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The U.S. State Department connected Sunday (February 22, 2026) urged American citizens successful parts of Mexico to structure successful spot amid violence, roadworthy blocks and formation cancellations aft Mexican soldiers killed a apical cartel boss.
“Due to ongoing, wide information operations and related roadworthy blockages and transgression enactment successful galore areas of Mexico, U.S. citizens should structure successful spot until further notice,” said a connection from the department’s Consular Affairs conception connected societal media level X.
“Roadblocks person impacted hose operations, with immoderate home and planetary flights canceled successful some Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta,” it said.
Nemesio Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was injured successful a clash with soldiers successful the municipality of Tapalpa and died portion being flown to Mexico City, the service said successful a statement. He had a $15 cardinal U.S. bounty connected his head.
Canada said it was monitoring the concern intimately and advised Canadians successful Mexico to “keep a debased illustration and travel proposal of section authorities.”
It urged citizens successful Michoacan, Guerrero and Jalisco states to structure successful place, citing “shootouts with information forces and explosions.”
Several U.S. and Canadian airlines cancelled flights to parts of Mexico connected Sunday (February 22, 2026) pursuing the unrest.
U.S. carriers United, American, Southwest and Alaska, arsenic good arsenic the Canadian airlines Air Canada and WestJet/Sunwing, announced the cancellation of flights to Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, and Manzanillo.
Some planes had to crook backmost portion already en way to Mexico, respective airlines said, including Southwest, which turned backmost 4 flights primitively bound for Puerto Vallarta.
Southwest said it would nonstop craft to Mexico to repatriate its stranded passengers and unit erstwhile the concern normalizes.
