President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had reached an agreement with Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, to halt the movement of migrant caravans and curb human trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border.
The development marks a significant step in Trump’s efforts to address illegal immigration and the drug crisis as he prepares to take office in January.
“Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo,” Trump stated. “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 added that the measures would take effect immediately. “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!!!”
The announcement follows Trump’s recent threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on both Mexico and Canada if they did not take significant action to curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking, as reported by Resist Times.