Why Mexico transferred dozens of ‘criminal operators’ to the U.S.: Thursday’s mañanera recapped

President Claudia Sheinbaum held her Thursday greeting property league successful Puebla de Zaragoza, superior of the authorities of Puebla.

She spoke astir the aboriginal of the USMCA escaped commercialized pact amid accrued hostility betwixt the United States and Canada (read MND’s communicative here), portion Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced the apprehension of a antheral successful transportation with the execution of Bernardo Bravo, who led a lime growers’ relation successful Michoacán earlier his decease successful October. (Read MND’s communicative here.)

García Harfuch besides spoke astir the Mexican government’s transportation connected Tuesday of 37 cartel figures to the United States, portion Sheinbaum concisely commented connected the deployment of Mexican firefighters to Chile.

Security minister: Transfer of prisoners to US benefits Mexico  

On Tuesday, García Harfuch announced that “37 operators of transgression organizations who represented a existent menace to the information of the country” were flown to assorted cities successful the United States connected 7 Mexican subject planes.

On Thursday morning, helium was asked to supply details connected the threats the cartel figures posed.

García Harfuch told reporters that successful “various” prisons successful Mexico, inmates “have the accidental to proceed committing crimes.”

Security Minister Omar García Harfuch provided details astir the caller transportation of Mexican prisoners to the U.S. (Hazel Cárdenas / Presidencia)

In November, helium noted that extortion attempts implicit the telephone commonly originate successful Mexican prisons.

On Thursday, García Harfuch stressed that the transportation of the prisoners to the United States is “for the payment of our country.”

The handover of 37 radical connected Tuesday was the 3rd ample transportation of prisoners to the U.S. since Sheinbaum took bureau aft transfers past February (29 people) and August (26 people).

With the removal of much than 90 criminals from the country, “what we’re avoiding,” García Harfuch said, “is extortion of Mexican citizens [and] homicides of Mexican citizens.”

He besides said that authorities are moving to fortify information successful prisons successful bid to halt crimes being committed from wrong them.

FGR study connected Interoceanic Train mishap to beryllium acceptable adjacent week

Sheinbaum told reporters that she spoke to Attorney General Ernestina Godoy connected Wednesday and was informed that the study the Federal Attorney General’s Office is preparing astir the origin (or causes) of the Dec. 28 mishap involving the Interoceanic Train volition beryllium acceptable adjacent week.

The derailment of the bid successful the authorities of Oaxaca claimed 14 lives, and astir 100 different radical were injured.

The mishap occurred astir 90 minutes aft the six-car Z-line bid departed from Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, en way to Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.

Mexican firefighters conflict blazes successful Chile 

A newsman noted that a batch of Chileans person been thanking Mexico for sending firefighters to Chile to assistance conflict wildfires that person claimed much than 20 lives.

On Thursday morning, the authorities of Chile posted a video to societal media showing a brigade of 145 Mexican firefighters arriving connected a Mexican Air Force level successful the confederate metropolis of Concepción.

¡Gracias, México! 🇨🇱 🇲🇽

Ya aterrizaron en Concepción 145 brigadistas y más de 360 kilos de carga para el combate de incendios en la zona centro-sur del país. El contingente se desplegará en los múltiples focos de incendio activos desarrollando diversas tareas. pic.twitter.com/TPNl3dDRZp

— Gobierno de Chile (@GobiernodeChile) January 22, 2026

“Thank you, Mexico,” the Chilean authorities wrote supra the video.

Sheinbaum said that Mexico’s National Forestry Commission is coordinating the deployment of Mexican firefighters successful Chile.

“Mexico volition ever amusement solidarity, always. It is successful our essence. Those values travel from México profundo [deep Mexico], from the Indigenous peoples,” she said.

“Mexicans person large values that travel from those civilizations, values that person to bash with brotherhood, solidarity, household support, and emotion for one’s neighbor,” Sheinbaum said.

By Mexico News Daily main unit writer Peter Davies ([email protected])