The Pentagon announced patrols with the Mexican military on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border as the Trump administration continues to enforce strong border security policies.
The U.S. Department of Defense (Defense) announced Wednesday that Gregory M. Guillot, General of the U.S. Northern Command, and Ricardo Trevilla, General of Mexico Trejo) recently encountered “discussing security cooperation on border security between Mexico and the United States.”
The statement continued: “Participation leads to the development and signing of a common understanding of cooperation activities along the borders.”
The Pentagon added: “General Trevilla and General Gilot agreed to coordinated patrols on the side of their respective borders, increase information sharing and establish an approach to immediate communication.”
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Members of the Mexican National Guard patrol along the border along Mexico-U.S. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)
The Ministry of Defense also noted that the agreement “emphasizes that every country will respect the other’s sovereignty.”
“Both leaders hope that their agreement will facilitate further dialogue and coordination at more detail at all levels to ensure mutual security of the borders,” the statement concluded.
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A Mexican National Guard member follows the city of Juarez Mexico-U.S. Border Patrol, Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)
The agreement is about a month after the president Donald Trump He took office on January 20 and began to overhaul the U.S. border security policy, which greatly reduced the number of border worries.
A senior official told Fox News Digital that the average number of Gotaways at Southern Border fell to just 132 per day in February, a 93% drop from the highest number when former President Joe Biden took office.
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U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to reporters when he arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA on February 16, 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
The increase in border law enforcement also invited unnecessary interactions with Mexican cartel members. this month, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) helicopters are targeted by lasers on the Mexican side of the border. In January, suspected cartel members Launching at the Border Patrol A few days after Trump took office, he was near the border.
Bill Melugin and Greg Wehner of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
