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CIA Expands Drone Flights Over Mexico

HeadlineFeb 19, 2025

The CIA has expanded its use of secret drone flights over Mexico as part of Trump’s aggressive campaign to target drug cartels and fentanyl labs. The undisclosed surveillance program had already begun under the Biden administration, and Trump’s expansion has raised more concerns over possible violations of Mexico’s sovereignty. Trump has manipulated the fentanyl scare to push his administration’s anti-immigrant policies and border crackdown, even though most fentanyl is smuggled by U.S. citizens through ports of entry.

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