The U.S. Department of State initiated a review of the 53 Mexican consulates operating in U.S. territory, a measure which could lead to the closure of some diplomatic headquarters by order of the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, as revealed by CBS News this Thursday.

The decision occurs in the deterioration of the bilateral relationship due to issues of security, drug trafficking and cooperation against cartels, after the death last month of two US agents linked to the CIA during an anti-narcotics operation in northern Mexico.

According to the network, Dylan Johnson, undersecretary of state for global public affairs, stated that “the State Department constantly reviews all aspects of ex relationships to ensure that they are inline with the president’s ‘America First’ foreign policy agenda and that promote U.S. interests.”

“The State Department constantly reviews all aspects of U.S. foreign relations to ensure they are aligned with the age nda ‘America First’ of the president and promote the interests of the United States,” declared Dylan Johnson, undersecretary of state for global public affairs.

Mexico currently maintains the largest consular network of any country in the United States, with offices primarily concentrated in border states and cities with high p oblation of Mexican origin, such as California, Texas and Arizona. The consulates provide documentation, legal assistance and support to millions of connationals residents in that country.

CBS recalled that, in recent years, consulate closures by Washington have occurred mainly in contexts of diplomatic confrontation. In 2020, the Trump administration order or the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston under accusations of espionage, while in 2017 he ordered the closure of Russian diplomatic facilities in San Francisco, Washington and New York.

Consulates offer documentation services, legal protection and community assistance to millions of Mexicans residents in the United States.

However, the network points out that the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is even considering the closure of some diploma offices. ticas. So far, the Mexican Government has not made a statement on this investigation, whose scope has not been made known.

It is worth remembering that tensions intensified after the death of two US officials, later identified by CBS News as a collaborator. CIA agents, and two Mexican investigators during an operation against clandestine drug laboratories in a mountainous area in northern Mexico.

The case prompted an immediate reaction from President Claudia Sheinbaum, who questioned whether the US agents had official authorization to operate in Mexico.

“Mexico requested formal explanations from the United States government,” Said Sheinbaum during a recent conference.

However, the diplomatic dispute escalated even further after US authorities announced charges of drug trafficking and arms trafficking against high-profile Mexican political figures.

Among the extradition requests that of the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, stands out.

Furthermore, a few days ago, Donald Trump intensified his speech and actions against the Mexican drug cartels, issuing direct warnings to the government. call from Mexico about the need to combat drug trafficking, threatening military land intervention if Mexican authorities do not act.