the death of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Cervantes<\/a>, a development experts describe as a significant blow to one of the world\u2019s most violent criminal organizations.<\/p>\nRobert Almonte, former U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas and retired Deputy Chief of the El Paso Police Department, said El Paso residents should feel secure despite unrest in parts of Mexico.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as you\u2019re in El Paso, you should feel safe,\u201d Almonte said. \u201cThe issue is once you cross the border. I would be very concerned about crossing into Mexico right now until things stabilize.\u201d<\/p>\n
Almonte said violence in Mexico appears to be retaliation by cartel members loyal to their slain leader and could include internal power struggles as factions compete for control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said while Ju\u00e1rez has long been dominated by established criminal groups, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel also has a presence in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see the CJNG cartel doing anything like what they\u2019re doing in Mexico in El Paso,\u201d Almonte said. \u201cThat would be a suicide mission for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, for many who cross the border daily, the events have heightened anxiety.<\/p>\n
Cristopher Alva, a Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez resident who commutes to El Paso for work, said violence in other parts of Mexico still affects daily life in the border region.<\/p>\n
Alva said each day carries a level of uncertainty, adding that people are more cautious about routine activities.<\/p>\n
Others expressed concern about the broader impact on travel and tourism.<\/p>\n
Camilo Ca\u00f1as told ABC-7 he has already reduced trips to Mexico in recent months because of security concerns.<\/p>\n
Despite the concerns, Almonte said cooperation among local, state and federal agencies continues to keep El Paso safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He credited law enforcement and community involvement for maintaining public safety in the city.<\/p>\n
For those who must travel between Ju\u00e1rez and El Paso for work or family, Almonte advised remaining alert and aware of their surroundings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For others without essential travel plans, he recommended postponing trips into Mexico until conditions stabilize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) \u2013 Residents on both sides of the U.S. Mexico border say violence in Mexico…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-177174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}