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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is seen before the Shield of the Americas Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla.
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere. Trump encouraged Latin American leaders gathered at his Miami-area golf club on Saturday to take military action against drug trafficking cartels and transnational gangs. He said those groups pose an “unacceptable threat” to the hemisphere’s national security. Trump said “the only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries."
