Let’s start with this:
Right now ICE is breaking windows and dragging people out of cars in McAllen, Texas, so I don’t think Stephen Miller has gotten the message.
Here’s the map of House seats bordering Mexico — all are now a soulful shade of blue:
TX-34, where McAllen is located, was won handily by incumbent Vincente Gonzalez with 55% of the vote. Norteño singer Bobby Pulido flipped neighboring TX-15 with 63% of the vote.
I had an interesting conversation with one of my wife’s relatives recently. He has a construction business and he was very angry about a Mexican that he knew that was a mechanic who had lived in the area for many years, who was deported by ICE. He knew the guy, liked and respected him. My wife’s relative is by no means a Democrat or liberal, nor is he a Mexican-American. He’s angry because he saw a decent, hard-working man have his life ruined because that man was deemed “illegal”.
In addition to Miller doubling-down on ICE, Trump decided to bring up caravans again. That one, for him, never gets old. Here’s what President Claudia Sheinbaum said about that.
Since President Trump took office, no migrant caravan has reached the northern border. There are two caravans at the moment, one in Arriaga, Chiapas, which had formed with around 500-600 people, and now fewer than 100 people remain. How do we do this? We inform the people in the caravan that it is very difficult to cross into the United States (US), that if their goal is to cross into the US, they will not be able to do so, because that possibility does not exist. We seek to have them return safely to their country, or if someone wants to stay in Mexico, under certain conditions, in a particular place, they can do so. But the vast majority return to their countries of origin. Once they learn they will not be able to cross the Mexican border with the US.
Arriaga, Chiapas is marked on the map below. It’s almost at the border of Mexico and Guatemala. Every “caravan” story should include a mandatory map of Mexico:
Moving on, while we’re closing hospitals, Mexico is doing this:
Mexico reported its largest hospital expansion over a two-year period in the last four decades and a preliminary reduction in mortality from chronic diseases. During the appearance of health authorities before the Chamber of Deputies, the Ministry of Health reported the completion and inauguration of 34 hospitals in the first 24 months of the current administration, along with decreases in deaths associated with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, kidney failure, and malignant tumors between 2024 and 2025.
OK, now the craziest, terrible story that you’ll never read in the US media. I’m sure you political junkies all remember Brad Parscale and, of course, Dick Morris. Parscale was Trump’s 2020 campaign manager. Dick Morris was, well, Dick Morris. Since Parscale was booted out of Trump’s campaign, he’s been consulting on campaigns in Latin America. One of his colleagues is Fernando Cerimedo, considered “MAGA’s Man in South America” and has consulted with right-wing leaders there, most recently in Bolivia. It was in Bolivia where Cerimedo (allegedly) contracted killers to murder his partner, Nadia Beller, who was pregnant with (allegedly) his child. Beller survived the attack where she received three gunshot wounds. Now, she’s spilling tea about the whole network of right-wing influence in Latin America, including this photo:
From left to right: Andy Rivas (with his back to the camera), Fernando Cerimedo, Donald Trump Jr., Brad Parscale, and Dick Morris. Photo: Nadia Beller.
The photographs [distributed by Beller] gained greater significance due to statements Cerimedo himself made in October 2025, when he claimed to be a partner in a company linked to the Trump family. “I represent the Latin American right. I work very much on that side,” the Argentine consultant stated. He added, “I have a media network. Yes, it’s called La Derecha Diario (The Right Daily), and in the United States, I’m now a partner in one of Trump’s companies, Salem Media, which owns 135 radio stations and 43 newspapers.”
Cerimedo was referring to Salem Media Group, a company that in April of that year had incorporated Donald Trump Jr. and Lara Trump as business partners and shareholders, through agreements to develop communication, advertising and digital content businesses.
Yesterday, the Mexican government confirmed that they had granted asylum to Beller, who sought refuge in the Mexican embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. Beller is now in Mexico. As for Cerimedo:
On 18 August 2026, Bolivian police arrested Cerimedo at Viru Viru International Airport in connection with an armed attack on his former partner, Nadia Beller, who was hospitalized after being shot.[7] Prosecutors accused Cerimedo of attempted femicide and domestic violence. He denied responsibility for the attack. On 21 August, a court ordered Cerimedo held in pre-trial detention for 180 days at Palmasola while the case was investigated.[8] Bolivian prosecutors subsequently opened separate investigations concerning alleged illicit enrichment and alleged links to drug trafficking.[9][10] As of August 2026, these proceedings remained ongoing and had not resulted in convictions.
Seems like Cerimedo (allegedly) had his hands in a lot of pies. If US political journalism took a moment from platforming centrist scolds telling us all to not move too fast, they might want to investigate this fascinating story.
