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Friday, January 2, 2026
Volume:
42
Issue:
1
Abstract:
On December 18, 2025, two Colombian nationals, Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela (alias “El Patrón”) and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto (“El Calvo”), made their initial court appearance in El Paso, Texas, after being extradited from Colombia to face federal charges stemming from a large-scale human smuggling conspiracy.