Mexico sent 37 cartel members to United States at the request of the US Justice Department, with President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Wednesday that it was a “sovereign decision” by her government.
Sheinbaum responded to criticism from analysts and opponents who said that the transfers on Tuesday were the result of mounting pressure from Washington. US President Donald Trump has threatened to take military action on cartels.
Sheinbaum said that although the transfers were made at the request of the US government, the decision was taken by the National Security Council after analyzing what was “convenient for Mexico” and in terms of its “national security.”
“Mexico is put first above all else, even if they ask for whatever they have to ask for. It is a sovereign decision,” she said at her regular morning news briefing.
Sheinbaum, who has been praised for her level-headed management of relations with Trump, has been forced to walk a fine line between making concessions to the Trump …​Mexico sent 37 cartel members to United States at the request of the US Justice Department, with President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Wednesday that it was a “sovereign decision” by her government.
Sheinbaum responded to criticism from analysts and opponents who said that the transfers on Tuesday were the result of mounting pressure from Washington. US President Donald Trump has threatened to take military action on cartels.
Sheinbaum said that although the transfers were made at the request of the US government, the decision was taken by the National Security Council after analyzing what was “convenient for Mexico” and in terms of its “national security.”
“Mexico is put first above all else, even if they ask for whatever they have to ask for. It is a sovereign decision,” she said at her regular morning news briefing.
Sheinbaum, who has been praised for her level-headed management of relations with Trump, has been forced to walk a fine line between making concessions to the Trump … ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
