Overview

• Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina was arrested by ICE-ERO in Dallas on August 12 and is in deportation proceedings to face Mexican charges of organized-crime association and illicit-resource operations tied to the Odebrecht scandal.
• His defense team contends that his detention stems from a migratory irregularity, noting Interpol’s 2023 cancellation of his red notice and an active U.S. asylum claim they argue precludes extradition.
• The U.S. Department of Justice has lodged formal indictments against senior Cárteles Unidos figures for drug trafficking and violence, the Treasury’s OFAC has imposed sanctions, and the State Department has announced up to $26 million in rewards for information.
• Mexico’s Security Secretariat confirmed that a U.S. drone conducted surveillance flights over Tejupilco at its request, marking a rare public acknowledgment of bilateral intelligence operations.
• These coordinated measures illustrate deepening U.S.-Mexico law enforcement cooperation even as they fuel debate over sovereignty, jurisdictional authority and procedural transparency.