U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections NYT - World By: Steve FisherοΌ Jack NicasοΌ Eric SchmittοΌ Maria Abi-HabibοΌ Julian E. Barnes and Zolan Kanno-Youngs 24 October 2026 at 09:03 The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico. Β© Paul Ratje for The New York TimesAmerican soldiers awaited a visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House border czar, Tom Homan, last year near the United States-Mexico border at Sunland Park, N.M.