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Carola Guerrero De León

Mexican President Presses Trump Admin on 'El Chapo' Family's Entering The U.S.: 'They Need To Explain Themselves'

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures as she delivers her daily press conference at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. (Credit: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum demanded answers from the Trump administration regarding its recent acceptance of 17 relatives of drug kingpin Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán and his son, Ovidio Guzmán, both prominent leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel.

"They need to explain themselves first," Sheinbaum said during a passage of her daily press conference on Wednesday. "We still don't have any official explanation or public details about why this family was permitted entry into the United States." She emphasized the urgency for transparency, particularly since the Trump administration recently designated Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations.

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