies updated its policies as required by a Biden executive order. The policy is being unveiled ahead of the expected end in May of Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allows border agents to quickly turn back migrants. Suggest one, Alejandra Ramos (CNN Espaol) El Instituto Nacional de Migracin (INM) de Mxico dio a conocer mediante un comunicado que fueron localizados 79 migrantes en la ciudad de Tijuana, en el norte de Mxico. According to police in Tijuana, the city is on track to equal, if not surpass, the 2019 murder totals. Prez and Luca N. were traveling in a Toyota Corolla marked as a taxi when they were stopped by state police. Thousands of federal troops have been deployed to several Mexican border cities, including Tijuana, amid a flare up in gang violence. We are prepared to protect (the citizens.) How much will change? SSPCM Tijuana @SspcmTijuana . Although no one was injured Friday night, Shirk said the violence further erodes the publics trust in the government and other systems that are supposed to be protecting them and combatting organized crime. Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero urged drug gangs to stop the violence. U.S. government employees in Tijuana, Mexico have been urged to shelter in place as the U.S. consulate . The United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of California said in June that a superseding indictment and arrested warrants had recently been unsealed in a federal court against Mexican drug cartel enforcement leaders including Cabo 89 for their alleged violent support of heroin and methamphetamine trafficking.. In some cases, the burning vehicles blocked roadways. Mexico is the 11th most populous state and most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world. Shooting news headlines Shooting news headlines including live coverage on the latest breaking stories involving shooters, gun attacks, sniper attack, school shootings, fatal shootings and other gun-related violence. 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Those troops were in addition to 3,000 members of the National Guard and 2,000 members of Tijuana police already patrolling the city, according to Caballero Ramrez. By Darragh Roche On 8/13/22 at 4:02 AM EDT. We are here to protect and serve.. Get top headlines from the Union-Tribune in your inbox weekday mornings, including top news, local, sports, business, entertainment and opinion. Vehicle fires were also reported in Mexicali, Rosarito Beach, Tecate and Ensenada. NBC News Guad Venegas reports on how violence from cartels has left dozens of businesses and vehicles destroyed this week.Aug. I fully understand the uncertainty that caused last nights violent events. In front of the Cecut, or cultural center in Tijuana, a confused American tourist wondered whether it was safe to take out his camera and take pictures. Tijuana News Retweeted. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. The extent of the violence was still unclear Saturday. I left not knowing if Id ever see it again.. Stay up to date with all of the breaking Shooting headlines & results. There were 633 homicides in the Baja California border city between January and April, according to the National Public Security System, compared to 481 in the first four months of 2018.. She then added that Tijuanense citizens should not have to pay the consequences of people who didnt pay their bills, which many took to mean those who do not pay extortion fees to cartels. At least 19 vehicles were set on fire in five cities in northern Mexico: Mexicali, Ensenada, Tecate, Rosarito and Tijuana. Eight people were taken into custody Wednesday night, including Isidro "El. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Vehicles wait to cross the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico said that the situation has been regularized, but in the face of any change, it recommended that people seek updated information. 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The film Seeking Asylum: A Mothers Journey was directed by Rae Ceretto and produced by Kelly Scott of Honeypot Productions and is available on Amazon, iTunes and other platforms beginning Feb. 21. 800-290-4726. According to information provided to the news magazine Zeta Tijuana, Prez is the operational leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in Tijuana and a former member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the same city. Published February 7, 2022 at 9:19 AM PST. It seems like the government is afraid of them. Yesterday, I couldnt work because everything was shut down, but today things seem normal and calm, said another private taxi driver, Guillermo Estrada. U.S. citizens should expect to encounter increased Mexican law enforcement presence in those areas. After Fridays crime wave, Mayor Caballero Ramrez found herself at the center of controversy after she said Tijuana residents shouldnt have to pay the consequences of people who didnt pay their bills a statement many took to mean those who do not pay extortion fees to cartels. The U.S. Consul General in Tijuana advised Americans to seek shelter and to avoid traveling to the city. Continan las jornadas de salud en Tijuana y Tecate. Meanwhile, some tourists from Guadalajara took advantage of empty streets on Avenida Revolucin to snap photos in front of Tijuanas iconic arc. Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) A couple and their three young children were brutally murdered in their home in Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico. 16, 2022. More than 300 Special Forces from the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense arrive to the Tijuana International Airport before dispersing all over the state of Baja California on Saturday. Meanwhile, messages began circulating on social media, purportedly from the Crtel Jalisco Nueva Generacin, declaring that it was implementing a curfew in Tijuana. ABC 10 News Anchor speaks with the mayor of Tijuana about the violence in Baja California over the weekend. An additional 300 Army troops and another 50 members of the National Guard came off a plane armed and in uniform. Updated: Mar 6, 2020 / 02:34 PM CST. Covering ABQ, New Mexico, Bernalillo County and all of the greater Albuquerque area. Between Friday night and Saturday afternoon, 17 suspects tied to the violence in Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada and Rosarito Beach had been arrested, Mexican federal authorities said. The pedestrian border crossing was filled with thousands of people who had attended the Baja Beach Fest music festival. This story was originally published in Spanish for Telemundo 20. He had been shot and dumped in the water container. Military troops and special forces arrived in Tijuana Saturday, joining local police and National Guard and Army troops who were already deployed across the city. 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The new 60-unit-fleet will reduce 7,500 tons of carbon dioxide per year, said head of the capital's Mobility Ministry, Andrs Lajous. Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week Lourdes Maldonado Lopez was murdered days after Margarito Martinez was found fatally shot in the Mexican border city. TIJUANA Less than 48 hours after cartel threats and a wave of vehicle fires effectively shut down Tijuana, businesses were open and residents could be seen going about their day in an. Events similar to those seen in Tijuana on Friday played out across Mexico last week. Cartel members went on a shooting spree in Ciudad Juarez on Thursday killing nine people, including four employees of a radio station after a fight between rival groups at a local prison, which left two inmates dead. Tijuana reported 11 burned vehicles throughout Friday, Ensenada reported four and Mexicali one. 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Lourdes Maldonado was shot in Tijuana, a week after another journalist was killed, and a third was fatally stabbed days earlier Police cars guarding the crime scene where journalist Lourdes. A couple looks toward the scene of the mass shooting in downtown Highland Park, Illinois, on Tuesday, July 5. (Alejandro Tamayo/The San Diego Union-Tribune). 7NEWS. We will not let our guard down, the state attorney generals office said in a statement Sunday. Alleged gang members went on a shooting spree in Ciudad Juarez, killing nine people, including four employees of a radio station, after a fight between rival gangs at a local prison left two inmates dead. Read about our approach to external linking. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. The cultural center announced it would be closed Saturday in light of the violent events Friday. One woman says her father, who is detained in Tijuana's La Mesa Penitentiary facility, was taken to the hospital with severe respiratory issues that are . Criminal organization assassinations and territorial disputes can result in bystanders . Marina del Pilar vila Olmeda in a taped statement released online. David Shirk, a University of San Diego professor who follows organized crime in Mexico, said while the city had not seen vehicles burned at this scale before, public displays of violence intended to provoke fear and send a message are nothing new. Officers became suspicious when they saw a few men scatter and run into the property of the Hotel Jacuzzys. The outflowing pollution can then transfer to the air in sea spray aerosol through breaking waves and bursting bubbles, the study found. The northern state of Baja California was hit by a wave of arson that saw nearly 30 vehicles burned and highways blocked on Friday night. When hes not working - and even sometimes when he should be - Gustavo is surfing on both sides of the border. Login / Join. Call us! Well just take our precautions, but in Guadalajara theres been years of this type of violence happening and what we see here is not as dramatic, one of the tourists said. State Governor Marina Del Pilar pledged to "apply all the strength of our Government so that there is peace and we find those responsible for these attacks". Early Saturday morning, the streets of Tijuana appeared nearly empty, while several groups of late-night workers were left stranded and without public transportation. He was born in Mexico City, grew up in San Diego and has two passports to prove it. Hes considered one of the main instigators of violence in Tijuana, especially in the Snchez Taboada district, which the newspaper El Universal recently described as the most dangerous neighborhood in the countrys most dangerous city.. 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Still others worked to recoup their lost wages during the unofficial lockdown. The problem is serious but not grave, Caballero said, adding that 3,000 troops and 2,000 police officers had been deployed throughout the city to keep the peace. The posts told residents to go home or risk being attacked. / CBS/AP. A woman identified as Luca N., who is believed to be Prezs partner, was also taken into custody. Abrazos no balazos doesnt work, added Estrada, referring to Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obradors much criticized security strategy of hugs not bullets. The president proposed a form of amnesty for thugs, often reminding journalists and the public that you cant fight fire with fire.. Tijuana news: Violence in Baja California amid shelter in place warning Breaking News These San Diego County school districts are closing Wednesday due to weather Border Report At least a. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? "Today we are saying to the organized crime groups that are committing these crimes, that Tijuana is going to remain open and take care of its citizens, and we also ask them to settle their debts with those who didn't pay what they owe, not with families and hard-working citizens," Caballero said. First published on August 13, 2022 / 1:24 PM. Reptorters at. A group of tourists from Guadalajara take advantage of the empty streets for some photos. That's the number of murders so far this year. While there were no reports of injuries, the destruction in Tijuana and the online threats were enough to prompt businesses to close and residents to stay inside their homes late Friday and much of Saturday. One of the victims was a 27-year. In a report earlier this year by borderreport.com, Tijuana was considered the most dangerous city in the world with a rate of 138 homicides per 100,000 residents. 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