Brownsville–Matamoros - Wikipedia
WEBMatamoros–Brownsville,[1] also known as Brownsville–Matamoros, [2] or simply as the Borderplex, [3] is one of the six transborder agglomerations along the Mexico–United States border. [4] It is part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley region.
Why the Mexican border city of Matamoros is under heavy scrutiny
WEBMar 17, 2023 · A glimpse into life under the drug cartels in the Mexican border city of Matamoros — the scene of the recent kidnap and murder of some American tourists.
Matamoros, Tamaulipas - Wikipedia
WEBMatamoros is the only border city on the U.S.-Mexico border that has four international bridges. [ 96 ] Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge (B&M): It is popularly known as the "Old Bridge" or Puente Viejo , because of its original incarnation in 1904.
How Crossing the Bridge to Matamoros Got Complicated
WEBFeb 7, 2018 · How Crossing the Bridge to Matamoros Got Complicated. The Gateway International Bridge. Stacy Sodolak for The New York Times. The border between the United States and Mexico is in the news...
What it looks like on the ground at the border, months after Title …
WEBAug 16, 2023 · Asylum seekers wait in line to enter the U.S. for asylum hearings in Matamoros. Burrow said the number of people seeking aid has been steady this year, despite the border buoys and the end of Title 42. But she has noticed a change in the physical health of asylum seekers.
Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge - Wikipedia
WEBThe Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge, also known as B&M International Bridge, and Express Bridge, is one of three international bridges that cross the U.S.-Mexico border between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
This is what the crisis along the US border looks like | CNN
WEBDec 22, 2022 · In Matamoros, Mexico, near the US border across from Brownsville on the southern tip of Texas, migrants – mostly Venezuelans and Haitians – are living in a large encampment, with tarp-covered...
Matamoros to the US: A long journey across a short bridge
WEBMar 4, 2021 · Matamoros, Mexico/Brownsville, Texas, US – Late last month in Matamoros, one of the asylum-seeker camps on the US-Mexico border, the usual hive of activity was gone and an air of nervous...
Matamoros Becomes Ground Zero As Drug War Shifts On Mexican Border - NPR
WEBApr 1, 2015 · A feud between rival drug gangs has terrorized the citizens of this historic border city — officially known as Heroica Matamoros.
Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with …
WEBMATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes.
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