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"So I like the president very much," Trump said of Sheinbaum. "I think she's a terrific woman. She's actually an amazing woman in some ways. Very elegant, beautiful. But Mexico is run by the cartels. It's run by the cartels."

Ecuador is negotiating a deal with the U.S. to receive hundreds of U.S. deportees who have refugee status as long as they have not committed crimes and have no health issues, the South American country's foreign minister said

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum again rejected a U.S. intervention in its territory, saying that such a move is "not necessary."

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart said the deployment of U.S. assets off the Venezuelan coast is "not for show" and that President Donald Trump has the "legal authority to protect the U.S.'s national security"

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali supported the deployment of U.S. troops off the Venezuelan coast, claiming it will help "fight transnational crime and drug-trafficking"

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her administration is willing to enter new security agreements with the U.S. but they must be done "without subordination"

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country is facing its "biggest threat in 100 years" as U.S. warships and troops continue their deployment off the country's coast

California Gov. Gavin Newsom again mocked President Donald Trump, now posting a Labor Day message parodying his communication style

Over 1.2 million immigrants are no longer part of the workforce, a new study claims, as the Trump administration continues cracking down and seeking to conduct its mass-deportation policies

A postwar plan for Gaza proposes the U.S. administers the enclave for at least 10 years while a reconstruction effort takes place. The 2 million people living there would either "voluntarily" relocate or be taken to a restricted security zone during the period

Venezuela's drone program began with Iranian Mohajer-2 kits, used for surveillance, and has since expanded into a sophisticated arsenal modeled on Iranian technology, including armed, stealth, and kamikaze drones.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez issued a warning to the U.S., claiming that any "military intervention" would be met with fierce resistance.

A U.S. official claimed Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro should be "sh---ing bricks" due to the presence of warships off its coast

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said "there is no way Venezuela will be breached" despite the deployment of U.S. warships to the region, which the Trump administration claims it's aimed at fighting drug trafficking

The Colombian government reportedly received assurances from the Trump administration that it won't carry out a military intervention in Venezuela

The U.S. is reportedly negotiating with several countries the possibility that they join its military deployment in the Caribbean, which the Trump administration claims is aimed at countering drug cartels in the region but has escalated tensions with Venezuela's authoritarian government.

A U.S. official reportedly said that the deployment of warships off the Venezuelan coast is mostly saber rattling. "Behind the scenes it's business as usual," an official told the Washington Post

The Venezuela army is reportedly conducting forced conscriptions to the civilian militias due to low voluntary turnout and as tensions with the U.S: continue to escalate

Last month, President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration's security strategy had inflicted more than $2.3 billion in losses on criminal networks through seizures, arrests and the destruction of clandestine laboratories.

Argentina's decision follows similar actions by Ecuador and Paraguay, both of which in August cited the cartel's involvement in transnational drug trafficking and its ties to organized crime as grounds for the designation.

A member of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada's family reportedly said the drug lord won't "sing" or incriminate people following his guilty plea in the U.S. earlier this week

Venezuela announced the deployment of warships to its coastline as U.S. vessels continue to approach the region

Curazao Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas said that U.S. warships deployed to the region are expected to arrive to the country over the next days as the Trump administration steps up pressure on Venezuela's authoritarian regime

Deaths reported in ICE custody have surged over the past two years, rising from four in fiscal year 2023 to 13 so far in 2025—a 225 percent increase.

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada apologized for the damage caused by the organization while pleading guilty to charges in a U.S. court

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed Colombian President Gustavo Petro for saying the Cartel de los Soles, which the Trump administration claims is being led by Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, doesn't exist

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez continued calling for the fall of the Maduro regime, now saying his own wife could turn him in

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Moscow's support for Venezuela and authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro following the deployment of U.S. assets off the South American country's coast

A recent investigation from the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times found that instead of housing dangerous criminals — as originally intended — Alligator Alcatraz allegedly operates as a transfer hub for immigrants still fighting their cases in immigration court.

In 2025, between January and June, the number of victims remained high, with 3,137 people killed in violence involving criminal groups, self-defense groups, civilians, and state security forces.