'Nobody wants to go fishing anymore!' Trump vows to defeat 'murderous' drug cartels as chaos sweeps Mexico
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'Nobody wants to go fishing anymore!' Trump vows to defeat 'murderous' drug cartels as chaos sweeps Mexico



President Donald Trump vowed to reassert American dominance against the "murderous" cartels in Mexico during the State of the Union Tuesday.

"As president, I will make peace wherever I can, but I will never hesitate to confront threats to America wherever we must," Trump said.

'We're also restoring American security and dominance.'

Trump's remarks come just days after Mexico went up in flames following the death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, one of the country's "most sinister cartel kingpins."

Oseguera Cervantes was the head of the notorious Jalisco New Generation cartel, whose vast and violent criminal enterprises prompted the Trump administration to classify it as a terrorist organization.

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"We're also restoring American security and dominance in the Western Hemisphere, acting to secure our national interests and defend our country from violence, drugs, terrorism, and foreign interference," Trump said.

"For years, large swaths of territory in our region, including large parts of Mexico, ... have been controlled by murderous drug cartels. That's why I designated these cartels as foreign terrorist organizations."

The cartel boss was captured by Mexican special forces on Sunday with the help of complementary American intelligence in Jalisco, igniting chaos across the country. In the moments after his elimination, footage showed a Costco engulfed in flames as well as firefights and roadblocks in the streets across Mexico.

The chaos prompted a shelter-in-place advisory from the State Department, leaving many tourists no other option but to hunker down at their resorts.

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Trump's warnings to cartels was not unique to Mexico. Tuesday night, the president reflected on the military campaign he led against alleged Venezuelan drug boats leading up to Nicolas Maduro's capture, joking that his intervention impacted the drug business and the fishing business.

"Nobody wants to go fishing anymore!" he said.

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Exclusive: GOP lawmaker seeks crackdown on illegal trucker licenses to end 'preventable' deaths



Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona is proposing new legislation to crack down on illegal aliens obtaining commercial driver's licenses.

Americans have witnessed many preventable deaths inflicted by illegal alien truck drivers who often obtained CDLs in blue states that seemingly ignore citizenship or work requirements. The tragic death toll was exacerbated by former President Joe Biden's administration, which allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood the country within a span of just four years.

'They gamble with American lives.'

Biggs believes the VERIFY CDL Act will help prevent similar tragedies in the future.

"American citizens should not have to worry that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ border failures are showing up on our highways," Biggs told Blaze News. "When millions of unvetted, unknown illegal aliens were allowed into the country — which is exactly what the Biden regime turned a blind eye to — the federal government created serious public safety risks far beyond the border."

"Until every illegal alien is deported by President Trump’s hard work, Congress has a responsibility to close dangerous loopholes. My VERIFY CDL Act ensures commercial driver’s licenses are issued only to individuals legally authorized to work in the United States.”

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Biggs' legislation would look to change that. According to the bill text obtained exclusively by Blaze News, the VERIFY CDL Act would require applicants' employment to be authorized through the E-Verify program before they can be issued a CDL, adding additional safeguards and closing a highly abused loophole.

"Operating a commercial vehicle is not a right — it is a serious responsibility," Biggs told Blaze News. "When states issue CDLs without verifying work authorization, they gamble with American lives. My bill puts an end to that recklessness."

"If you are legally authorized to work in the United States, E-Verify confirms it," Biggs said. "If you are not, you do not get behind the wheel of a 40-ton vehicle."

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Biggs noted that mass immigration is not limited to the border, but rather it needs to be addressed at every level, including CDLs.

"It's not complicated," Biggs said. "We have seen what happens when verification fails — preventable deaths, broken families, and a system that has lost its integrity."

"One preventable death is one too many," Biggs added. "Congress has a duty to act, and this bill does exactly that."

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The Department of Homeland Security is running an end-of-year Christmas special to further incentivize illegal aliens to self-deport.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the department will be tripling the cash incentives from $1,000 to $3,000, urging illegal aliens to leave the country on their own. Illegal aliens who choose to self-deport through the CBP Home App will receive this bonus through the end of the year and may be eligible to re-enter the country legally in the future.

'We'll buy your ticket.'

"Well, it's home for the holidays season," Noem said on "Fox & Friends" Monday.

"Not only are we returning those kiddos back to their families that Biden lost, we also are saying that if you voluntarily want to go home now to your country, if you're in this United States of America illegally, we will give you $3,000 through the holidays to send you home," Noem added.

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Since President Donald Trump took office in January, an estimated 1.9 million migrants have self-deported and another 622,000 have been removed by law enforcement. Noem is looking to boost those numbers, noting that illegal aliens who self-deport may have a future path to legal residency unlike migrants who are deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other law enforcement agencies.

"We'll buy your ticket, give you $3,000 to go home, and that includes people that have not been detained, maybe have interacted with us, are detained and don't have criminal charges against them," Noem said. "Raise your hand! We'll help you get home. We'll facilitate it, and you might get the chance to come back to this country the right way someday."

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"If you wait until we interdict you and detain you and arrest you and have to deport you ourselves, you'll never get the chance to come back."

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Exclusive: GOP Senate candidate Wesley Hunt pushes bill barring education benefits for illegal aliens



Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas is moving legislation on Capitol Hill to ensure taxpayers are actually prioritized over illegal aliens.

Hunt, who is running for U.S. Senate in Texas, introduced the American Dream Protection Act on Thursday to disincentivize states and educational institutions from providing educational benefits to illegal aliens. Hunt's legislation would require federal financial assistance to be withheld if states are found to provide taxpayer-funded education to illegal aliens.

'Too many American resources have been used to benefit illegals.'

“For years, the left and a select few Republican senators have pushed for mass amnesty and benefits for illegal aliens," Hunt told Blaze News. "In 2003, the Dream Act, which was voted favorably out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, created an incentive to provide illegals with in-state tuition rates intended only for legal residents."

"The American Dream Protection Act of 2025 will eliminate federal and state funding to universities that continue to support illegals."

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Educational institutions across the country offer in-state tuition and other higher education benefits to illegal aliens, leaving American taxpayers to foot the bill. To counteract these inequities, Hunt's bill withholds federal funds for schools that charge illegal immigrants lower tuition as well as states that provide them financial aid.

"Too many American resources have been used to benefit illegals while American citizens suffer," Hunt told Blaze News.

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Hunt is currently running in the Texas Senate primary against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Republican primary winner will face off with one of two Democratic candidates, Rep. Jasmine Crockett or state Rep. James Talarico.

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