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The U.S. Coast Guard and the state of Florida are stepping up efforts to keep the 'maritime border' secure as more people try to escape Haiti and Cuba.

Baja California Attorney General Maria Elena Andrade Ramírez held a Sunday morning news conference where she confirmed the bodies recovered in a 50-foot well Friday are "highly likely that of brothers Jake and Callum Robinson of Australia and Jack Carter Rhoad of San Diego."

Mexican authorities said thieves killed two Australians and an American on a surfing trip to Mexico in order to steal their truck, particularly because they wanted the tires.

The three suspects charged in relation to the disappearance of two Australian and one American surfer who were traveling in Mexico have been identified.

Three suspects arrested in disappearance of three surfers in Mexico

Tijuana has the most active murder investigations in all of Mexico, and some residents and local advocates fear there is no end in sight to the violence.

The South Texas border town of Edinburg declared starting that Stage 2 water restrictions soon will begin due to the region's drought and a lack of water payments from Mexico.

"They get in asking for a ride, next thing you know you're staring at a cannon (gun) and there's no place to run."

Efforts to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. also need to be integrated by extending to Tijuana."

During a hike around Estero Llano Grande State Park, water and agriculture experts pointed out best practices for planting vegetation to help conserve waterways, and actually clean the environment.