Republican Party10. Crime, cartels and gangs
Cut crime, cartels and gang violence
“STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS”
- Promised
- In plan
- Legislated
- Funded
- Delivering
- Delivered
Where it stands
The FBI estimates 327.6 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025, a rate 9.7% lower than in 2024, and 14,085 murders, 18.1% fewer (Reported Crimes in the Nation 2025, August 2026). No official statistic counts crimes by immigration status or measures cartel activity, and the words set no target figure.
What has happened
- Promised. Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises
- Legislated. The Laken Riley Act, Public Law 119-1, requires Homeland Security to detain inadmissible non-citizens who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of burglary, theft, shoplifting, assaulting a police officer, or a crime that causes death or serious bodily injury evidence
- In plan. The State Department designates Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and six Mexico-based cartels, including Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations evidence
- In plan. Proclamation 10903 invokes the Alien Enemies Act against Venezuelan members of Tren de Aragua aged 14 or older who are not US citizens or permanent residents evidence
- Delivering. The President states that a US strike in international waters killed 11 people on a vessel the White House says Tren de Aragua operated: the first of a series of strikes on boats evidence
- Delivering. FBI estimates for 2025: 1,119,768 violent crimes, 9.3% fewer than in 2024 (a rate of 327.6 per 100,000, down 9.7%), and 14,085 murders, down 18.1% evidence
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- Approved by Pavel Guzhikov, editor, on 20 October 2026
Related promises
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- RepublicansEnd inflation and make America affordable“END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN”