At least 14 people died and another 13 were injured during an armed attack on a state prison in the Mexican border city of Juarez on Sunday. 

According to the Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office, attackers descended on the Cereso state prison in armed vehicles around 7 a.m. and opened fire on guards, Fox News reported. The prosecutor’s office said that 10 guards were killed along with three inmates before Mexican soldiers and police regained control of the prison around noon. At least 24 prisoners escaped during the incident.

Five men were arrested, and three suspected attackers were killed after a police chase and shootout, according to Juarez Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar. Some inmates reportedly stole vehicles in the city after busting out of prison. 

The Cereso state prison is considered one of Latin America’s most dangerous institutions. Government officials say it is controlled by an organized crime group that has ordered attacks in Juarez from inside the facility. Sunday’s assault was pinned on rival gangs, a common theme in the Mexican city that experiences constant violence as drug cartels fight for control of the critical border town just south of El Paso, Texas. 

Mexican authorities have been placed on “maximum alert” as they continue investigating who was behind the violent prison break. 

The New Year’s Day prison attack follows a prison riot in Ciudad Juarez last year. Eleven people died in August when two drug cartels started a prison riot that sparked shootings and unrest in the city, eventually spreading to other communities. The Los Mexicles and Sinaloa cartels were the two groups involved. Both are linked to the infamous drug lord “El Chapo” Guzman. 

Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report. 

President Joe Biden’s first big trip of the year is set to feature a rare appearance with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

An event scheduled for Wednesday in Kentucky is expected to focus on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Biden signed into law last year, according to CNN. This Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was one of Biden’s first major legislative victories as president.

Biden will be joined not only by McConnell, but also Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY), Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), per the White House.

The bipartisan event is taking place on the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati area, the Associated Press reported. This follows a recent announcement that Kentucky and Ohio will get $1.6 billion for a project near Cincinnati meant to relieve the heavily congested Brent Spence Bridge used for travelers and freight traffic crossing over the Ohio River.

Most of the money is coming from the Bridge Investment Program, which was created as part of the infrastructure package. McConnell and Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) helped secure funding for the project, per the Cincinnati Enquirer. McConnell even predicted a planned the companion bridge “will be one of the bill’s crowning accomplishments.”

Biden is wrapping up a vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands with his wife Jill Biden. Upon his return to Washington, D.C., Republicans will be taking over the House. The Senate remains in control of the Democrats after the GOP performed below many expectations in the 2022 midterm elections.

Other top members of Biden’s administration are also planning trips across the country this week to “discuss how the President’s economic plan is rebuilding our infrastructure, creating good-paying jobs – jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, and revitalizing communities left behind,” a White House official said.

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Chicago while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will head to New London, Connecticut.