Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán files new petition to be transferred to Mexico from Colorado supermax

Former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, serving a life sentence at the ADX Florence super‑maximum‑security prison in Colorado, submitted another written request to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Dated on Tuesday, the petition invokes Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution and argues that his confinement conditions violate the right to “fair treatment.” Guzmán asks to be repatriated to Mexico, stating that President Claudia Sheinbaum could guarantee suitable facilities for his incarceration and better address his health concerns.

The request is part of a series of roughly twenty letters the prisoner has sent from ADX Florence since his 2019 sentencing on 26 federal drug‑trafficking and related charges. U.S. authorities have repeatedly denied similar requests, noting that existing extradition treaties do not allow a federal felon to serve his sentence outside the United States. The court will review the latest filing, but officials are expected to follow the precedent of rejecting the transfer.