In response to tariff threats from President Trump, Mexico has deployed 10,000 National Guard troops to its northern border. This action comes as President Claudia Sheinbaum aims to tackle fentanyl smuggling while Trump declares a border emergency despite declines in migration and drug overdoses. Troops are conducting surveillance and patrols, finding equipment reportedly used for illegal crossings. The U.S. has promised to address arms trafficking into Mexico, seeking to alleviate cartel violence and control immigration issues.
"There will be permanent surveillance on the border," José Luis Santos Iza, one of the National Guard leaders heading off the deployment in the city, told media upon the arrival of the first set of soldiers. "This operation is primarily to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, mainly fentanyl."
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised she would send the country's National Guard to reinforce the border and crack down on fentanyl smuggling.
Trump has declared an emergency on the border despite migration levels and fentanyl overdoses significantly dipping over the past year.
Masked and armed National Guard members picked through brush running along the border barrier, pulling out makeshift ladders and ropes tucked away in the trenches.
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