Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, arrives to a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 14, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Crenshaw believes Congress has a role to play in combating that threat.
"I’ve authored a dozen pieces of legislation to support our military, intelligence and law enforcement efforts in Mexico. It’s time for committees to take them up."
Among them, Crenshaw introduced a bill in 2023 alongside 24 other cosponsors that would have authorized the U.S. military to "combat, attack, resist, target [and] eliminate" narcotraffickers.
If implemented, the bill would allow President Donald Trump to use the American military against foreign nations, organizations or persons that the president determines are trafficking fentanyl into the U.S.
MEXICO FLIES 37 CARTEL MEMBERS TO US UNDER PRESSURE FROM TRUMP ADMIN
A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire in Cointzio, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, after the death of cartel leader "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)
A person familiar with Crenshaw’s thinking said he’s been coordinating with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on bringing similar cartel-focused pieces of legislation up for consideration in the near future.
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"We finally have a solid partner in the Mexican government to work with. We are finally focusing huge intelligence collection efforts on the cartels (due in large part to my amendment to FISA two years ago authorizing collection on the cartels)," Crenshaw said. "We are finally taking them on. It won’t be over soon. But it’s about time we started."
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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