Homan focuses on making illegal drug cartels in US ‘eradicated’

Published February 17, 2025 7:00am ET



Border czar Tom Homan underscored how the United States is determined to target the “foothold” that drug cartels have within the country, thanking President Donald Trump for aiding him in fighting gangs, such as Tren de Aragua.

Homan detailed how some drug cartels are operating in almost four dozen different countries, and have drastically increased their businesses to having a hold of “every major city” within the U.S. As such, he and the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement are “concentrating” on drug cartels and the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

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