Urgent Security Concerns at Mexico-Guatemala Border Amid Guatemala’s State of Siege

In the shadow of Guatemala's newly declared thirty-day state of siege aimed at dismantling violent gangs, Mexican border communities are sounding alarms about an escalating threat too long neglected by authorities. Tapachula, the largest Mexican city on the southern border, is once again thrust into the harsh spotlight of a crisis born from failed regional security policies. Is Our Southern Border Prepared for This Rising Tide? Business leaders like Walter Orozco are warning that criminal elements could exploit porous controls along the river Suchiate — a natural border between two nations — using it as an unmonitored passageway to infiltrate...