US Embassy Warns Employees to Avoid Mexican City Near Texas Border

The U.S. Embassy building during a ceremony in Mexico City on Dec. 17, 2024. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Embassy in Mexico said Monday that government employees should avoid travel to a city near the U.S.-Mexico border due to “violent criminal activity.”The American consulate in Matamoros, Mexico, obtained reports of criminal activity, including roadblocks set up in Reynosa, Mexico, according to a State Department bulletin.