Mexico Invites US Green Berets to Train Its Marines Amid Tariff Threats

Some Mexican lawmakers have argued for inviting U.S. military forces to Mexico not just to train but to fight against cartels.

Mexican Marines patrol at the banks of the Suchiate River in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico, on the border with Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on Jan. 19, 2021. Isaac Guzman/AFP via Getty Images

Mexico is welcoming a small delegation of U.S. Green Berets to train the Mexican Marine Corps for over a month.

On Feb. 17, a Mexican Senate commission approved a plan allowing 10 members of the U.S. Army’s Seventh Special Forces Group (Airborne) to enter the country. The Senate voted 107–0 in favor of the initiative last week.