• Noem defends aggressive immigration tactics amid bipartisan criticism

    Noem defends aggressive immigration tactics amid bipartisan criticism

    Mar 03, 2026 11:30 PM EDT

    ... Biden started and you empowered. Lisa Desjardins: Directly behind Noem, so-called Angel Families, some of their loved ones killed by undocumented immigrants, others from fentanyl and other drugs smuggled in illegally. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT): Leo, Javier, and Marimar, would you please stand? Lisa Desjardins: Connecticut Democrat Richard ...

  • Read Trump's full 2026 State of the Union address

    Read Trump's full 2026 State of the Union address

    Feb 25, 2026 02:45 PM EDT

    ... parts of Mexico, have been controlled by murderous drug cartels. That’s why I designated these cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and I declared illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. And with our new military campaign, we have stopped record amounts of drugs coming into our country and ...

  • Many in Mexico fear more violence after army kills cartel leader 'El Mencho'

    Many in Mexico fear more violence after army kills cartel leader 'El Mencho'

    Feb 23, 2026 04:36 PM EDT

    ... intelligence support for the operation. "'El Mencho' was a top target for the Mexican and United States government as one of the top traffickers of fentanyl into our homeland," she wrote. She commended Mexico's military for its work.The U.S. State Department had offered a reward of up ...

  • What to know about the Mexican army's killing of the powerful cartel leader 'El Mencho'

    What to know about the Mexican army's killing of the powerful cartel leader 'El Mencho'

    Feb 23, 2026 02:59 PM EDT

    ... Mexico's drug trafficking underworld. Around 2009, he founded the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which became Mexico's fastest-growing criminal organization, moving cocaine, methamphetamines, fentanyl and migrants to the United States, and using violence with the use of drones and improvised explosive devices. The cartel earned a reputation for ...

  • Mexican army kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader 'El Mencho' during operation to capture him

    Mexican army kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader 'El Mencho' during operation to capture him

    Feb 22, 2026 06:51 PM EDT

    ... of Columbia. The most recent superseding indictment, filed on April 5, 2022, charges Oseguera Cervantes with conspiracy and distribution of controlled substances (methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl) for the purpose of illegal importation into the United States and use of firearms during and in connection with drug trafficking offenses. Oseguera Cervantes ...

  • Mexico and El Salvador make big cocaine seizures at sea as lethal U.S. boat strikes continue

    Mexico and El Salvador make big cocaine seizures at sea as lethal U.S. boat strikes continue

    Feb 20, 2026 10:57 PM EDT

    ... lined up on the deck. The Trump administration has pressured Mexico to make more drug seizures over the past year. The trafficking of drugs like fentanyl was the president’s justification for tariffs on Mexican imports. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded with a more aggressive stance toward drug cartels ...

  • What to know about the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs

    What to know about the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs

    Feb 20, 2026 07:12 PM EDT

    ... biggest trading partners: Mexico, Canada and China. To justify the levies, he declared a national emergency over undocumented immigration and the trafficking of drugs like fentanyl and the chemicals made to use it. Then in April, on what Trump billed as “Liberation Day,” he imposed “reciprocal” tariffs of up to ...

  • WATCH: House rebukes Trump's tariffs on Canada, passes SAVE Act

    WATCH: House rebukes Trump's tariffs on Canada, passes SAVE Act

    Feb 11, 2026 05:48 PM EDT

    ... You can talk about those, but that’s not really what it is,” Mast said. “This is Democrats trying to ignore that there is a fentanyl crisis.” Experts say fentanyl produced by cartels in Mexico is largely smuggled into the U.S. from land crossings in California and Arizona. Fentanyl ...

  • FAA lifts airspace shutdown over El Paso after announcing 10-day closure hours earlier

    FAA lifts airspace shutdown over El Paso after announcing 10-day closure hours earlier

    Feb 11, 2026 02:28 PM EDT

    ... the last six months of 2024, he testified, most flying late at night. Homeland Security has said agents have seized thousands of pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl and other drugs in recent years that cartels were trying to fly across the border using drones. Mexican officials head to Washington following shutdown ...

  • Reports that ICE unit will assist with U.S. security at Winter Olympics spark confusion and concern in Italy

    Reports that ICE unit will assist with U.S. security at Winter Olympics spark confusion and concern in Italy

    Jan 27, 2026 03:10 PM EDT

    ... Another arm of ICE is Homeland Security Investigations. Agents from HSI conduct investigations into anything that has a cross-border nexus from human smuggling to fentanyl trafficking to smuggling of cultural artifacts. Agents from HSI are stationed in embassies around the world to facilitate their investigations and build relations with ...