By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat Mary Virginia Hantsch, Principal Officer for the U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, released a video expressing condolences following the killing of a Mexican federal police officer assigned to Consulate security. Marcelo Vázquez Vázquez, 40, an officer with Mexico’s Servicio de Protección Federal, was killed Sunday in an ambush in the La Encantada neighborhood of Matamoros after completing his shift guarding the U.S.

The Trump administration is reviewing Mexico's 53 U.S. consulates, sparking concerns among Mexican nationals that some facilities could close and limit their access to consular services such as visa processing and document assistance.