Mexican expats warned about holiday travel home

The Mexican government advises them to travel in convoys and only in daylight because of the drug war.

By Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times
November 24, 2010

Reporting from Mexico City

It is an annual ritual, a pilgrimage that Mexicans living in the United States make to visit hometowns and families for the holidays.

But this year, the terrifying drug war violence sweeping parts of Mexico is taking its toll.

The Mexican government is warning travelers driving into Mexico for the holiday season — many from Southern California — to move in convoys and only during daylight hours.

These convoys can be "escorted or monitored" if travelers check in with federal agents upon crossing the border, the government said. The Mexican army is also offering protection.

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