New Resolution Would Allow Trump To Use ‘Full Force’ Of The Military Against Cartels

A new Congressional resolution would allow President Donald Trump to use the “full force” of the American military to combat nine different Mexican drug cartels and criminal organizations.

The resolution from Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) charges that the criminal groups have “violated the territorial integrity of the United States” and now present “a clear and evident danger” to Americans.

“Until such time that the Mexican government finally steps up and squashes the drug cartels who use Mexico as their home base, Congress must give President Trump and Secretary Hegseth the green light to take a sledgehammer to these criminal networks and their supply chains,” Steube charged. “My joint resolution will authorize the Trump administration to use the full force of the American military against the nine largest drug cartels operating out of Mexico.”

The resolution asserts that the criminal organizations, including MS-13 and Tren de Aragua “present an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.”

“It is the policy of the United States to ensure the total elimination of these organizations’ presence in the United States and their ability to threaten the territory, safety, and security of the United States through their extraterritorial command-and-control structures, thereby protecting the American people and the territorial integrity of the United States,” the resolution states.

The Congressional resolution comes after Trump’s State Department designated eight cartel and criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations. “Terrorist designations expose and isolate entities and individuals, denying them access to the U.S. financial system and the resources they need to carry out attacks,” that State Department designation read.

The Trump administration is now locked in a legal battle over the president’s implementation of the Alien Enemies Act to expedite the removal of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members from the United States. The administration’s move was blocked by United States District Court Judge James Boasberg, who said that the implementation of the act was “outside of the typical wartime context.”