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El Chapo's Family Crosses to U.S.; Deal Unraveled?

5/15/2025

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Seventeen family members of notorious Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán have crossed into the U.S., potentially linked to a plea deal from the Trump era. Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch revealed they were not intercepted by authorities, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to call for clarity on the deal's conditions.

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Seventeen family members of notorious Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán have crossed into the U.S., potentially linked to a plea deal from the Trump era. Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch revealed they were not intercepted by authorities, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to call for clarity on the deal's conditions.