Kidnapped at gunpoint: 4 Americans taken by gunmen in northern Mexico city of Matamoros
Four Americans have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said, raising concerns among some families preparing to travel to Mexico as well as among aid workers serving migrants in the region.
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday that the Americans had crossed the border to buy medicine and ended up caught in the crossfire between two armed groups.Matamoros is home to warring factions of the Gulf drug cartel. Shootouts there on Friday were so bad that the U.S. Consulate issued an alert about the danger, and local authorities warned people to shelter in place.
that cartel dangers have long been an issue in Matamoros and nearby Reynosa for migrant families and those seeking asylum.Related:“It is almost like you assume the risk of going across, and that is on you,” D’Cruz said. The Biden administration is “different than the previous one, but I don’t know how much things will change. Juxtapose the security with U.S. citizens and the failure of security for refugees. …If we are not safe, how can refugees be safe? It should highlight that for everybody.
“The American public should know that [kidnapping] is not rare. This happens on a daily basis. The only difference is they did this to Americans instead of the asylum-seekers,” said Rangel-Samponaro, a U.S. citizen who works with Black asylum-seekers targeted for violence.
“There is no security at the border,” said Huerta, who is president of the Federation of Zacatecan Clubs in Fort Worth. “One goes with fear, but we can’t stop going for our family.”For Mexicans in the U.S., crime makes visiting the homeland during spring break a dangerous prospect She travels frequently to the Rio Grande Valley and was at a Matamoros migrants camp a week ago. “It felt safe in Matamoros serving the asylum-seekers in the camp,” she said. “But I know this is going to deter people from going to serve. It makes me heartbroken for the [migrant] families. They are at the mercy of what people can do for them.”The Haitian Bridge Alliance advised migrants to be vigilant. The group viewed a video and photo on social media and believes those kidnapped were Black.
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