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U.S.

Trump Admin Has Designated Mexican Cartels as Terrorists, But Experts Say That Won't Do Much

The designation unlocks new legal powers but could backfire, with analysts arguing cartels are criminal enterprises, not ideological threats.

Latin America

American Citizen Living in Mexico Allegedly Kidnapped by Northeast Cartel in Nuevo León

The Northeast Cartel is one of six Mexican cartels recently designated as "terrorist organizations" by the Trump administration.

Latin America

Mexico Says Won't Accept US 'Invasion' In Fight Against Cartels

Mexico is trying to avoid the sweeping 25% tariffs threatened by Trump by increasing cooperation in the fight against narcotics trafficked by the cartels in his sights.

Latin America

Bolivia's Morales Launches 4th Presidential Bid, Defying Term Limit

Morales, 65, claims to be the victim of a campaign to sideline him politically, led by incumbent President Luis Arce who was once an ally but now his main rival.

Latin America

US Sends Migrants From Guantanamo To Venezuela

Officials in Washington and Caracas confirmed that a plane left the US base and deposited the 177 people in Honduras, where they were picked up by the Venezuelan government.

Entertainment

Netflix to Invest $1 Billion in Mexico: 'Today We Have Good News for Mexico,' says Sheinbaum

Netflix will invest $1 billion in series and film production in Mexico over the next four years, significantly expanding the country's audiovisual industry.

Drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman

Latin America

Latin America's 'Terrorist' Cartels In Trump's Sights

From Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels to Central America's most notorious street gang, these are the eight drug trafficking groups being designated terrorist organizations by US President Donald Trump's administration.

Latin America

Ex-Guatemalan Congressman Sentenced to 18 Years in U.S. Prison for Drug Trafficking

José Ubico Aguilar, once honored for his service to the military, admitted to brokering cocaine shipments to the U.S.

Latin America

Jalisco Cartel Using Fake Bodyguard Job Ads to Recruit Former Colombian Soldiers to Produce Landmines

According to "El Pascual," the recruited soldiers were tasked by cartel members to kill civilians, mutilate farmers and to bury explosives in nearby fields

Latin America

Nearly 5 Billion Doses of Meth Seized in Sinaloa Following Trump Admin Critiques of Mexico's Response to Drug Trafficking

Last year, Mexican authorities seized more than 52 tons of meth and chemical precursors in the state of Sinaloa alone

Immigration

Trump Admin Has Designated Mexican Cartels as Terrorists, But Experts Say That Won't Do Much

American Citizen Living in Mexico Allegedly Kidnapped by Northeast Cartel in Nuevo León

Mexico Says Won't Accept US 'Invasion' In Fight Against Cartels

Bolivia's Morales Launches 4th Presidential Bid, Defying Term Limit

US Sends Migrants From Guantanamo To Venezuela

Netflix to Invest $1 Billion in Mexico: 'Today We Have Good News for Mexico,' says Sheinbaum

Latin America's 'Terrorist' Cartels In Trump's Sights

Ex-Guatemalan Congressman Sentenced to 18 Years in U.S. Prison for Drug Trafficking

Jalisco Cartel Using Fake Bodyguard Job Ads to Recruit Former Colombian Soldiers to Produce Landmines

Nearly 5 Billion Doses of Meth Seized in Sinaloa Following Trump Admin Critiques of Mexico's Response to Drug Trafficking

Police Rescue 49 Migrants Kidnapped And Held For Ransom On The Mexican Side Of The Border

Colombian President Alleges Plot To Down His Plane With Missiles

Peru's 12-Angle Stone Vandalized, Causing 'Irreversible Damage'

Jalisco Cartel 'Likely' To Follow a U.S. Strategy From World War II Before Entering Ongoing Sinaloa Turf Wars

Sinaloa Cartel Members Are Reportedly in 'Fear' Of The U.S.'s Crackdown on Drug-Trafficking

Trump's Latin America Envoy Anticipates Admin Will Get 'Very Creative' To Achieve Changes In Cuba