Trump has said he would be “OK” with launching U.S. military strikes inside Mexico to fight drug cartels.

That is a dangerous and reckless idea that would escalate violence, destabilize our relationship with one of our closest neighbors, and set a terrifying precedent for future military action without accountability.

Mexico is a sovereign country. Its newly elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has made it clear that U.S. military intervention on Mexican soil will not be tolerated. Yet Trump continues to threaten it, boasting about knowing the "addresses" of cartel leaders and saying he'd be “proud” to strike them. This isn’t just rhetoric—it’s laying the groundwork for unauthorized war under the guise of border security.

The United States cannot afford another endless conflict. We’ve seen how these kinds of missions spiral: civilian casualties, diplomatic fallout, and more instability that only fuels the very violence we claim to fight. Military force doesn’t solve drug addiction or dismantle transnational crime networks—it deepens cycles of trauma and mistrust.

If President Trump—or any future president—attempts to launch strikes without Mexico’s consent or without congressional authorization, it will not just be an overreach of power. It will be a betrayal of our democratic values and a violation of international law.

We, the undersigned, demand that Congress and the White House publicly commit to blocking any attempt to use U.S. military force in Mexico without that nation’s explicit consent and full congressional approval.

This includes preemptive airstrikes, ground deployments, or intelligence operations aimed at so-called “high value targets.”

This isn’t just about politics—it’s about peace, sovereignty, and the rule of law. We cannot normalize unauthorized war.

Sign this petition to say: no U.S. airstrikes in Mexico. Not now, not ever.