Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday that her nation would categorically reject any unilateral U.S. military in Mexico and that such military action "would not resolve anything."

A top Pentagon official said Tuesday that special operations forces do not have the authority to launch drone attacks at drug cartels in Mexico, even though President Donald Trump has designated them foreign terrorist organizations.

The Trump administration is reportedly mulling drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico to prevent the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into the United States across the southern border.

A widely shared video showing an entrance to the World Trade Bridge port of entry being closed by the Mexican National Guard was filmed on Feb. 27, 2025, during a protest by truckers upset over long crossing times, news outlets reported. AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on El Paso Matters.

The United States Treasury sanctioned six people and seven companies Monday for alleged money laundering for factions of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, underscoring the group’s new designation as a foreign terrorist organization under the Trump administration.

The designation aimed at “targeting the financial operations” of the cartel, which has raked in money by trafficking fentanyl to the United States, came as part of an investigation by U.S. and Mexican government agencies.

The fentanyl dealer from Los Angeles stands to the side watching carefully as a Mexican drugs cartel operative prepares his latest shipment. The synthetic opioid drug is wrapped in foil, sealed in plastic, then dropped with an oily splash into the petrol tank of the trafficker's nondescript car.

Folks, the tariffs are really, truly here. And they are steep.

After delaying his initial threat for a month, President Donald Trump implemented 25 percent tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian imports on Tuesday, with a lower 10 percent tier afforded to energy-related imports from Canada. These came alongside even more taxes on China, with another 10 percent universal tariff added to the levies Trump had imposed on Chinese goods just one month ago.

US President Donald Trump has signed orders significantly expanding the goods exempted from his new tariffs on Canada and Mexico that were imposed this week.

It is the second time in two days that Trump has rolled back his taxes on imports from the US's two biggest trade partners, measures that have raised uncertainty for businesses and worried financial markets.

On Wednesday, he said he would temporarily spare carmakers from 25% import levies just a day after they came into effect.

President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, as worries persist that the newly launched trade war could crush domestic manufacturing.

The pause comes after Trump spoke with leaders of the “big 3” automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, on Wednesday, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.