Overview

• Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has declined U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to deploy American troops to combat drug cartels in Mexico.
• Sheinbaum emphasized Mexico's sovereignty, stating that the nation's territory is inviolable and rejecting any foreign military presence.
• In response to Sheinbaum's call, Trump has directed measures to prevent firearms from being trafficked into Mexico from the United States.
• Sheinbaum proposed enhanced intelligence-sharing and collaboration between the two nations as an alternative to military intervention.
• The backdrop of this decision includes nearly two decades of cartel violence in Mexico, which has claimed over 450,000 lives, with arms trafficking from the U.S. fueling much of the conflict.