Of the writing
La Jornada newspaper
Thursday, July 31, 2025, p. 4
The call czar Border, Tom Homan, reiterated that Donald Trump’s administration will erase from the face of the earth
To Mexican cartels, and assured that criminal organizations are suffering considerable economic losses due to the reinforcement of security on the southern border. He boasted to be fulfilling his promise of Not only make the United States safer, but also Mexico
.
During a press conference at the White House, Homan said that unlike previous administrations, the border patrol agents and the customs immigration and control service work in a coordinated and effective way to contain the crossing illegal of people, drugs and weapons.
Attributed the decrease of more than 50 percent in the seizures of fentanyl to which All agents are now on the line, vigilantes, not changing diapers or moving people to hospitals
. As stated, this operational presence has significantly weakened the cartels, which under the administration of former Democratic president Joe Biden had registered record income from drug trafficking.
The official defended the use of executive orders by President Donald Trump to implement measures that, he said, granted to the United States The safest border in its history
.
As for relations with Mexico, he avoided ruling on economic issues, such as tariffs, although he stressed that the strengthening of border security has benefited both nations.
