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Mexican government actions and regional enforcement

The impact of Mexican government actions and regional enforcement on reducing immigration encounters, particularly for Central American nationals

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Jan 26, 2026
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What happens when you enter Mexico illegally

without authorization can trigger a mix of administrative removal, fines, detention and, in some statutory language, criminal penalties; in practice migrants are commonly detained by Mexican migration...

Jan 10, 2026
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What exact remarks did Donald Trump make about Mexicans and when were they said?

Donald Trump’s most-cited, explicit remarks about Mexicans occurred when he launched his 2015 presidential campaign — “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assu...

Jan 12, 2026
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Has Mexico made progress with fighting back the cartels

Mexico has made patchwork, uneven progress: targeted arrests and seizures have disrupted some cartel leaders and logistics, but overall violence and cartel capacity have largely not diminished—cartels...

Jan 31, 2026

Which U.S.-Mexico border sectors have the highest rates of illegal crossings and how do those statistics map to recent wall construction?

and were the busiest sectors for detected illegal crossings in late 2023 and into 2024, with Tucson repeatedly reported as the single busiest corridor and Del Rio often second in apprehension counts ....

Jan 8, 2026

What evidence has the DHS publicly released to substantiate cartel bounty claims?

The Department of Homeland Security has publicly asserted it possesses “credible intelligence” that Mexican criminal networks circulated a tiered bounty scheme targeting ICE and CBP personnel and has ...