According to him, after cartel drones violated the border, the Pentagon took measures to neutralize them.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the US Department of Defense declared that there was no threat to civil aviation.
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote in X that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Pentagon “responded quickly to the cartel drone incursion.”
The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion.
The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region.
The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming. https://t.co/xQA1cMy7l0
—Sean Secretary Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 11, 2026
El Paso Rep. Veronica Escobar noted that incidents of drones flying from Mexico “are not unusual” – “drone incursions from Mexico have occurred since drones have been around.”
At the same time, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexico City “has no information about the use of drones on the border” with the United States.
