Border Report Live: Why the US sends security forces into Mexico
Story by Fernie Ortiz • 18h • 3 min read
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Mexico’s law enforcers and first responders are asking for help, and several countries, including some overseas, are heeding the call.
Binational coordination between the U.S. and Mexico is nothing new and dates back over a hundred years.
Mexico, however, faces a new set of challenges, including its fight with organized crime, that some experts believe it will struggle to handle.
In Episode 3 of Border Report Live, border correspondents discuss a variety of binational programs or agreements designed to give Mexico a boost in its fight against cartels, and an upper hand in dealing with disasters.
Training across the border
This past June, several buses filled with American troops crossed the border for a disaster exercise in Juarez, Mexico, and officers from Tijuana went into San Diego to train with U.S. Border Patrol agents.
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