U.S. and Mexico held third SIG meeting in Washington on Jan. 23, 2026

Representatives from six U.S. agencies and Mexican counterparts met in Washington, DC on January 23 for the third Security Implementation Group meeting to accelerate cooperative actions on cross-border threats. The SIG prioritized ending the fentanyl crisis through faster extraditions and transfers of high-value Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO) targets, disrupting illicit finance, and stemming arms trafficking. The two countries also agreed on initiatives to counter illicit Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) ahead of major sporting events, and the U.S. thanked Mexico for a January 20 transfer of 37 criminals and the joint capture of FBI fugitive Ryan Wedding.