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U.S. asks citizens in Mexico to shelter after cartel leader killed

U.S. asks citizens in Mexico to shelter after cartel leader killed

The security alert covers the states of Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Guerrero and Nuevo León.

By Maria Paula Mijares Torres and Bloomberg

February 23, 2026

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GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO – FEBRUARY 22: A view of the site where Mexican Army troops killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as ‘El Mencho,’ leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (Jalisco New Generation), during a federal operation in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on February 22, 2026. Earlier in the day, armed men blocked several highways in the western state of Jalisco, setting vehicles and trucks on fire in response to the federal security operation in the region (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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