Fox News - August 27, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Fox News Digital reports three major developments today:

El Mayo’s Guilty Plea Strengthens Trump’s Cartel Crackdown Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded guilty Monday in a Brooklyn, New York courtroom to leading a racketeering conspiracy that funneled billions of dollars in drug proceeds into the United States. Under the terms of the plea, Zambada must forfeit $15 billion, marking one of the largest forfeitures in U.S. history. Justice Department officials say the conviction gives the Trump administration significant leverage to pressure Mexican authorities and pursue further indictments against high-ranking cartel figures. The Sinaloa Cartel was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization earlier this year, a move that now blocks its access to the U.S. financial system and paves the way for more aggressive cross-border operations.

Salvadoran Asylum Seeker Secures Temporary Federal Stay Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national facing deportation to Uganda, won a temporary injunction today from a federal judge that bars his removal. Abrego Garcia, who has alleged persecution in Uganda after fleeing gang violence in El Salvador, filed for asylum in the U.S. He now awaits a full hearing on the merits of his claim, as immigration attorneys prepare for what could become a landmark case on asylum eligibility for Central American migrants with complex international ties.

Chicago Restaurateur Blasts ‘Soft-On-Crime’ Policies In a Fox News video report this afternoon, a Chicago restaurant owner described a recent surge in violent incidents in his neighborhood and directly blamed local Democratic leadership for failing to address the city’s crime wave. Speaking outside his Lincoln Park establishment, he recounted a recent assault on a staff member and urged federal intervention to restore public safety. The segment aired during prime-time programming and underscored ongoing tensions over crime and policing in major U.S. cities.