Topic: Cartel Surveillance

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio reportedly saw NSA files containing the host's and Donald Trump's phone numbers years ago. Serafin explains "two-hop" surveillance under FISA 702, where the government can monitor anyone in contact with a foreign target. He warns that labeling cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations" could allow the government to target any American who has indirect contact with them.

The CIA is reportedly seeking expanded eavesdropping powers to combat the fentanyl crisis, despite widespread knowledge that the drugs enter through the southern border. Anecdotes from former inmates suggest that drug mules found it significantly easier and cheaper to transport narcotics into the U.S. under the Biden administration compared to the Trump era.

Hernandez and Mendoza describe encountering cartel surveillance drones and suspicious vehicles while reporting at night in Hakumba. They detail a confrontation with a self-proclaimed Christian NGO worker who claimed the area was "Mexican territory" despite being on U.S. soil. The reporters emphasize the danger of operating in cartel-controlled zones where journalists can be misidentified as rival gang members.