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Former DHS Secretary: 'We must confront the cartels with the full force of the law'
Chad Wolf, former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said that President Trump's designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations will enable the U.S. to "confront" them with the "full force of the law."
Chairman Green: ‘1.5 million inadmissible aliens were unlawfully paroled into our communities’
U.S. Representative Mark Green, Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said that 1.5 million illegal aliens entered the United States with "insufficient vetting" during the Biden administration.
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Former Bush officials: Mexican cartels are ‘national-security threats, not a law-enforcement matter’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 30, 2025
John Walters and William Barr, former officials from the Bush administration, have called for Mexican drug cartels to be treated as national security threats and terrorist groups.
Trump in inaugural address: 'We will be designating the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations'
By Federal Newswire | Jan 24, 2025
Donald J. Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, announced plans to address illegal immigration and combat cartels by deploying troops to the border and designating cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations."
White House orders designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
By Federal Newswire | Jan 24, 2025
The White House has issued an executive order designating certain international cartels and organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
Chairman Green: Trump administration will ‘end cartel control of the Southwest border’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 23, 2025
U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has marked Human Trafficking Awareness Month by emphasizing the Trump administration's commitment to empowering the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
U.S. Sen. Britt: Americans 'overwhelmingly support the Laken Riley Act'
By Federal Newswire | Jan 23, 2025
U.S. Senator Katie Britt of Alabama has expressed her support for the Laken Riley Act, highlighting its broad backing among Americans concerned about crime and immigration enforcement.
U.S. Rep. Crenshaw: President Trump is 'ready to lead' and take on cartels
By Federal Newswire | Jan 23, 2025
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw of Texas, following a meeting with former President Donald Trump on January 12, said that Trump is "ready to lead" in the fight against drug cartels.
U.S. Sen. Kelly: 'Drug cartels are a constant threat to Arizona communities'
By Federal Newswire | Jan 23, 2025
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) has expressed concerns about Mexican drug cartels, describing them as a "constant threat" to the people of Arizona.
U.S. Rep. Greene: 'Mexican cartels currently use the Gulf of Mexico to traffic humans, drugs, weapons'
By Federal Newswire | Jan 15, 2025
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced the introduction of legislation to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
U.S. Border Patrol arrests suspect wanted by INTERPOL near Dulzura
By Federal Newswire | Jan 15, 2025
Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego Sector have apprehended a man wanted by INTERPOL for sexual abuse of a minor.
Trump's pick for FBI Director: 'Committed to defeating the Mexican drug cartels'
By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Kash Patel, selected by President-elect Donald Trump as the next FBI Director, expressed a commitment to combating cartels and protecting American children from exploitation.
Trump's Border Czar: Cartels ‘need to be designated as terrorist organizations and wiped off the face of the earth’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Tom Homan, appointed as the "Border Czar" by President-elect Donald Trump, has called for cartels to be "designated as terrorist organizations" and eradicated.
Tom Homan, Border Czar: Cartels ‘have operational control of our southwest border’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
Tom Homan, the former director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and recently appointed "Border Czar" by President-elect Donald Trump, has expressed concerns about the control Mexican cartels have over the southwest border.
U.S.-Mexico relations professor: ‘Declaring a war on cartels could be considered an act of war against Mexico’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera has expressed concerns that the Trump administration's policy on cartels overlooks potential tensions with Mexico, impacts on supply chains, and fails to address the role of pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. drug crisis.
Texas Public Policy Foundation report: Congress can include border security provisions in budget reconciliation bill
By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) has released a report suggesting that Congress could incorporate border security measures, such as funding for the border wall, into the upcoming budget reconciliation bill.
Border Patrol Union: 'Fully supports the passing of a transformational Border Package in the budget reconciliation process'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 20, 2024
The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) has expressed its support for a Border Package aimed at securing the border against "criminal aliens, terrorists, and fentanyl" through the budget reconciliation process.
U.S. Rep. Crenshaw: AUMF bill authorizes military force ‘against the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels,’ not Mexico
By Federal Newswire | Dec 20, 2024
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) has clarified that his proposed bill, the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), is not intended to authorize military action against Mexico itself but rather "against the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels."
ICE deports zeta cartel member Osiel Cardenas Guillen back to Mexico
By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Chicago, with support from ERO San Diego, Harlingen, Texas, Mexico City, and the International Operations Division, has deported Osiel Cardenas Guillen to...
DEA Administrator: Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels ‘responsible for flooding the U.S. with deadly fentanyl’
By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
Anne Milgram, Administrator at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said that the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels in Mexico are responsible for "flooding the U.S. with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine."
