Mexico sent 37 people with alleged ties to organized crime to the United States on Tuesday at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said on social media the individuals transferred to the United States represented a threat to his country’s security.
Esta mañana el @GabSeguridadMX trasladó a Estados Unidos a 37 operadores de organizaciones criminales que representaban una amenaza real para la seguridad del país.
— Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) January 20, 2026
La acción se ejecutó conforme a la Ley de Seguridad Nacional y bajo mecanismos de cooperación bilateral, con pleno… pic.twitter.com/rBqfVvIIDZ
He said the United States committed to not seeking the death penalty for the prisoners. That was also a condition for two similar prisoner transfers from Mexico to the United States in 2025.
García Harfuch said on social media a total of 92 detainees have been transferred to the United States under the current Trump administration. Mexico remains under pressure from that administration. President Donald Trump has suggested he would use the U.S. military inside Mexico in the wake of the recent raid in Venezuela.
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