US Embassy Warns Employees to Avoid Mexican City Near Texas Border

The bulletin was issued for the city of Reynosa, located around 10 miles from McAllen International Airport in Texas.

The U.S. Embassy building during a ceremony in Mexico City on Dec. 17, 2024. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images

The 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.