Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government will continue coordinated security work with Washington while rejecting any unilateral U.S. operations on Mexican territory.
- Sheinbaum initiated the phone call with President Donald Trump to address recent U.S. statements about potential ground actions against cartels.
- She reported measurable results from joint efforts, including a 50% drop in fentanyl flow from Mexico to the United States and roughly a 43% decline in fentanyl deaths in the U.S.
- Mexico’s president also cited domestic gains such as reduced homicides and more shuttered laboratories and arrests connected to organized crime.
- Trump has promoted a move toward ground operations in Latin America without giving a timeline, and Sheinbaum said any further U.S. assistance would come only at Mexico’s request under constitutional limits, with Venezuela discussed during the call.