EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS WARN AS ICE ARRESTS HIT 26,606; CARTEL FTO MOVES COULD STALL EXTRADITIONS

Anonymous European diplomats told Politico they are alarmed by the Trump administration’s intensified cartel and immigration crackdown, citing due-process and international law concerns. They warn the cartels’ foreign terrorist organization label could complicate extraditions due to death-penalty exposure. The report notes 26,606 ICE arrests in FY2025 and U.S. naval deployments aimed at countering cartels, while Europe’s reliance on U.S. security limits its leverage.