President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. troops to use military force against drug cartels, according to The New York Times.
The president secretly signed an order targeting cartels that he has labeled as foreign terrorist organizations, The New York Times reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Pentagon officials are currently forming strategies for the military to confront the Latin American criminal networks responsible for flooding the U.S. with deadly illicit drugs, the outlet’s sources said.
The U.S. has officially declared the following as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Tren de Aragua, MS-13, the Sinaloa Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the United Cartels, the Gulf Cartel, the Northeast Cartel, and the Michoacán Family. pic.twitter.com/cgcw9juyEl
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 19, 2025
It is not clear when Trump enacted the policy, according to the NYT. Trump’s order could provide the official basis for overt military action against the cartels on foreign soil or at sea, though legal issues could arise given that Trump’s approach is novel.
Trump has increased the military’s role in addressing immigration problems by sending thousands of troops to secure the Southern border since he returned to office, Military.com reported. The Pentagon told the DCNF in June that it was reviewing a request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assist with as many as 20,000 troops.
Trump also convinced Mexico to send 10,000 of its own National Guard troops to discourage illegal immigration into the U.S. in February in exchange for a pause on Trump’s tariffs.
The White House did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. The Pentagon declined to comment.
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