{"id":2473995,"date":"2025-08-12T19:19:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-banishes-26-cartel-members-wanted-by-us-in-deal-with-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T19:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:21:16","slug":"mexico-banishes-26-cartel-members-wanted-by-us-in-deal-with-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-banishes-26-cartel-members-wanted-by-us-in-deal-with-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico banishes 26 cartel members wanted by US in deal with Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmexico-banishes-26-cartel-members-wanted-by-us-in-deal-with-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473995&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mexico has extradited 26 senior cartel members wanted by the United States as part of an agreement with the Trump administration. This is the second such extradition since President Trump took office, following 29 cartel leaders sent to the U.S.in February. Mexico agreed to the transfers on the condition that the U.S. Department of Justice would not seek the death penalty for those extradited. Among those sent to the U.S. are Abigael Gonz\u00e1lez Valencia,linked to the Jalisco New Generation cartel,and Robert Salazar,accused in the killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s deputy. The extraditions demonstrate Mexico&#8217;s cooperation with the U.S. amid Trump&#8217;s consideration of military action against drug cartels, a move that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum firmly opposes, ruling out any possibility of a U.S. military invasion. Despite limited military capacity,Mexico prefers collaboration over confrontation in dealing with cartel violence. U.S. officials have not ruled out other actions, such as targeted drone strikes, as part of ongoing efforts against the cartels.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mexico banishes 26 cartel members wanted by US in deal with Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202077\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mexico\">Mexico<\/a> extradited 26 senior cartel figures wanted by the United States as part of a deal with Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer is the second such move since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> took office, with Mexico previously extraditing 29 cartel leaders in February. Mexico acquiesced to the transfer on the condition that the Department of Justice wouldn&rsquo;t pursue the death penalty against them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3497132\/why-dc-locals-blaming-federal-officials-overwhelmed-washington-court\/\">Why DC locals are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-group-says-illinois-officials-break-laws-as-they-blast-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Chicago ... says Illinois officials break laws as they blast Trump - ... 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He was arrested in 2015 and has been fervently fighting extradition.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Salazar, accused of taking part in the 2008 killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff&rsquo;s deputy, was also transferred.<\/p>\n<p>The group was flown into the U.S. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as Trump contemplates aggressive military action against the cartels, a major campaign promise. On Friday, the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>&nbsp;reported that President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to strike drug cartels in Mexico that had been labeled foreign terrorist organizations, one of his more unorthodox campaign promises. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3494919\/sheinbaum-us-invasion-mexico-trump-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quickly ruled out<\/a>&nbsp;the prospect.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States is not going to come to Mexico with their military,&rdquo; she&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/08\/world\/americas\/mexico-trump-military-cartels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;during a press conference the same day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cooperate, we collaborate, but there will be no invasion. It&rsquo;s off the table, absolutely off the table,&rdquo; Sheinbaum continued, adding that the Mexican government was informed of the executive order directing the military to act but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/aug\/08\/mexico-us-military-invasion-sheinbaum-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insisted<\/a>&nbsp;that &ldquo;it had nothing to do with the participation of any military or any institution on our territory. There is no risk that they will invade our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite her defiance, Mexico would have few means to resist if the U.S. did invade. Long riddled by corruption, the Mexican military has almost no air force or navy to speak of. Its army is woefully inadequate, having no proper tanks and little to effectively resist the largest military in history. Sheinbaum&rsquo;s one avenue is cooperation and flattery, a strategy she has used much to her advantage to handle Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3496965\/hegseth-not-tipping-my-hand-us-troop-deployment-mexico-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HEGSETH SAYS HE&rsquo;S &lsquo;NOT TIPPING&rsquo; HIS HAND ON US TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO MEXICO\">HEGSETH SAYS HE&rsquo;S &lsquo;NOT TIPPING&rsquo; HIS HAND ON US TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO MEXICO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s extraditions are another way for Sheinbaum to show that she&rsquo;s willing to fully cooperate with the U.S. but doesn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-hawkins-the-case-against-direct-military-intervention-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"John Hawkins: The Case Against Direct ... Intervention in Ukraine\">direct military intervention<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3496965\/hegseth-not-tipping-my-hand-us-troop-deployment-mexico-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"didn't rule out\">didn&rsquo;t rule out<\/a> a direct deployment of U.S. troops into Mexico, saying he wasn&rsquo;t tipping his hand as to what course of action the U.S. would take when asked. A direct military intervention would be more likely to take the form of targeted drone strikes against cartel leaders or drug labs, a strategy not previously pursued in the U.S.&rsquo;s war on drugs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2202077\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2202077\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico extradites 26 cartel leaders to US in Trump deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2473996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CJNG-Mexico.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7112,5370,3634,50822],"class_list":["post-2473995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cartel","tag-mexico","tag-trump","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CJNG-Mexico.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473995"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473999,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473995\/revisions\/2473999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}