November 3, 2025
U.S. readies mission in Mexico against cartels
Administration plans detailed mission to send troops into Mexico without consent, officials tell news outlets
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news reporting says administration officials discussed preliminary planning and training for operations that could involve U.S.
troops and intelligence personnel to target Mexican drug cartels.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly rejected any U.S.
military presence on Mexican territory.
Mexico has not given consent to U.S.
forces operating inside its borders, and reporting describes planning as preliminary rather than a confirmed deployment.
U.S. reporting describes preliminary planning by administration officials for an operation that could include U.S. troops and intelligence officers in Mexico to target cartels; reporting characterizes the work as early-stage planning and training, not an executed mission.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she rejected any offer to allow U.S. troops on Mexican soil and emphasized Mexico’s sovereignty.
A unilateral U.S. military operation on Mexican territory would be historically unusual; the last major U.S. ground incursion into Mexico dates to the 1916–17 punitive expedition.
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Donald Trump
President of the United States
Claudia Sheinbaum
President of Mexico