{"id":2573221,"date":"2026-02-24T22:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-says-jalisco-airports-secure-after-clashes-between-cartels-mexican-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:40:54","slug":"us-says-jalisco-airports-secure-after-clashes-between-cartels-mexican-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-says-jalisco-airports-secure-after-clashes-between-cartels-mexican-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"US says Jalisco airports secure after clashes between cartels, Mexican forces"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fus-says-jalisco-airports-secure-after-clashes-between-cartels-mexican-forces%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=2573221&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--><p>Following teh Mexican army\u2019s operation, with U.S. intelligence help, that killed cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (El Mencho), the Jalisco New Generation Cartel launched a wave of violent attacks across western Mexico, killing 25 Mexican National Guard members. In response, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/regulators-shut-down-second-bank-in-race-to-contain-fallout-from-silicon-valley-bank-collapse\/\" title=\"Regulators Shut Down Second Bank In Race To Contain Fallout From Silicon Valley Bank Collapse\">state officials closed<\/a> several schools, rideshare services were canceled, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/europe-canada-closes-airspace-to-russian-civil-aviation\/\" title=\"Europe, Canada Closes Airspace to Russian Civil Aviation\">airlines canceled flights<\/a> to the region\u2019s airports in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. By February 24, flight schedules had returned to normal in Guadalajara, with many airlines planning extra flights to Puerto Vallarta, and both airports reported they were secure and amenities were available. The U.S. Embassy said restrictions for government staff in Tijuana and Monterrey were lifted, but staff in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, and Ciudad Guzm\u00e1n remained subject to nighttime curfews and travel limits. President Claudia Sheinbaum had predicted that flights would resume by the end of Tuesday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US says Jalisco airports secure after clashes between cartels and Mexican forces<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2515385\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"322\">Mexico<\/a> has lifted many of its restrictions related to the violent backlash to the killing of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drug-cartels\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2769\">drug cartel<\/a> leader &ldquo;El Mencho&rdquo; as flights resume to the airports in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Flight schedules have returned to normal in Guadalajara and&nbsp;many airlines have extra flights planned for today, February 24, in&nbsp;Puerto Vallarta.&nbsp;Both airports are secure and amenities are&nbsp;available,&rdquo; the embassy said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4469781\/peter-mandelson-denies-baseless-claim-flee-uk-british-virgin-islands\/\">Peter Mandelson denies &#8216;baseless&#8217; claim of fleeing UK for British Virgin Islands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4469097\/manhunt-underway-mexican-inmates-escaped-prison-during-riot-cartel-killing\/\">Manhunt underway for Mexican inmates who escaped prison during riot over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cartel killing<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4468877\/uk-imposing-nearly-300-new-sanctions-on-russia\/\">UK imposing &lsquo;nearly 300 new sanctions on Russia&rsquo; over attacks on Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After the Mexican army executed a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466923\/mexico-cartel-leader-el-mencho-dead\/\">military operation killing El Mencho<\/a>, whose real name was Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, with the support of U.S. intelligence, members of his Jalisco New Generation&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cartels\/\">Cartel<\/a> launched a series of violent attacks across the region, killing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4467680\/twenty-five-mexican-national-guard-members-killed-army-takes-out-el-mencho\/\">25 Mexican National Guard<\/a> members in the process.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the cartel&rsquo;s violent backlash, state officials closed several schools, rideshare services were canceled, and airlines canceled flights to the region&rsquo;s airports in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. The coastal beach town of Puerto Vallarta is a popular American tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4469097\/manhunt-underway-mexican-inmates-escaped-prison-during-riot-cartel-killing\/\">MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR MEXICAN INMATES WHO ESCAPED PRISON DURING RIOT OVER CARTEL KILLING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The return of flights on Tuesday followed Mexican President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/claudia-sheinbaum\/\">Claudia Sheinbaum&rsquo;s <\/a>prediction that flights to the region would resume by the end of Tuesday, after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4467680\/twenty-five-mexican-national-guard-members-killed-army-takes-out-el-mencho\/\">saying<\/a> her country was &ldquo;at peace&rdquo; on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy also announced Tuesday evening that all restrictions for government staff&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tijuana and&nbsp;Monterrey&nbsp;have been lifted, but that staff in the Jalisco cities of Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ciudad Guzman are still subject to nighttime curfews and travel restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US: Jalisco airports secure after cartel clashes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2573222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mexico-cartel-killing.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7747,13819,74513,5370,50822],"class_list":["post-2573221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-airports","tag-cartels","tag-jalisco","tag-mexico","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mexico-cartel-killing.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573221"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573225,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573221\/revisions\/2573225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}