Overview
- Security Minister Omar García Harfuch called the detainees high‑impact threats and said U.S. prosecutors agreed not to pursue capital punishment.
- It is the third mass handover in about a year, raising Mexico’s stated total under the current administration to 92.
- Seven Mexican military aircraft flew the suspects to Washington, Houston, New York, Pennsylvania, San Antonio and San Diego.
- Those sent include alleged members of the Sinaloa, Jalisco New Generation, Beltrán‑Leyva, Northeast and Zetas organizations, with figures such as Ricardo González Sauceda and Pedro Inzunza Noriega identified in reports.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the National Security Council approved the move as critics in Mexico question its legal basis and the U.S. escalates pressure and threats of potential action against cartels.