El Chapo’s Family Crosses U.S. Border in Mysterious Trump Admin Deal

In a stunning twist, 17 family members of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, including the ex-wife of Ovidio Guzmán López, son of imprisoned kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, crossed into the U.S. last week. Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch revealed this move stemmed from a shadowy deal between Guzmán López and the Trump administration. The group, reportedly toting $70,000 in cash, was processed at the Tijuana/San Diego border, raising eyebrows about the motives behind this arrangement.

Guzmán López, extradited to the U.S. in 2023, is one of El Chapo’s sons, known as "Los Chapitos," who kept the cartel’s operations humming. García Harfuch, in a radio interview, suggested the U.S. Department of Justice dangled an offer to secure the family’s entry, though none faced charges in Mexico. Meanwhile, the same day, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office slapped top cartel leaders with "narcoterrorism" charges, a bold escalation since cartels were labeled terrorist organizations. "You are no longer the hunters, you are the hunted," declared U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon, signaling a crackdown.

This saga underscores the murky interplay of justice and negotiation. While El Chapo languishes in a Colorado prison, convicted in 2017, his family’s border crossing hints at deeper strategies—perhaps leveraging insiders to dismantle the cartel’s grip. Yet, the optics of welcoming a kingpin’s kin while vowing to crush their empire stirs questions about consistency in the fight against narco-power.