Overview
- About 75 Democratic representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that any U.S. operation in Mexico without Mexico’s consent or Congressional authorization would be illegal and “disastrous” for security cooperation.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum directed Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente to intensify contact with Rubio and kept open the possibility of a direct conversation with President Donald Trump to prevent escalation.
- Mexican legislative leaders publicly backed Sheinbaum, stressing national unity behind sovereignty and advocating diplomacy and joint action over foreign military involvement.
- Officials pointed to ongoing bilateral mechanisms—high‑level working groups, a maritime surveillance arrangement led by Mexico’s Navy with U.S. coordination, intelligence sharing, major seizures, and large recent extraditions—as the arena to deepen results.
- Trump told Fox News the U.S. would begin “attacks on land” against cartels and claimed they “control Mexico,” assertions that prompted legal pushback in Washington and raised regional sensitivities after the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela.