Overview
- The Senate’s Marine Commission indefinitely postponed its meeting, leaving the authorization process paused with no new date set.
- Ignacio Mier said the delay reflects prudence, added that the majority intends to approve the entry, and said party leaders plan to meet Monday to decide whether to call an extraordinary session that could convene on January 13.
- The exercise, titled “Mejorar la Capacidad de las Fuerzas de Operaciones Especiales,” was slated for January 19 to April 15 at facilities in Donato Guerra, Champotón, and Ciudad del Carmen, with a U.S. Air Force C-130 arrival at Toluca expected on January 12 and a return on April 15.
- The request covers 29 U.S. special-operations personnel—19 Navy SEALs and 10 from the 7th Special Forces Group—with a separate request reported for about 69 additional U.S. service members entering between January 18 and March 13.
- Senator Manuel Huerta said the commission seeks legal and operational certainty, and reporting notes this would be the 20th permit for U.S. troop entries under the last two administrations if approved.