The US asks Mexico to increase efforts against terrorism and drug trafficking
Markwayne Mullin met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to discuss Mexico's efforts against narcoterrorists
The Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, said that in his meeting with the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, they discussed key issues between both countries, especially the Mexican Government increasing its efforts against “narcoterrorists.”
“It was a pleasure to meet today with Claudia Sheinbaum and the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson,” Mullin said in a message on the social network X.
“We discussed key US priorities, including: strengthening Mexico's efforts against narcoterrorists, sustaining progress in the fight against human trafficking and illegal narcotics, strengthening operational commitments for our shared border security and preventing illegal migration,” he added.
Mullin pointed out that under President Donald Trump “we have achieved historic US border security.” and that strong partnerships and ongoing coordination are critical to making America safe again.
At the beginning of last March, in the 'Shield of the Americas' initiative, promoted by Trump, almost 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean promised to cooperate with the US to combat "narcoterrorists" with military force, but the Mexican Government, not invited to the meeting, has constantly refused US military operations in its territory.
Previously, President Sheinbaum reported that she received Mullin at the National Palace, with whom she agreed to maintain bilateral cooperation “within the framework of respect” between both countries and in the midst of recent tensions due to pressure from Washington to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking.
The meeting occurs at a particularly sensitive moment in the bilateral relationship, marked by an increase in tensions between both Governments in matters of security and the fight against drug trafficking.
The visit by Mullin, who took office less than two months ago, represents the first trip to Mexico by a member of Donald Trump's presidential cabinet in 2026; and it comes after the visit made in September of last year by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
The bilateral rapprochement also occurs a few days after the phone call between Sheinbaum and the President of the United States, Donald Trump, which the Mexican president described as “cordial and excellent.”