On 20JAN2025, the President of the United States declared that drug cartels be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. As of 20FEB2025 eight gangs have been declared as terrorists, they are: Cartel del Golfo (aka CDG, Gulf Cartel, and Osiel cardenas-Guillen Organization),
Cartel del Noreste (aka CDN, Northeast Cartel, and Los Zetas),
Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (aka New Generation Cartel of Jalisco, CJNG, and Jalisco New Generation Cartel),
Cartel de Sinaloa (aka Sinaloa Cartel, Mexican Federation, and Guadalajara Cartel),
Carteles Unidos (aka United Cartels, Tepalcatepec Cartel, Cartel de Tepalcatepec, The Grandfather Cartel, Cartel del Abuelo, and Cartel de Los Reyes),
La Nueva Famila Michoacana (aka LNFM),
Mara Salvatrucha (aka MS-13),
Tren de Aragua (aka Aragua Train).
Here is a little bit of what the Department of Defense and the Customs and Border Protection were up to in March 2025:
Now called ‘expulsion flights’, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection DHC-8 is loaded with outbound illegals, Conroe, Texas.
Now called ‘expulsion flights’, a U.S. Coast Guard C-27J Spartan is loaded with outbound illegals, Conroe, Texas.
On 06MAR2025, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released video of a drug boat intercept off the coast of the Dominican Republic. The intercept happened on 17FEB2025 and was recorded by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) aircraft. The USCG says 1-thousand-280 pounds of cocaine and five smugglers were captured:
The U.S. Army’s 101st Division Sustainment Brigade-101st Airborne Division deploys from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to Texas for border operations.
3rd Infantry Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters arrive on Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 08MAR2025.
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) says this boat held nine illegals, captured near Point Loma, California.
On 11MAR2025, the U.S. Coast Guard captured 15 illegals off the coast of San Diego, California.
The USCG says this boat was one of four used to illegally fish off the Texas coast. Approximately 2,500 pounds of red snapper and 16 Mexicans were captured.
10th Mountain Division Soldiers, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, train on the AN/TPQ-53 radar system near Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Deconstruction of CBP temporary migrant housing near Tucson, Arizona, due to a massive reduction in the number of illegals attempting to cross the southern border.
Alpha Company, of the 189th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, departed Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Fort Bliss, Texas.
USS Gravely (DDG 107) was assigned to assist the U.S. Coast Guard with interdiction operations.
On 18MAR2025, deploying Stryker units were issued Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) at Alpine, Texas.
On 19MAR2025, CBP released body-worn camera video of a shooting that happened near Laredo, Texas, back on 23SEP2024. Part-1:
Part-2:
On 21MAR2025, Echo Troop of the 3rd Squadron-17th Cavalry Regiment-3rd Combat Aviation Brigade-3rd Infantry Division, based on Fort Stewart-Georgia, deployed as part of the new Joint Task Force-Southern Border.
President Donald John Trump answers questions about border security, migrant gangs and deportation, I mean expulsion flights, 21MAR2025:
On 22MAR2025, USS Spruance (DDG 111, home base San Diego) began its new assignment to augment CBP along the U.S. southern border.
On 26MAR2025, a U.S. Army Stryker (from 1st Battalion-41st Infantry Regiment-2nd Stryker Brigade, Fort Bliss, Texas) patrolled the border wall near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, as part of the new Joint Task Force-Southern Border. Video via Private First Class Sean Hoch:
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February 2025.