Sheinbaum faces US extradition demands for Sinaloa officials amid CIA scandal

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum is caught between US pressure to extradite ten Sinaloa-based officials, including Governor Rubén Rocha, and the risk of destabilizing her own Morena party. The extradition request follows revelations that CIA agents operated in Chihuahua without authorization, violating Mexico's constitution. Sheinbaum has so far refused to detain the suspects, citing insufficient evidence, and declared they will be tried in Mexico. The standoff threatens to escalate US-Mexico tensions ahead of the USMCA review in June. Analysts warn that US military intervention or further extradition requests could follow, targeting more Morena politicians, including possibly former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Sheinbaum's approval rating remains high at 68%, but her party's internal divisions and the threat of US action leave her with few options.