In news from Mexico, a top United Nations official has said there are “strong indications” Mexican security forces have been involved in the recent disappearances of nearly two dozen people in in the city of Nuevo Laredo. The city is located across Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas. Elizabeth Throssell is a spokesperson for the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Elizabeth Throssell: “Well, the U.N. Human Rights Office has documented 21 cases of disappearances in Nuevo Laredo, in Tamaulipas, over the past four months. And there are strong indications that members of the federal security force may have been involved in their disappearances.”