Report: US Preparing Mexico Mission Against Cartels That Would Include Troops And Drone Strikes – Antiwar.com

November 4, 2025 TheMcgwire

Report: US Preparing Mexico Mission Against Cartels That Would Include Troops And Drone Strikes

According to NBC News, the Trump administration is considering going through with the plan even if the Mexican government objects

The Trump administration has begun developing detailed plans to send US troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target cartels in operations that would include drone strikes, NBC News reported on Monday , citing current and former US officials.

The report said that US military personnel have already begun training for the potential mission, though a deployment is not imminent. Many of the troops would come from Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and would operate under the authority of US intelligence agencies, with involvement from CIA officers.

Unlike the current US bombing campaign against alleged drug boats in the waters of Latin America, which the Trump administration is conducting without legal authority, the idea of the campaign in Mexico would be to keep it secret and not publicize attacks.

The NBC report said the administration wanted to operate in coordination with the Mexican government but was also considering conducting the campaign without Mexico’s approval, which would mark a significant violation of the country’s sovereignty. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has increased law enforcement cooperation with the US and has allowed the CIA to ramp up surveillance flights along the border, but she has repeatedly ruled out US military intervention in her country.

“The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military,” Sheinbaum said in August . “We cooperate, we collaborate, but there is not going to be an invasion. That is ruled out, absolutely ruled out.”

🔗SOURCE ➡️ Antiwar.com

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