Overview
- The U.S. Embassy in Mexico published a report released Friday that credited stepped‑up Mexico–U.S. cooperation under President Trump with historic gains in border security and migration control.
- The report cites a 95% fall in U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions on the southwest border, more than 50,000 firearms seized, nearly 2.9 million rounds recovered, and over 10,000 arrests tied to arms trafficking.
- U.S. and Mexican authorities reported more than 500 metric tons of illicit drugs seized, including about 9.5 million fentanyl pills and roughly 90 tons of cocaine taken in joint maritime operations.
- Ambassador Ronald Johnson said the measures helped cut U.S. overdose deaths by about 40% and credited extraditions, financial sanctions, naval interdictions, and intelligence sharing for weakening cartel networks.
- China's embassy in Mexico issued a formal rebuke that blamed U.S. drug demand and arms flows for fueling violence, raised trade and political concerns, and escalated diplomatic tensions over the public claims.