Amid escalating violence and IEDs, the U.S. Embassy advises against travel to the US- Mexico border and Mexico's Tamaulipas region.

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued a travel advisory for American citizens traveling to the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas warning them over recent criminal activity at different areas on the border.

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico have issued a travel warning for certain parts of the Texas-Mexico border due to reports of violence and kidnapping, officials said in a news release. The level four security alert includes Reynosa,

The U.S. State Department is warning travelers of IEDs found along dirt roads near an area of northeastern Mexico that borders McAllen, Texas.