Mexico Begins to Release Dozens of Cartel Operatives Into U.S. Custody

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  Mexico Released Dozens of Cartel Figures Into U.S. Custody

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  Mexico releases 29 high-level organized crime operatives into US custody

  Prisoners, including Rafael Caro Quintero, extradited as Mexico faces pressure to show it’s tackling fentanyl trafficking. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our ...
  
  The Guardian - 4h

• Mexico sends cartel leader, other prisoners to U.S. to face charges

  The Justice Department says the men taken into custody from Mexico "include leaders and managers of drug cartels recently designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations."
  
  CBS News - 2h

• Mexico coach confirms talks with U.S.'s Ledezma

  Mexico national team head coach Javier Aguirre confirmed he contacted dual-national Richard Ledezma ahead of the March international window to discuss his future with El Tricolor.
  
  ESPN - 1h
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  Crypto Trader OKX Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal U.S. Operation

  Federal prosecutors said OKX, based in Seychelles, violated anti-money laundering laws for years. The company agreed to pay more than $500 million in fines and penalties.
  
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  2025 Mexico Open scores: International trend continues as PGA Tour begins play South of the border

  Germany's Jeremy Paul and Norway's Kris Ventura are part of international leaderboard through 18 holes at the Mexico Open
  
  CBS Sports - Feb. 21

• Changes at the U.S.-Mexico border under Trump's new immigration policies

  New data shows a dramatic drop in illegal border crossings as the Trump administration touts new changes at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
  
  CBS News - 2d

• How Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada will sweep across the U.S., state by state

  From Maine to Montana to New Mexico, states across the U.S. will face significant economic issues from President Donald Trump's trade war on Mexico and Canada.
  
  CNBC - 2d

• 'It's the beginning': Kremlin plays it cool ahead of more U.S. talks, says Biden 'messed things up badly'

  The Kremlin is keen to play it cool as efforts continue to restore bilateral relations that it said were badly damaged during the previous Biden administration.
  
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