Overview
- The embassy issued the one-year statement on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, presenting aggregated metrics that it says summarize results since Ambassador Ronald Johnson arrived in Mexico.
- Border metrics cited include southwest Border Patrol apprehensions at their lowest level in 55 years, daily apprehensions about 95% below figures from the Biden period, and a policy of ‘zero releases’ for migrants.
- On drugs and public health the report says U.S. overdose deaths fell about 35% by late 2025, maritime flows to the United States dropped more than 95%, Mexico seized 65.5 metric tons at sea and dismantled over 2,300 clandestine labs.
- The embassy credited joint law-enforcement actions with operations against high‑profile targets and legal transfers, reporting 96 extraditions, 92 transfers to U.S. custody and actions against figures including Nemesio Oseguera ‘El Mencho’.
- The statement highlights weapons work and information sharing, reporting a 125% rise in illegal-arms seizures, more than 36,000 ATF seizures including 4,359 firearms destined for Mexico, and the use of Mission Firewall for real‑time coordination; the report is an official U.S. account and its methods and long‑term durability were not independently verified in these articles.