Mexico’s president says U.S. military strikes against Mexican cartels would be an “invasion” and that it’s “off the table,” but Mexico may not be able to stop the U.S. should it choose to strike the growing criminal groups.

The Trump administration is not considering sending troops into Mexico despite the president's executive order to use military force against cartels, according to an official

Mexico’s president, battling U.S. accusations that the cartels have gripped her government, is facing a scandal in which two former officials are on the run and their old boss is now a top senator.

Claudia Sheinbaum took office in Oct. 2025 as Mexico's president, the first woman to lead a country that is the United States' biggest trading partner.

Tensions rise between Mexico and the U.S. as President Claudia Sheinbaum rejects reports of Donald Trump’s secret military directive against drug cartels. While Washington pushes to treat cartels as terrorist organizations,