Mexico Sends 37 Nationals Wanted for Serious Crimes to the U.S.

On January 21, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it gained custody of thirty-seven fugitives from Mexico who are defendants in federal criminal cases around the U.S. The charges included narcoterrorism, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, firearms trafficking, human smuggling, money laundering, and several drug trafficking offenses, including conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.