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In the first half of 2026, total trade in goods between the U.S. and Mexico increased by about 14 percent compared to the same period in 2025, reaching nearly half a trillion dollars.

The U.S. State Department said in a statement that while Mexico has done more than ever to address security challenges, "it is still not nearly enough."

According to Mexican and U.S. officials, since 2025, U.S. security agencies have added hundreds of new Mexican law enforcement officials to specialized "vetted units" that are trained by the U.S. and receive U.S. intelligence.

According to a Mexican official, the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum has added more than 600 new investigative agents to fight cartels, whereas her predecessor's administration added none.

In its first two years, the administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum destroyed 2,700 drug labs, which is 100 more than the previous administration destroyed in six years.

The administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stationed 10,000 troops along Mexico's border with the U.S.

In his address to the United Nations on September 22, 2026, President Donald Trump said he was focused on getting Latin American nations to help fight drug traffickers.

Fentanyl seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border dropped by 50% in the first half of 2026 compared to the first half of 2024.

Total monthly border encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border fell 87 percent, to 12,200, between December 2024 (the final full month of the Biden administration) and August 2026.

Following a phone call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in mid-September 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said at a campaign rally that the U.S. and Mexico were "very close" to a trade deal.

In the first half of 2026, total trade in goods between Mexico and the U.S. increased by about 14 percent to nearly $500 billion, compared to the first half of 2025.

In the week prior to September 23, 2026, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that she and U.S. President Donald Trump had reached agreements on several trade issues during a phone call.

Nicolas Laroye, a French police union representative, has over a decade of experience patrolling the border.

Police union representative Nicolas Laroye estimated that stationing officers every 100 meters along the French coast to stop migrant crossings would require 15,000 officers, or about 10% of France's national police force.

According to French maritime authorities, the average number of people on a migrant boat crossing the English Channel has increased to 65 as of September 2026, up from 26 in 2021.

Jordan Bardella, president of France's National Rally party, was a featured speaker at a Reform U.K. conference shortly before September 2026.

At a Reform U.K. conference, Jordan Bardella of the National Rally party vowed that if his party gained power, it would "ensure that France is no longer the gateway for illegal migration into the United Kingdom."

As of September 2026, migrant boat departures for the UK, which were previously concentrated in Calais, now occur along France's northwestern coast and increasingly from Belgium.

Régis Holy, head of the Calais branch of Sauveteurs en Mer, said his crew monitored a boat carrying 230 migrants shortly before September 2026, the most they had ever encountered.

The rescue crew of the Calais branch of the private service Sauveteurs en Mer has the capacity to rescue up to 80 people.