Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says U.S. troops will not enter Mexico to combat drug cartels following reports of a secret order by President Donald Trump authorizing military action against them, The New York Times reported on Friday.

“We cooperate, collaborate, but there will be no invasion,” she said. “That is off the table, absolutely off the table.”

Trump secretly signed a directive authorizing the Department of Defense to use military force against cartels labeled terrorist organizations, according to reports.

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