The Latest Breaking News from Chihuahua

Mexican Senate Approves Entry of 139 U.S. Troops as Sovereignty Concerns Intensify

Mexico's Senate has approved the temporary entry of 139 U.S. military personnel for training exercises in Chihuahua, expanding bilateral defense cooperation at a particularly sensitive moment in relations between the two countries.

Latin Times · Sep 15

The FBI Bragged About Helping Capture A Mexican Drug Lord. Now Mexico Wants To Know If Its Sovereignty Was Violated

Mexico is investigating whether the U.S. violated its sovereignty in 2024 while conducting an operation to capture a drug lord.

International Business Times · Jul 8

US sanctions hit alleged Sinaloa cartel fentanyl network, including a Chihuahua restaurant

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on over a dozen individuals, a Mexican restaurant, and a security firm linked to the Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl trafficking

AAP · May 20

Report: Mexican Officials Considered Concealing CIA Agents' Bodies After Deadly Operation

The incident has fueled political tensions in Mexico, as the Sheinbaum administration has repeatedly said the bilateral security agreement with the United States limits foreign agents to intelligence roles, not field operations.

Latin Times · Apr 30

Claudia Sheinbaum Says U.S. Now Sharing Information About Death of Two CIA Agents in Chihuahua

On April 24, Mexico's top security official Omar García Harfuch met with Chihuahua Gov. María Eugenia Campos Galván, who told him she had no knowledge of an operation involving CIA agents to dismantle the clandestine drug lab.

Latin Times · Apr 28

Mexico’s president tries to play down deaths of 2 CIA agents amid fears of diplomatic crisis with Trump admin

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ruled out a conflict with the United States over an incident involving two CIA agents who died in Chihuahua

The Independent UK · Apr 27

‘Mexican law is clear’: Two CIA operatives who died after raiding a Mexican drug lab in a joint mission were unauthorized participants

When fate is stronger than classified orders.

We Got This Covered · Apr 27

Mexican Government Says CIA Agents Who Died In Car Crash Were Not Authorized To Take Part In Operations

Mexican government officials said that the two CIA officers who died in a car crash in Chihuahua earlier this month were not authorized to take part in operations in the country.

International Business Times · Apr 27

CIA Deaths In Mexico Trigger Sheinbaum Crackdown On State-Level U.S. Security Ties

President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to Mexico's governors Friday reminding them that any security cooperation with foreign agencies must go through federal channels, a move that turns the deaths of two reported CIA officers in Chihuahua into a test of presidential authority, sovereignty and the limits of U.S.-Mexico anti-cartel…

Latin Times · Apr 24

Mexican President Promises Investigation, Possible Sanctions Following Deaths Of CIA Agents In Northern Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she might take action against the local government of Chihuahua following the deaths of two CIA agents involved in an anti-drug operation in the state.

International Business Times · Apr 23