Several relatives of El Chapo have entered the United States in what a Mexican official said is part of negotiations over his son's trafficking case.

According to crime journalist Luis Chaparro, the family members' decision to turn themselves in was likely linked to the plea agreement El Chapo's son is negotiating with U.S. authorities.

Several family members of Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán have entered the United States as part of a negotiation in a case against one of his sons.