A Mexican drug cartel unleashed a wave of violence after one of its leaders was arrested by Mexican authorities.

This shocking prison break near the nation's southern border provides a clear illustration of just how important border security is.

Escalating cartel-linked violence in Mexico leaves bodies across one troubled state that leads the nation in murders.

The cartels don't play around when it comes to deadly force. As it turns out, neither is Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas.

Three bodies were washed ashore over the weekend in Acapulco, Mexico and all had signs of torture on them.

Chris Magnus resigned as commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol after DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas gave him an ultimatum.

The fact that drug cartels have so little difficulty importing their product into the U.S. is a large part of what motivates this violence.

'I have no doubt that the cartels are trying to purposefully target children at a younger and younger age.'

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The U.S. Treasury Department has placed sanctions of Mexicans with ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel in an effort to curb drug sales.