Overview
- A bipartisan U.S. delegation led by Rep. Michael McCaul met behind closed doors at San Lázaro with a multi-party group of Mexican legislators to discuss trade, security and migration.
- Ricardo Monreal said the chamber meeting was informal and pledged to ask the Foreign Ministry to set up a formal interparliamentary commission to sustain regular exchanges.
- The visiting U.S. lawmakers also met Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente, with the U.S. ambassador highlighting sustained congressional engagement, recent joint security results and a new critical minerals action plan.
- Lawmakers on both sides emphasized the T-MEC’s role in investment and supply-chain stability, citing nearshoring and cooperation in strategic sectors such as infrastructure, energy and critical minerals.
- Participants described a cordial, constructive tone with no formal complaints, while addressing cooperation against fentanyl, illicit arms trafficking, organized crime and concerns linked to migration enforcement practices.