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Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US on request from Trump administration's Justice Department

Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, says cartel members were sent to the US at request of Trump administration. It was a sovereign decision made by Mexico, according to President Sheinbaum.

Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US on request from Trump administration's Justice Department
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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said that 37 cartel members were sent to the US at the request of the Trump administration, which she described as a 'sovereign decision' made by Mexico. The move was reportedly aimed at extraditing suspects in connection with violence and organized crime cases. Sheinbaum stated that Mexico's government had carefully vetted those requested by the US Justice Department before agreeing to send them abroad. This action marks one of the largest transfers of cartel members from Mexico to the US since the Trump administration took office.

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