Mexican President Sheinbaum Denies Knowing Cartels Are Placing Bounties On DHS Officials: 'No Information'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denied being aware of allegations by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem about criminal organizations in Mexico and the U.S. offering tens of thousands of dollars in bounties on immigration officials.

Speaking at her daily press conference, Sheinbaum said her administration did not know about the allegations, adding that the offers take place inside the U.S. and therefore it is American officials who should inform their Mexican counterparts about it.

"I asked the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection and there is no information that the U.S. sent to Mexico," she said. "They were talking about the U.S. We are requesting the information but we had none, we became aware of it through the DHS' publication."

Sheinbaum went on to say Mexican intelligence is not aware that cartels are placing bounties on U:S. immigration officials, but she will wait for the U.S. report to delve into the matter further.

DHS said in a statement that the threats include payments of up to $50,000 for assassinations of senior officials, $5,000–$10,000 for kidnappings or non-lethal assaults, and $2,000 for doxxing or gathering intelligence on agents. The department said the bounty system is part of "an organized campaign of terror against federal law enforcement."

"These criminal networks are not just resisting the rule of law — they are waging an organized campaign of terror against the brave men and women who protect our borders and communities," said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in the agency's statement. "Our agents are facing ambushes, drone surveillance, and death threats, all because they dare to enforce the laws passed by Congress. We will not back down from these threats, and every criminal, terrorist, and illegal alien will face American justice."

According to the department, cartel-linked networks have deployed "spotters" — individuals stationed on rooftops in neighborhoods such as Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village — who are equipped with firearms and radio communications to track the real-time movements of ICE and CBP agents.

DHS also alleges that sympathetic domestic groups have provided logistical support, including doxxing federal personnel and staging protests designed to obstruct enforcement operations.