Mexico at no risk of US military intervention, Sheinbaum says

The president says the expected order is unrelated to US military presence in Mexico

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference, as US President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to impose a 30 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on Aug 1, in Mexico City, Mexico Jul 14, 2025. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that members of the US military would not be entering Mexican territory after a news report that Washington may take such action to combat drug cartels.

Earlier on Friday, The New York Times reported that US President Donald Trump had signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels.

Sheinbaum said her government had been informed of a coming order but that it had nothing to do with the US military operating on Mexican soil.