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Mexico's President Says It Was 'Sovereign Decision' to Send Cartel Members to US

Mexico has transferred 92 alleged cartel members to the U.S., including 37 this week, as part of a sovereign decision aimed at national security, officials said.

  • On Wednesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the U.S. Justice Department's request as a sovereign decision by Mexico's National Security Council.
  • Over the past year, Mexico's government has sent 92 people to the U.S., including alleged cartel members, in a pattern of transfers.
  • Among the transfers on Tuesday were alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and Sinaloa Cartel, and the U.S. Justice Department said at least one, Armando Gómez Núñez, was indicted.
  • The U.S. Justice Department said the transfer was an important step benefiting Mexico and the United States, while U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called it a landmark achievement in the Trump administration's anti-cartel mission.
  • Observers note transfers have served as a pressure valve as Mexico seeks to offset U.S. President Donald Trump's threats and rising tensions after a U.S. operation in Venezuela targeting Nicolás Maduro.
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Mexico's president says it was 'sovereign decision' to send cartel members to US

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that her government sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department.

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Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has rejected the fact that the extradition of 37 people to the United States in recent hours responds to pressure from Washington, at a time when the White House has raised the tone about its fight against cartels, and has argued that it is a "sovereign decision."

The president of Mexico declared that the decision to send the criminals was at the request of the Department of Justice of the American Union By: Fabián Sosa // infobae Mexico The president in press conference. (Presidency) CDMX, January 21, 2026.- After the surrender of the 37 drug traffickers to the government of the United States,... Read more →

Mexico City, Mexico. Donald Trump’s administration thanked Mexico on Wednesday for its “collaboration” in the handing over of 37 prisoners who were requested by the U.S. Justice for their alleged involvement in criminal drug trafficking groups. The Mexican president’s government, Claudia Sheinbaum, transferred on Tuesday to those prisoners, who were detained in different prisons in Mexico, among whom are regional leaders of the Northeastern cart…

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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