Overview
- The Senate’s Maritime Commission, led by Carlos Lomelí, canceled the Monday meeting that was set to authorize the entry of U.S. special-operations personnel for training.
- Senator Manuel Huerta confirmed the suspension after a U.S. operation in Venezuela that resulted in the detention of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, which the Senate condemned.
- The canceled vote delays plans to convene an extraordinary Senate period proposed for Jan. 13 to address troop entry and exit requests submitted on Dec. 15 by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
- One request would deploy 60 Mexican Navy special operators to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, from Jan. 18 to Mar. 13 aboard a U.S. Air Force C‑130, carrying tactical gear and organic weapons without ammunition.
- Another request would admit 19 Navy SEALs and 10 members of the 7th Special Forces Group for a four‑phase exercise in the State of Mexico and Campeche from Jan. 19 to Apr. 15, arriving Jan. 12 at Toluca on a C‑130 and departing Apr. 15.