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2/24/2026 Alerts

All restrictions related to the events of February 22 on U.S. government staff in Tijuana (Baja California) and Monterrey (Nuevo Leon) have been lifted. U.S. government staff in Guadalajara (Jalisco), Puerto Vallarta (Ja...

2/24/2026 Alerts

Due to road blockages and criminal activity related to security operations that took place on February 22, U.S. citizens in specific locations in Mexico are urged to shelter in place. U.S. government staff in Guadalajar...

2/23/2026 Alerts

Due to ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity, U.S. citizens in specific locations in Mexico are urged to shelter in place. U.S. government staff in Guadalajara (Jalisco), Puerto Val...

2/23/2026

GAP advised passengers to contact their airlines to obtain up-to-date information about the status of their flight. That advice appears sound for anyone traveling to or from Guadalajara, and airports in neighboring state...

2/22/2026 Alerts

Jalisco State (including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara), Tamaulipas State (including Reynosa and other municipalities), areas of Michoacan State, Guerrero State, and Nuevo Leon State

6/2/2025 Alerts

U.S. Consulate General Guadalajara has confirmed several reports of U.S. citizens being kidnapped by individuals the victims met on dating apps in recent months in the Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Nayarit areas.

5/20/2025

Two security experts were killed and four other people were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a taco restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara on Friday.

3/7/2025 Alerts

Marches are expected to take place on March 8, 2025 on or about 3 p.m. Two groups intend to march in recognition of International Women’s Day.

1/8/2025

Jalisco is gearing up to receive a massive number of tourists for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as its capital of Guadalajara is one of three cities in Mexico that will host matches during the world’s biggest men’s soccer tou...

10/10/2024 Alerts

The U.S. mens national soccer team will play the Mexican national soccer team in a friendly match on October 15 at 8:30 p.m. in Akron Stadium.  Expect traffic congestion, enhanced police presence in the city, and increas...

7/22/2024

One of Mexico’s most powerful crime groups, the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG), is employing forced disappearance and exploiting corruption to build up a burgeoning local drug mark...

6/2/2023

Forty-five bags containing human remains with characteristics matching seven missing call center staff has been discovered in a ravine in a suburb of Guadalajara, according to the state prosecutor’s office in Jalisco.

6/2/2023

Authorities in western Mexico have told families of eight missing youths that among the human remains found in dozens of bags in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara were some that preliminarily appeared to match char...

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12/20/2022 Alerts

The State of Jalisco has issued a state-wide Security Alert and increased security presence in the Guadalajara metropolitan area following the reported arrest of a cartel member. There is a potential for conflicts betwee...

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8/10/2022 Alerts

The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara continues to closely monitor the security situation in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. The August 9 instructions to U.S. government personnel to shelter in place are no longe...

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8/10/2022 Alerts

Local authorities and media are reporting multiple road blockades, burning vehicles, and shootouts between Mexican security forces and unspecified criminal elements in various parts of the Guadalajara metropolitan area....

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7/20/2022 OSAC Analysis

On July 15, Mexican authorities arrested Rafael Caro Quintero—a founding leader of the since-fragmented Guadalajara Cartel, alleged leader of Sonora’s Caborca Cartel, and wanted fugitive in both Mexico and the United Sta...

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4/28/2022 Alerts

There is increased presence of Mexican security forces in the Puerto Vallarta area and the potential for confrontations between criminal groups and security forces in the Puerto Vallarta area and in the Guadalajara metro...

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11/18/2021 Alerts

Mexican law enforcement is conducting ongoing operations in residential areas of Zapopan, Jalisco that could result in confrontations between Mexican security forces and criminal armed groups with little to no notice. T...

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6/18/2021 Alerts

Event:  Tropical Storm Dolores is forecast to strengthen to near hurricane strength as it approaches the coast of Colima and is expected to make landfall the afternoon of June 19 near Manzanillo.  Heavy rains, strong win...

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