Mexican federal forces arrested Antonio Guadalupe "N," aka "El Lexus," an alleged member of the Gulf Cartel, in Tamaulipas near the U.S. border, authorities announced Thursday. The operation also led to the arrest of eight others.

The United States Coast Guard has suspended its search for survivors following recent US military strikes on boats in the eastern Pacific, carried out as part of Washington’s ongoing campaign against alleged drug smuggling operations.

Thousands of workers in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez have lost their jobs as assembly plants, or maquiladoras, struggle under U.S. tariffs, higher labor costs, and investor concerns over Mexico’s judicial reforms.

A dramatic scene unfolded along the US-Mexico border this week as a man attempting to scale the border wall near Nogales, Arizona, was forced to retreat after being spotted by U.S. troops. Under President Donald Trump's newly intensified border policy, the military has taken on an expanded role in supporting immigration enforcement.

A man wearing tactical gear and armed with a rifle was shot dead by police on Monday morning after he opened fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The US and Mexico agreed to conduct coordinated patrols on their respective sides of the border to enhance security, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

US Border Patrol agents and suspected Mexican cartel members exchanged gunfire near the southern border on Monday as a group of migrants attempted to cross into the US illegally.

The US military is preparing to deploy approximately 1,500 additional active-duty troops to the border with Mexico, according to a US official, News.az reports citing foreign media.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he will send a letter to former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump explaining the need for open borders and that migrants are not responsible for drug trafficking in the US, News.Az reports citing Anadolu Agency.