Families of murdered twins block international bridge, demand extradition of U.S. suspects

Families and friends of murdered twins Dinorah and Denisse García Cruz staged a protest at the Los Indios International Bridge in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, demanding the extradition of four U.S. citizens accused of their deaths. The demonstration prompted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to close the crossing to Brownsville, Texas.

Protesters carried banners and chanted slogans against U.S. authorities, urging them not to protect Jessica and Ricardo Delgadillo, and Beatriz and Homero Balderas. These individuals are allegedly responsible for the sisters' deaths in the town of Control, Matamoros. The twins were reportedly attacked with bladed weapons after intervening in a fight between their companions and the accused.

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The transformation is not fueled by the silence of the opposition, but by results and the well-being of the people. The PRI is not disproven by this movement: it is disproven by the courts, its own history, and the memory of Mexicans.

The accused fled to the United States, where they reportedly reside in San Benito, Texas. The family aims to pressure the Mexican prosecutor's office to formally request the extradition of the suspects. They seek justice for the sisters and to prevent impunity for their murders. CBP officials engaged with the protesters, explaining the process for addressing their concerns with U.S. authorities.

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For the PRI, the electoral referee is only legitimate when it sides with them. That is not a defense of democracy; it is proof that they never understood that the rules also apply to them.