News about Ken Salazar

George Walther-Meade (right), 50, took his own life in San Diego, California, on November 6, according to DailyMail.com. He had helped land a critical border agreement for a US security company to install scanning equipment on the Mexican border, which had been heavily supported by the Biden administration. It came as a result of an FBI probe into his employment at a previous employer, for which he was awaiting a hearing.

The body has yet to be identified. It's unclear if it belongs to a man, woman, or child. The Foreign Ministry of Mexico released a statement to confirm the finding yesterday and to once more criticize the wall. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who refused to delete the buoys despite a warning from the Justice Department earlier this year, is leading the barrier. The DoJ sued Texas in late July to dismiss them, claiming they interfered with public safety and government roles. The White House branded the barrier 'cruel' and 'counterproductive,' saying that it would do nothing to discourage migrants from arriving, but that drowning will cause more deaths.

Monica De Leon Barba, 29, of San Mateo, California, was arrested and 'forced into a van' in Tepatitlan de Morelos, a city in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, on November 29 around 5 p.m., with Wednesday marking the four-month anniversary since her abduction. When de Leon's whereabouts were missing when she failed to turn up at a local gym FIT 4 LIFE, she became frantic. When they went out looking for her, they discovered her dog running loose around the neighborhood. According to SF Gate, De Leon Barba had been in Mexico since June 2022. She used to travel to work on her photography portfolio and visit family there often. She intended to travel home to San Mateo for the Christmas holiday, but she never arrived.