DHS Chief Mullin And Mexico's Sheinbaum Renew Security And Migration Cooperation
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City on Thursday, May 21, 2026, and they agreed to continue bilateral security and migration cooperation founded on mutual respect.[1]
Mexico's Foreign Ministry said the agreed principles include respect for sovereignty and "coordination without subordination," and it highlighted migration cooperation as a central focus.[1] Sheinbaum said 15 Mexican migrants have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since 2025.[1] She said Mexico will take those cases to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.[1]
The meeting followed the April 19 deaths of two CIA agents in a crash during an operation in Chihuahua and late-April New York indictments that charged 10 Mexican officials with drug and firearms offenses.[1]
Both governments presented the talks as a way to keep joint security efforts going while respecting Mexican sovereignty and avoiding any sense of subordination.[1]
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- On Thursday, May 21, 2026, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin met President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City and agreed to maintain bilateral cooperation based on mutual respect.
- Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said the agreed principles include respect for sovereignty and “coordination without subordination,” with migration cooperation highlighted.
- Sheinbaum said 15 Mexican migrants have died in U.S. ICE detention since 2025 and Mexico will take those cases to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
- The visit follows April 19 deaths of two CIA agents in a crash during an operation in Chihuahua and late-April New York indictments of 10 Mexican officials on drug and firearms charges.
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