Donald Trump’s first day as president of the United States, in his second term, was intense from the beginning, and then, he signed executive orders that could somehow affect the relationship with Mexico.
The Republican declared a national emergency on the border between Mexico and the United States, due to the constant passage of undocumented immigrants, and then declared the Mexican cartels as terrorist groups.
Both declarations, anticipated for weeks, caused concern in Mexico, as it is feared that the migration crisis will become more complicated and that US forces will enter Mexican territory to fight criminals.
National emergency on the border of the United States with Mexico
Among the executive orders signed by Trump, one stood out: an order declaring a national emergency that authorizes the use of military forces on the border with Mexico.
Signed in the Oval Office, this order commands the Department of Defense to deploy military personnel, including members of the Army and the National Guard, to secure the border and repel any “forms of invasion.”
These forms of invasion include migration to the United States and drug trafficking, officials of the new administration indicated.
Mexican cartels are officially declared terrorist groups
Later, the president signed the executive order to classify the Mexican cartels, the criminal group Tren de Aragua, and the Salvadoran gang MS-13 as terrorist organizations.
These groups will be part of a list of organizations – which includes the Islamic ISIS, and State and Al-Qaeda – to which American companies and citizens are prohibited from giving material support.
“Mexico probably doesn’t want this,” Trump said in the Oval Office after signing the decree.
Would US armed forces enter Mexico?
When asked by a reporter if this decision would imply attacking the cartels on Mexican territory, the controversial Republican replied: “It could happen, stranger things have happened.”
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