Eye Openers + Blogante Headlines Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

April 16, 2008

Cuban reggaeton star missing at sea was lured to Florida by promise of money, friends say – Elvis Manuel

April 15, 2008

Ex-Director of Smithsonian Latino Center Solicited Gifts and Tickets, Report Says – Pilar O’Leary

April 14, 2008

Central America Migrant Flow to US Slows

New Report Finds Credit Card Companies Spent $22 Million on Advertising to U.S. Hispanics in First Half of 2007

The ugly Mexican-American immigration debate

Michael Ramos-Lynch ‘09: Gov. Carcieri’s new immigration order: one step closer to a police state – Rhode Island

April 13, 2008

Latino Media Wonder Will Pope Bring Immigrants Hope?

April 12, 2008

In Searching for New Job, Alberto Gonzales Sees No Takers

Arizona Anti-Defamation League calls on U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bogus “crime suppression sweeps.”

Hugo Chavez to Finance Danny Glover Movies

Florida’s 1st Hispanic Justice to Step Down from the Florida Supreme Court

Farmers Crossing The Border – To Mexico, Is The Land Of Plenty Shifting South? Call It Reverse Immigration

April 10, 2008

Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to keep public benefits from illegal immigrants

Guess what media focus is on with Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration? The big picture? Nah.

English-only ruling draws fire – Iowa voting forms in languages other than English violated a 2002 state law

Oregon’s Dropout Rate Continues to Climb – (except for Hispanics YET the graduation rate is only 63.7%)

April 9, 2008

Mexican Diet May Cut Breast Cancer Risk

Nasdaq Says Quepasa Is Noncompliant – Nasdaq Informs Quepasa That It Does Not Comply With Minimum Shareholder-Equity Requirements

Grand Island Spanish Newspaper Publisher Pulls Illegal Advertisements – Nebraska

DCYF director, Patricia Martinez issues apology to Rhode Island’s Governor – (but was she really wrong?)

April 8, 2008

The Baja California Shakedown

Electronic Dragnet for Undocumented Immigrants Nets Citizens

Email about Ozzie Guillen favoring Latin players misguided – Chicago White Sox

Teenage Birth Rates in Massachusetts Highest Among Hispanics; Legislation Needed To Address the Issue, Experts Say

An Ecuadorean couple facing deportation are appealing an immigration judge’s refusal to hear their claim that they were unfairly targeted because their daughter is an immigration activist. – Miami

April 7, 2008

Sexual Abuse Fueled by Abusive Immigration Language – Describing immigrants in dehumanizing terms like “illegals” turns immigrant women into targets for sexist oppressors, from anti-choicers to rapists.

Number of day laborers in San Joaquin County surges as housing work dries up

New media trends turn to Spanish language

Sorrento Hispanics fear retaliation after deputy beaten – Lake County, Florida

Absolut vodka ad stirs a U.S.-Mexico debate – Some in the north take offense at the depiction of an old border.

Illegal immigration debate to figure in some Rhode Island church services – Boston.com

Paul Revere of Texas – Juan Seguin

Pain of crackdown on illegal immigrants personified – St. Louis

April 5, 2008

US May Heighten Travel Alert to Mexico

April 2, 2008

Day laborer hopes hit-run is accident, not racism – New York

Mexicans deported from U.S. will get free ride home – Free Transport & Services to Illegal Immigrants Expelled by U.S.

Missouri Senate passes immigration bill on voice vote; one more vote will send it to House

Arrest comes in beating death of Latino – told police he was ‘‘targeting Hispanics” – Maryland

Hispanic Leaders Fear Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Patrols Will Spark Violence – Arizona

Immigrants’ Rights Advocates And ACLU File Lawsuit To End Illegal Delays In Processing Citizenship Applications

April 1, 2008

Arizona guest-worker program hits snag

McClatchy to Boost Spanish Content – in deal with ImpreMedia

March 31, 2008

Immigration debate focuses on $2M in tax money going to aid group – CASA de Maryland

Files Suggest Venezuela Bid to Aid Colombia Rebels

Before ’73 Coup, Chile Tried to Find the Right Software for Socialism – Cybersyn

United Farm Workers launch Black Eagle Wines™

A Bush Cuba advisor resigns over alleged funds misuse – Felipe Sixto

Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon: Arpaio immigration raids are ‘made-for-TV stunts’

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez sets out to prove Simón Bolívar was assassinated

Anti-illegal immigration groups grow in Florida

March 28, 2008

Mexican dog sculptures in traditional indigenous dress removed after protest – Mexico

Carson minister targets Latino judges to make way for Filipinos – Los Angeles

Study: It’s ‘Getting Tough’ For Hispanics – Connecticut

Problems With English Help Block Many Hispanics From Medical Care

Comic Paul Rodriguez caught joking around on ‘TMZ’

Governor Carcieri yesterday signed a six-point executive order he said will enable “a vast array of state government agencies” to address illegal immigration in Rhode Island

March 26, 2008

The Racial Profiling of a Bicicleta Bandito – Santa Cruz, California

Lawyers tell Latinos to learn their rights – Dallas attorneys threaten suits alleging racial profiling; campaign urges Hispanics to drive carefully

March 25, 2008

Puerto Rico Moves Up Primary – (switches from caucus to primary)

Lawsuit over farmworkers’ deformed baby settled

Gunmen target Hispanic eateries (5 of them) – Aurora, Colorado

March 24, 2008

Mexican Police Chief Requests US Asylum

Arizona Legislation Prohibits Renting To Illegal Immigrants

Cuba blocks access to top Cuban blog – Generacion Y

The Cuban Art Revolution – Collectors are betting the next hot art hub will be an island most Americans still can’t visit. Now, some U.S. art lovers are finding legal ways into Cuba to shop for works — before the market gets too crowded.

San Diego D.A. says jury pool falls short of Latinos

The roundup begins: the targeting of the Hispanic community – Minneapolis

Hispanic growth creates need for education changes – (in the Southeast)

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Drops ‘San Jose Mercury News’ From Diversity Program

Rate of Hispanic diabetics’ foot amputations soar

March 22, 2008

Venezuela Students Seeking to Create a New Society – Cato Institute hears three perspectives of the student movement

March 20, 2008

López Obrador returns to Mexican spotlight

Kansas targets employers who don’t pay immigrant workers

State board says no time for Hispanic input on new curriculum – Texas

‘Say it in English’ bill moves forward – Oklahoma

Proportion Of Minorities Lower At UConn – Black, Hispanic Students Likelier To Attend Community Schools, Report Says

Southern Illinois University Carbondale student hopes Fernando Treviño stays to recognize Latin American and Hispanic voices – (after chancellor is put on administrative leave)

March 18, 2008

Cuban Players Fled Their Team for an Uncertain Future – seven players and an assistant coach defect

March a dilemma for Hispanics – (not the month but marches planned for May 1st)

40 Years After Walkouts, Little Has Changed, Latinos Say – Los Angeles

March 17, 2008

More Spanish-speakers converting to Mormonism

Several civil rights activists on Friday alleged “anti-immigrant hysteria” motivated the quick arrest of a Hispanic truck driver involved in a fatal collision that killed a Harris County sheriff’s deputy who was drunk on duty. – Texas

The House Mexican American Legislative Caucus is insisting the State Board of Education include Hispanics in the writing of a new English language arts and reading curriculum for Texas.

Civic-minded residents told to reach out to Hispanics – (some interesting numbers on Hispanic voters – or lack of – in North Carolina)

March 13, 2008

Dover mayor refuses to create bilingual website

Thousands won’t get to vote because of citizenship backlog

Brutal Armed Robbers Targeting Latinos – Dallas

Latino Group Protests Business Owner – Asked to see Social Security card of a Spanish-speaking customer – Rhode Island

Hispanic man attacked, spit on because of race – Two 19-year-olds charged with bias-motivated assault – Boulder, Colorado

Crackdown on Illegal Immigration Quiets Soccer Fields in Prince William – Virginia

Prince William sees exodus of Hispanics – Virginia

Churches Using English to Reach Latinos – Chicago

March 11, 2008

Super Mario Barros – This teacher has a radio show, a newspaper column, and a satirical take on social issues – Boston

Puerto Rico statehood champion quitting politics – Sen. Pedro Rossello

Sickle-cell disease spreads in Latino community in Colorado

Marketplace: Green appeal for Latino community

Seven in Ten Hispanics Say Immigrants Should Learn English

Opportunity is there for McCain to score with Hispanic voters

Unless it gets a last-minute push, a proposed crackdown on illegal immigration appears headed for the legislative graveyard. – Indiana

March 10, 2008

Immigrants target of Arkansas police raids – ‘It feels like it is dangerous to be Hispanic,’ activist Jim Miranda said.

NPR: ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Takes on Immigration – Joe Arpaio in Arizona

Cuban wife waited 27 years for imprisoned husband

Trio accused of vandalizing Latino shrine – Three Mormon missionaries are seen mocking the Catholic site in photos on the Internet.

Hate Crimes Linked to Immigration Debate

The prison industry in the United States: big business or a new form of slavery?

March 9, 2008

Scamming lawyer for 9/11 victims sues casinos for her gambling addiction – Arelia Taveras

MATCH-ISMO TV – American Latinos battle Mexican counterparts for national pride — and a few bucks.

Man was one of first Mexicans in Aurora – 106-year-old came here more than 80 years ago – Illinois

Officials Fear Illegal Immigrants Won’t Respond To School Census – Northern Virginia

Filmmaker (Amy Serrano): Sugar family may have blocked documentary about them

Penguin Launches Personality Driven Hispanic Imprint

March 6, 2008

America Ferrera’s bad Spanish costs her movie role

Mexican Workers Speak Out on Labor Abuses and NAFTA this Thursday – Philadelphia

US.government makes European-owned Cuba websites vanish

Republicans Propose New Package of Immigration Enforcement Proposals – Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum

LA Times noted McCain touts his work on immigration bill as appealing to Latinos — but not that he no longer supports it

Bills control college future of illegal immigrants’ kids – Tennesse

The growing presence of international and national coffee shop chains, is starting to change Latin America’s coffee consumption.

Mexico: The walls will have eyes – Mexico City to install 8,000 surveillance cameras

Activists look to jump-start immigration debate for election – Carpentersville, Illinois

March 5, 2008

Drug charges ‘betrayed’ Toronto Hispanics

New Mexican Town Split Over Immigrant’s Removal

Mural on Hispanic culture draws concerns – Homestead, Florida

Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman declares illegal immigrants cost state at least $26 million a year – (immigration playing part in race for Governor)

Dearth of Latino faculty mirrors national trends – Yale University

February 28, 2008

Many worried Juárez’s bloody drug war spilling into U.S. – 72 slain this year in border city; worst is still to come, officials say

Immigration: No Correlation With Crime – (even TIME magazine picked up this story)

Clinton rejects Dallas Hispanic leader Callejo’s comments about Obama

Free speech prevails – A compromise in Esmeralda County ends an unconstitutional English-only policy – Nevada

Immigration vote today puts House in spotlight – Indiana

February 27, 2008

Illegal immigrants taxing legal system

Latinos worry about being targeted for crime – Maryland

Marketplace: Hard times for Latino construction

Wait May Foil Immigrants’ Right To Vote

Cheap Cocaine Floods Argentina, Devouring Lives

February 26, 2008

Tijuana drug cartels feel crackdown

Kansas opens debate on illegal immigration

Puerto Rico teachers strike sparks clashes, arrests – At least 7 people are arrested in Puerto Rico as colleagues face off with one another.

Durham’s Latino suicide trend not found in local school districts – Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school systems – North Carolina

Two Factors Forebode Clinton Loss in Texas: Young Latino Voters and Machismo Latina Lista

Geraldo Rivera Writes About the Growth of Hispanics in America – “His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S.”

Senate passes anti-illegal aliens measure – Utah

Our Flagging Faith in the GOP – LOS EVANGELICOS

February 25, 2008

Bush Administration Seeks To Curtail Labor Protections From the Guest Worker H-2A Program | LULAC

Obama pledges self-determination to Puerto Rico – with independence as an option

‘Fidel Castro: My Life’ by Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet – Translated

Mayor’s former girlfriend returns to L.A. media as radio co-host

Maine migrant farm workers’ exhibit to travel through region

Hard Times Led Director of Tijuana AIDS Hospice to His Life’s Work

Alpha 66 militants reunite, look to Cuban dissidents – One of the oldest Cuban exile militant organizations will hold its first congress in almost a decade in a bid to reshape strategy for a post-Fidel Castro era.

Speak only English on the school bus? – Nevada

Puerto Rico looming large in DNC

Florida’s Three Cuban Representatives Face Challenges

The Mauro Factor – Garry Mauro working for Hillary in Texas

February 21, 2008

Popular Mexican narcocorrido singer is found slain – Jesus Rey David Alfaro

Georgia Lawmakers Work To Make English The State’s Official Language

Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling out of Middle Class, According to New Report

February 20, 2008

Democracy Now! | “The Man of Two Havanas”: Max Lesnik on His Transition From Cuban Revolutionary to Exile to Target of Terrorist Attacks by Anti-Castro Cuban Militants in Miami

Latino leader upset over change in political tide – South Carolina

Marketplace: Discount stores have toy trouble (lead) – (interviews a Latina in Austin)

Border Fence To Bypass Property Of Wealthy Bush Donor – Dallas billionaire Ray L. Hunt

February 19, 2008

Jennifer Lopez Doesn’t Appeal That Much To Americans

U.S. immigration law drives husband, wife apart

2007 Retrospective: The Local War on the Undocumented – Phoenix, Arizona

Learning From Tijuana: Hudson, N.Y., Considers Different Housing Model

Guard’s new director of operations is first female, Hispanic in role – Col. Alicia Tate-Nadeau in Illinois

Hillary and Hispanics in Texas

NCLB and Latinos: No Latino Child Left Behind Matters

February 18, 2008

Mexican Bottler Grows As Coke Enjoys Latin American Popularity

Spike in poaching threatens Mexican cacti

Border Fence Could Leave Family on Mexican Side of Fence

Advocates alarmed by Rell plan to cut Medicaid interpreter funds – Connecticut

Hispanic student enrollment declines – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Hispanics Fight At-Large Voting System – Port Chester, New York

NYC police more likely to question black, Latino subway riders, investigation finds

He crossed the U.S. border, into the maw of a machine – (one immigrants story from Rhode Island)

Phoenix Police to Check Arrestees’ Immigrant Status

White Men Hold Superdelegate Power Balance

February 14, 2008

Presidential Campaigns Snubbing Texas Print? – (not to mention Hispanic blogs)

Mexican bishops call drug traffickers to conversion

Bill Would Seize Illegal Immigrants’ Cars – Georgia

After just one year, Arizona State University junked its scholarship program for illegal immigrants. Sarah Fenske wonders who will step up for them now

Immigrant labor vital to area businesses – Wisconsin

And Starring Hillary Clinton as Evita Peron

Texas Civil Rights Review – Appeal to Sen. Clinton from Irma Muniz: Free Ramsey

José A. Buergo: A Different Kind of YouTube Pundit

Texas A&M University-Kingsville President Rumaldo Juarez Resigns

Hispanic University President at Pennsylvania College Facing Increasing Pressure to Step Down – Dr. F. Javier Cevallos, president of Kutztown University

February 13, 2008

House votes to repeal in-state tuition for illegal immigrants – Utah

Senate committee approves ban of state benefits to illegal immigrants – Pennsylvania

ACLU sues to give legal immigrants right to drive – Michigan

Virtual Fence on Border to Get Approval – Arizona

Latinos look to Israel for insights – North Carolina

English-only in Ohio?

Varying levels of welcome for Mexican president – Chicago land

Latino Leaders Outspoken Against Immigration Bills – Utah

Illegals Risk Deportation to … Pay Taxes?

February 12, 2008

Peruvian Massacre Survivor Testifies

Immigration officers banned from making raids at weekends – to save cash – (in England)

Arizona Senate Bill Drafts Temporary Worker Program

Relentless production pits Latino manager against his crew

Mexicans March Against NAFTA and SPP – Mexicans Say: Integrate This!

A prominent member (Steven Ybarra, a California superdelegate) of the national Democratic Party has circulated a sharp e-mail saying the removal of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle was disloyal to Hispanics and should give “pause” to superdelegates and voters.

February 11, 2008

$1.2 billion fence adds little or no security

Kids Who Stutter Star in New Spanish Video

Border barrier to skirt Rio Grande, avoid private land – Texas

Mexico’s Robin Hood a blessing to both sides of the law – Jesus Malverde

Strict Oklahoma law on immigration will affect Kansas

America’s Muslim population is gaining a Hispanic accent

Media Hype and Immigration Questions for the Candidates

NPR: Calderon to Visit Mexican Immigrants in U.S.

Daily Kos: Did You Know Puerto Rico Could Determine Our Presidential Nominee?

February 7, 2008

Clarity Sought on Electronics Searches

Marginalized movie makers – With no permanent home or sizeable staff, Chicago’s International Latino Cultural Center hosts its 24th Latino Film Festival

NPR: Cubans Speak Out on Castro’s Invitation

Trial Ordered In Puerto Rican Pet Massacre, Animal Cruelty Charges Filed In Case Where 80 Pets Were Thrown Off Of A 50 Ft. Bridge

Wilting dollar hurts Colombian flower growers on Valentine’s Day

California Hispanics set turnout records in primary election

Adapting to US life ups Latinas’ preterm birth risk

HOW THE POPULATION HAS GROWN: Latino culture, heritage thrive in suburbs – Detroit

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There – Seal-the-border hysteria is everywhere. Instead of blaming immigrants for America’s problems, let’s look at executives on both sides of the border.

February 6, 2008

New Democratic National Convention Web Site Features Content In Spanish

Texas Town Leader Fights Border Fence, Eagle Pass Mayor, Residents Group Says Federal Government “Abusing Our Liberties”

U.S. threatens to sue over access to UT Brownsville campus for border fence – Regents to discuss issue today after campus president refused to allow surveys.

Cartoonists to Protest Lack of Color in the Comics

Funding for Illegal Immigrant Crackdown – Prince William County, Virginia is now trying to figure out how they are going to pay for the Illegal Immigration reforms they passed

Support for Latinas’ next generation – Life skills – The Adelante Chicas program will focus on helping girls live in a culture unfamiliar to their parents – Oregon

Deputies: Thieves Target Hispanic-Owned Businesses – Lexington County, South Carolina

Ex-candidate Richardson punts on political endorsements

Memo to media on immigration coverage – Janet Murguia

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann Slurs Latinos With ‘Guacamole’

February 5, 2008

Commissioners Vote To Remove Spanish Option From Phones – Beaufort County, North Carolina

Mexico police caught between drug crackdown, cartels

Spanish Town to Pay Kids to Read

Can I sue rivals for hiring illegal immigrants? – Fortune Small Business question

California produce on Cuban tables?

UC Berkeley music professor and renowned composer Jorge Liderman (Argentinian) committed suicide Sunday morning by jumping in front of a BART train

Media Matters – Fox News’ Hill: Are Latinos “going to vote for the person who basically is going to give them the most for … the least?”

Series to screen film on slavery in Puerto Rico – El Cimarrón – University of North Carolina

More Than One-Quarter Million Infants Hospitalized For Infectious Diseases: New Federal Study In Pediatrics – Hispanic infants were 23% of those admitted!!!

February 4, 2008

Colombia Hosts Unprecedented Protest Against FARC and Asks the World to Join Them (Latina Lista)

Small Border Newspaper Catches Department of Homeland Security in a Big Lie (Latina Lista)

Mexican police search for ‘dirty war’ dead at former military base

Mexico’s programme to aid jailed mothers

FBI Witch Hunt Stokes Puerto Rican Independence Movement – As an anti-terror task force targets three young Puerto Ricans in New York, people take to the streets.

Durham’s Latino students at higher suicide risk, study says – North Carolina

Immigrant agencies feel rise in harassment – Tennessee

The Mariachi Divas, an all-female pan-Hispanic music ensemble, had them dancing in the aisles before Hillary Rodham Clinton’s rally at Cal State Los Angeles this morning. But the group was unceremoniously shown the door when the political program began.

The Arbiter Speaks Spanish – Boise State student newspaper

Sweeping migrant bill rushed to hearing (just days after made public) – Utah

Missouri leads in training local officers for immigration duties

Musician’s sounds survived the tomb – pre-Columbian bone instruments

Acculturation In The Texas-Mexico Border Region: Effects On Drinking Differ By Gender

Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women

February 1, 2008

Lawmakers push bill to counter illegal immigration – Wyoming

January 31, 2008

Mexican Workers File Lawsuit in Colorado

Mexican workers sue Washington fruit company over wages

Remittances to Mexico drop as U.S. economy slows, enforcement increases

John McCain Slaps Rush Limbaugh’s Face With Florida Win

Day Laborers Sue Chicago

Haste on illegal hiring bill risks long-term regrets – Indiana

Scout.com: On The Ground: Is This Over The Top?No one trots out the hot chicks with microphones quite like the Hispanic TV stations. TV Azteca is at the forefront, using several lovely young women to ask questions during Media Day for the Super Bowl

Illegal immigrants bill advances – Legislation backer says it’s what voters want; foe sees thin veil for racism – South Carolina

January 30, 2008

Mexican rights official says Juarez killings (of women) continue

Police earn bonuses for Spanish skills – Hendersonville, Tennessee

Is seeking sanctuary the answer for illegal immigrants?

Teachers Threaten Strike in Puerto Rico

Billboard on Cuban Five to Appear on Hollywood Boulevard

Chávez sees U.S.-Colombian war plans

Minutemen group threatens lawsuit over freeway signs – San Diego

Repeal of immigrant’s tuition waiver clears first hurdle – Utah

The Hispanic Center publishes Pittsburgh’s first Spanish Services Directory

Batanga Close to Buying Online Advertising Network HispanoClick???

Immigration bill sails though Indiana Senate

January 29, 2008

Brownsville Mayor Declares Federal Government is Doing Irreparable Damage to Texas Border Region with Proposed Fence (Latina Lista)

Polo-Loving Banker Lives Really Large In Chávez Socialism – WSJ.com

First Latina U.S. surgeon general (Antonia Novello) speaks in Monterey – California

Long-Lost Set of Robert Capa Negatives Taken During Spanish Civil War Found in Mexico

Farmers Branch asks judge to rule on new house rental ordinance – Texas

Puerto Rican Independence Movement under Attack in New York and San Juan

Cuban dissident’s mom attends State of Union address

Miami robo-calls scaring Cuban American voters on Romney’s Cuba stance

January 28, 2008

Hispanic homeownership could fall during crisis

In Mexico, a gain for native civil rights is a loss for some women

Faced with death in desert, father, son split up – The busiest corridor in recent years for illegal immigration along the Mexican border is also a deadly one.

Mexican Museum still searching for a home – San Francisco

Church where illegal immigrant took sanctuary for a year to host another woman

Analysis: Downtown juries lack Latinos – San Diego

Where’s Hispanic outreach? – One radio station in Central Washington state offered two minutes of airtime to any candidate

Oregon business group counters anti-illegal immigrant campaigns

US Attorney: Illegal immigrants provide “modern-day slave labor” – Arkansas

Clinton’s Latino spin – The Clinton campaign’s assertion that Latinos historically haven’t voted for black candidates is divisive — and false.

January 24, 2008

The Latin Americanist: Heath Ledger’s Death Doesn’t Tranlate – (interesting find Maegan)

Inside the hunt for illegal immigrants – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Milton Wolff, 92; led U.S. volunteers in Spanish Civil War

Nicaraguans wary of Chávez’s largess – Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has promised billions in aid to Nicaragua, but some question whether that country or its president, Daniel Ortega, have the most to gain.

Pret-a-Porter Fair gives way to Peruvian Alpaca Textile

Washington State’s Hispanic count up 31% – Rural communities see the fastest rise in Hispanic population.

Hispanic Leaders React to Legislative Backlash – Hutto: Tourism Would Shut Down Without Immigrants – South Carolina

Mexican Military Stops Police Patrols in Matamoros – Cameron County Sheriff is warning people crossing into Matamoros to go at their own risk.