A group of families who lost loved ones to cartel violence is calling on the Trump administration to formally designate the Juarez Cartel and its armed wing, La Linea, as foreign terrorist organizations. The designation would place them alongside six other Mexican cartels already classified as FTOs, enabling enhanced U.S. action against the groups.
The Trump administration has sanctioned three Mexican financial firms—CIBanco, Intercam Banco, and Vector Casa de Bolsa—for laundering drug cartel money tied to fentanyl production.
The Trump administration has escalated its financial offensive against Mexican drug cartels, leveraging new terrorist designations and Treasury powers to dismantle their funding networks.
Federal authorities have charged Sinaloa Cartel leaders Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel, with narco-terrorism following the seizure of 1.65 tons of fentanyl.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum refused to address former President Donald J. Trump's claim that she is afraid of drug cartels, sidestepping the issue during a national press briefing. Trump had stated Sheinbaum was “so afraid of the cartels she can’t think straight,” following a phone call in which he offered to deploy U.S. troops to help dismantle cartel operations. Sheinbaum declined the offer and has since refrained from directly confronting Trump’s comments.
Mexican drug cartels are reportedly employing innovative methods to smuggle narcotics into the United States, including concealing drugs within cattle. Sources along the Texas...
The Trump administration has pledged a "ruthlessly aggressive" response following the death of an elderly South Texas rancher, reportedly killed by a cartel-placed explosive near the U.S.-Mexico border.
In recent weeks, the U.S. military has intensified its surveillance operations along the U.S.-Mexico border, conducting at least 18 missions over the southwestern United States and the Baja peninsula.
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued pardons to approximately 1,500 individuals charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. This move fulfills his campaign promise to release supporters involved in the incident.
Homeland Security and Border Patrol agents discovered a sophisticated smuggling tunnel connecting Mexico to El Paso, Texas. The tunnel, equipped with electricity and ventilation, was found during a routine inspection of a storm drain.
