A Sinaloa cartel member arrested by ICE in El Paso, Texas, was found with multiple weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition, sources say.
His administration would have more power to impose economic penalties and travel restrictions, and potentially even take military action inside foreign countries.
A Trump executive order could designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations; experts have expressed caution on that approach.
Authorities have issued an urgent warning for travelers crossing the border between the U.S and Mexico after cartels reportedly place explosives along roadways.
The full implications of designating the cartels as terrorist organizations will depend, in large part, to how the administration follows through.
WASHINGTON – In a significant move to combat the ongoing fentanyl crisis and Mexican drug cartels, the Trump administration ... for our national interests but also flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs ...
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has been aggressive at the border and has designated drug cartels as foreign terrorist
President Trump has signed an executive order saying the United States will designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that could push a militarized agenda for the border and Latin America.
President Trump has formally designated drug cartels to be terrorist organizations, but what exactly does that mean?
In the escalating war among rival factions of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán are suspected of ordering the destruction of elaborate mausoleums that belong to rival families,
The Javelin is widely considered to be the most powerful shoulder-fired rocket in the arsenals of the United States and NATO. A recent report from USA Today reads like something from a Tom Clancy novel.