Trump says Mexico agreed to stop the arrival of migrants at the U.S. southern border

President-elect Donald Trump announced this Wednesday that Mexico agreed to take immediate measures to stop migration to his country's southern border. Trump said he considered this a key step to stop what he calls an “illegal invasion.”

“Mexico will stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately. THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD STOPPING THE ILLEGAL INVASION OF THE USA. Thank you!!!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social network.

Trump's statement comes after having a telephone conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

“Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border. We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States, and also, U.S. consumption of these drugs. It was a very productive conversation!”Trump acknowledged.

Trump's transition team, which will take office on January 20, 2025, has not provided additional information about a specific agreement with Mexico.

Sheinbaum elaborated on other issues that the two heads of state discussed in a social media post.

“I had an excellent conversation with President Donald Trump. We discussed Mexico's strategy on the migration phenomenon and I shared that caravans are not arriving at the northern border because they are being taken care of in Mexico. We also discussed strengthening collaboration on security issues within the framework of our sovereignty and the campaign we are carrying out in the country to prevent the consumption of fentanyl,” she wrote.

“We also talked about strengthening collaboration on security issues within the framework of our sovereignty and the campaign we are carrying out in the country to prevent the consumption of fentanyl," she explained, along with a photo next to Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Juan Ramón de la Fuente.

Tuve una excelente conversación con el presidente Donald Trump. Abordamos la estrategia mexicana sobre el fenómeno de la migración y compartí que no están llegando caravanas a la frontera norte porque son atendidas en México.

También hablamos de reforzar la colaboración en… pic.twitter.com/PlGS5w3ZpC

— Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiashein) November 27, 2024

The conversation comes two days after Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China when he takes office in January.

“On January 20, as one of my first Executive Orders, I will sign all the necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% tariff on ALL products entering the United States and its ridiculous open borders,” he wrote in Truth Social, arguing his point by stating that “thousands of people are passing through Mexico and Canada, bringing crime and drugs to levels never seen before.”

He also specified that the new tariffs would remain in effect “until such time as the drugs, particularly fentanyl, and all illegal aliens, stop this invasion of our country.