{"id":2109180,"date":"2023-11-27T17:40:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T22:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-town-residents-flee-in-droves-as-cartels-burn-houses-battle-in-the-streets\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T17:43:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T22:43:10","slug":"border-town-residents-flee-in-droves-as-cartels-burn-houses-battle-in-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-town-residents-flee-in-droves-as-cartels-burn-houses-battle-in-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents of border towns flee as cartels burn homes and engage in street battles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fborder-town-residents-flee-in-droves-as-cartels-burn-houses-battle-in-the-streets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2109180&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Border Town\u200b Residents Flee\u2063 in Droves as Cartels Burn Houses, Battle in the Streets<\/h2>\n<p>Families are desperately fleeing a Mexican town along \u2064the border with the \u200cU.S. as violent cartel activity escalates.\u200c The situation has become so\u2063 dire that homes are being burned down and intense battles\u200d are raging,\u2063 according to AZCentral.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re caught in the crossfire,&#8221; says \u2063Gail Kocourek, education and media coordinator with Tucson \u2064Samaritans, who \u2063has\u200c been assisting some of the affected \u2062families. &#8220;It&#8217;s getting worse and \u2062worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The turmoil began \u200bon October 21 \u200cwhen rival cartels started fighting in Sasabe, Sonora. \u200dThey not only burned down\u2064 homes but also occupied the ones left \u200bbehind by terrified residents, as reported by AZCentral.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Roughly 15 families are now the \u2063only remaining inhabitants of \u2064a town that \u2062was once bustling with around 2,500 \u200bresidents, according to\u2063 Gail Kocourek.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Desperate to\u2063 escape the violence, some families are\u200c seeking refuge in the United States. A few fortunate\u2063 ones have\u200b been granted\u2062 humanitarian parole to \u200benter through the port of entry, AZCentral reveals.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all residents have found it easy to enter the U.S.\u2062 legally. Some have\u2062 resorted to crossing the border wall illegally\u200c through holes, as\u200c stated in the\u2063 AZCentral report.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>U.S.\u2062 Customs and Border Protection acknowledges the situation and claims to \u2062evaluate \u200centry requests \u200con \u200da &#8220;case-by-case basis,&#8221; according to a statement provided to AZCentral.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While some \u200cresidents managed to find \u2064temporary shelter with\u200b Mexican Immigration \u200cAuthorities and Mexican Customs until the violence subsided, \u200cothers continue to face \u200bchallenges in seeking safety,\u2062 the representative added.<\/p>\n<p>In response \u2063to \u200cthe overwhelming influx of migrants, the Tucson Border Patrol has temporarily shut down its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-suspended-from-education-program-for-saying-a-man-is-a-man-a-woman-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Student Suspended From Education Program For Saying, \u2018A Man Is A Man, A Woman Is A Woman\u2019\">social media presence<\/a>. Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin explained that \u2063all available personnel \u200care needed to address\u200d the\u200b unprecedented \u2063flow, and\u200d the social\u2063 media team will return once the situation permits, as reported by AZCentral.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Border Patrol has witnessed \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-that-a-hard-question-agriculture-secretary-dodges-when-lindsey-graham-asks-whether-southern-border-is-secure\/\" title=\"\u2018Is That A Hard Question?\u2019: Agriculture Secretary Dodges When Lindsey Graham Asks Whether Southern Border Is Secure\">record-breaking surge<\/a> of illegal immigration at the southern border in recent\u2062 years.\u2062 Fiscal year 2022 saw over 2.2 \u200dmillion encounters, while fiscal year 2023 recorded more than 2 million\u2063 encounters,\u200d according to official statistics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the situation continues \u2063to \u2063unfold, the safety and\u2063 well-being of the remaining families in the \u200bMexican town \u2064remain uncertain. The impact of the violent\u200b cartel activity is a stark\u200c reminder of the ongoing \u200cchallenges \u200cfaced by border communities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by\u2064 the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lone-gop-rep-threatens-foundational-piece-of-bidens-agenda-and-hes-not-budging\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Refuses to Support Key Part of Biden's Agenda\">nonpartisan newswire\u200d service<\/a>, is available without charge to any \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-warn-it-could-take-decades-to-refill-strategic-reserve-drained-by-biden\/\" title=\"Experts caution that it may take several decades to replenish the strategic reserve, which has been depleted under President Biden's administration.\">legitimate news \u2064publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&#8217;s byline, and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions \u2064about our guidelines or partnering\u2064 with us, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/border-town-residents-flee-droves-cartels-burn-houses-battle-streets\/\">Border Town Residents Flee in Droves as Cartels Burn Houses, Battle in the Streets<\/a> appeared \u200dfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b What\u200c measures can be taken to \u2063ensure the safety and\u2064 well-being of the residents left behind \u200din Sasabe amid the ongoing violence and instability?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ents manage to escape the violence, many are\u2062 left behind and are living in fear. The constant battles \u2064and \u200bthe burning\u2064 of their houses have\u2064 left them with no choice but to abandon their homes and flee for\u200c their \u2062lives. As a result, the once vibrant town of Sasabe has been reduced to a ghost town,\u2064 with only a few families remaining.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has become \u200bincreasingly dangerous, with rival\u200c cartels fighting for control \u200bof the area. Innocent residents have become caught in the crossfire, unable to escape \u2063the violence that surrounds them. Gail Kocourek, who\u2062 has\u2064 been working closely with the \u200baffected families, describes the\u200d situation as getting worse by the day.<\/p>\n<p>In their desperate search for safety,\u200b some families have turned to the United States for refuge. A fortunate few have\u2064 been \u2064granted humanitarian parole, allowing them to enter legally through the designated port of entry. However, not all\u2064 residents have been granted \u200dthis opportunity, forcing \u2063them to \u200ctake more dangerous measures.<\/p>\n<p>Reports state that some \u200dresidents \u2064have resorted to crossing\u2063 the border wall illegally \u200cthrough \u2064holes. \u200cThe U.S. Customs and \u200dBorder\u2064 Protection\u2064 acknowledges the situation and claims to \u200cevaluate entry requests on a &#8220;case-by-case basis.&#8221; However, the reality is that not all residents have been able to access the legal channels for entry, leaving them with \u200bno choice but\u2064 to risk\u2063 their lives \u200bin order to find safety.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in Sasabe is a stark reminder of the ongoing violence and instability along the Mexican border.\u2062 It highlights the desperate situations many families find themselves in as they flee from the clutches of powerful\u2064 drug cartels. The burning of houses and battles in the streets are not isolated incidents but rather symptomatic of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forbes-contributor-white-supremacy-to-blame-for-will-smith-controversy\/\" title=\"Forbes Contributor: White Supremacy to Blame for Will Smith Controversy\">larger systemic issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation in Sasabe continues to deteriorate, urgent \u200baction is needed. \u200cThe safety and well-being of innocent residents\u2062 should be of utmost importance. Increased support from \u2063both the \u2064Mexican and U.S. governments is necessary \u200bto address the root causes of the violence and provide assistance to those affected.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial that the international\u2063 community recognizes and responds to the suffering\u200c of these \u200cborder town residents. The \u200csituation in Sasabe is not an isolated\u2062 incident but a reflection of \u200cthe broader challenges faced by many communities along the border. By addressing \u2064the \u200dunderlying issues,\u2062 we can work towards creating a safer and more stable future for\u200c all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 15 families are staying in a Mexican border town as others flee due to violent cartel clashes. 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