Cartel Imposes Curfew on Border City Near California as US Embassy Issues Alert

Members of the National Guard and the Mexican Army leave the airport after landing in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on Aug. 12, 2022, after a rash of violence in the city. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel threatened widespread violence over the weekend in Baja California, prompting warnings from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.

A message reportedly sent out from the cartel threatened violence in order to urge the government to free captured members.