Overview
- The Senate president said the Permanent Commission will take up the call on Jan. 7 to convene an extraordinary session on Jan. 13 to decide the authorizations.
- Sheinbaum’s submissions seek approval for a Mexican Navy deployment to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, from Jan. 18 to Mar. 13, 2026.
- The plan also requests entry to Mexico of 29 U.S. special-operations personnel—19 Navy SEALs and 10 from the 7th Special Forces Group—for training from Jan. 19 to Apr. 15, 2026.
- Training sites named in Mexico include the Special Operations Unit headquarters in Donato Guerra (State of Mexico), CENCAEIM in Champotón, and the Naval Command in Ciudad del Carmen (both in Campeche).
- The filings specify transport on U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft and note Mexican personnel would carry organic weapons without ammunition, with final authorization still pending legislative votes including a two‑thirds threshold to convene the extraordinary session.