US EditionUS Pressing Mexico to Allow US Forces to Fight Cartels, NYT Reports
The U.S. seeks to join Mexican raids on fentanyl labs with Special Operations or CIA personnel despite Mexico’s insistence on sovereignty and intelligence sharing.
- After January 3, 2026, U.S. officials renewed pressure on Mexico to allow American personnel alongside Mexican forces, preferring Special Operations forces or C.I.A. officers on raids, The New York Times reported.
- Mexico's government has rejected U.S. offers of military assistance, and Omar García Harfuch said last month, `We have highly trained army units and special forces` and `What we need is information`.
- President Donald Trump first sought U.S. involvement early last year and last week told Fox News drug cartels were running Mexico, suggesting strikes on land targets.
- Rising backlash in Mexico is putting political pressure on Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican President, as her popularity and legitimacy hang in the balance while Omar García Harfuch highlights a long-standing fourfold crackdown on cartels.
- Reuters said it could not immediately verify the New York Times account and Mexico did not respond to requests for comment, while a White House official noted President Donald Trump has `left all options on the table`.
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Report: US Pushing to Have Troops in Mexico
Washington is leaning hard on Mexico to let American forces cross the border to hit fentanyl labs—despite President Claudia Sheinbaum's repeated refusals, reports the New York Times . US officials are pushing a plan that would send either Special Operations troops or CIA officers out on raids alongside Mexican soldiers,...
Donald Trump is willing to ‘take juice’ from Nicolás Maduro’s arrest to pressure Claudia Sheinbaum’s government with a goal: To allow U.S. soldiers to operate in Mexico against cartels. The New York Times revealed on Thursday, January 15, that the White House and the “highest levels of government” in the United States again pressure the Sheinbaum administration to obtain such permission. “The proposal was first put forward earlier last year and …
US pressing Mexico to allow US forces to fight cartels, NYT reports
The United States is intensifying pressure on Mexico to allow U.S. military forces to conduct joint operations to dismantle fentanyl labs inside the country, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.
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