1,500 immigrants advance to the US-Mexico border! Trump: Mexico will double tariffs if they don't stop it
Trump says about 1,500 migrants are heading north from southern Mexico, warning they are not allowed to enter the United States
Quick Look
- President Trump has threatened to double tariffs on Mexico if it fails to stop about 1,500 migrants from trekking north to the United States.
- Mexican President Schonbaum confirmed that there were groups of migrants heading north, but said they were seeking repatriation and would not take crackdowns.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Since Trump returned to the White House last year, no migrant groups have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border. This time, about 1,500 migrants, mainly from Central America, set off from Tapachula in southern Mexico near the Guatemala border on the 10th of this month and headed north on foot.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on the 12th that if Mexico fails to stop the more than 1,000 migrants who walked north towards the United States after last week's election, he would double the tariffs imposed on Mexico and warned that these immigrants would not be allowed to enter the United States.
Reuters reported that Trump posted on social media: "Here they go again! They will not be accepted! Mexico must stop them immediately. If Mexico does not do so, tariffs on Mexico will be doubled immediately."
Trump went on to point out: "The state of Mexico, the governor of Texas, the new very liberal governor of Texas, our wonderful Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have been notified. No credit!"
It is estimated that about 1,500 migrants, mainly from Central America, set off from Tapachula in southern Mexico, near the Guatemala border, on the 10th of this month and headed north on foot.
According to Reuters analysis, these immigrants hope that the Democratic Party will win the election and take control of the U.S. Congress from January next year, which may open up new paths for them to work and live in the United States.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that a group of people was indeed heading north toward the United States on foot, but she said no migrant groups had yet arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border since Trump returned to the White House last year.
Scheinbaum told a regular news conference that members of the migrant caravan have been informed of how difficult it will be to enter the United States and that Mexico is seeking to return them to their home countries. Schonbaum added: "There will be no repressive action."
Some local Mexican media reported that authorities in the southern state of Chiapas this week tried to stop the migrant caravan from moving forward.
Neither Mexico’s immigration agency nor the Chiapas government immediately responded to requests for comment.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Mexican government will try to deport this group of migrants
Likely · Within days
Trump may implement threat to double tariffs if Mexico fails to stop migrants from heading north
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will Mexico succeed in deporting this migrant caravan?
- Will Trump actually follow through on his threat to double tariffs?
- Will the migrant caravan finally reach the U.S. border?
