Trump’s threats put Mexico on alert: Sheinbaum takes urgent action

Mexican authorities have warned participants in migrant caravans that crossing the US border and entering the country is not possible.

TodayPress TV  reports that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum made the statement during her daily press conference while responding to US President Donald Trump’s threat to double tariffs imposed on Mexico over the flow of illegal migrants.

“We are telling people travelling in caravans that reaching the United States is extremely difficult and that, if their goal is to get there, they will not be able to achieve it because such an opportunity does not exist”,- the president stressed.

She noted that after receiving this information, the vast majority of migrants choose to return safely to their countries of origin with the assistance of Mexican authorities, while some agree to remain in Mexico under certain conditions.

According to Sheinbaum, awareness campaigns and humanitarian assistance have led to a rapid decline in the number of caravan participants.

“Since US President Donald Trump took office, no migrant caravan has reached the northern border. There are currently two caravans. One is located in the city of Arriaga, in the state of Chiapas. Initially, there were around 500 people there, or 600 according to figures reported today, but their number has now fallen to fewer than 100”, the president said, adding that similar efforts were being carried out with the second caravan travelling from Honduras, while respecting human rights.

It should be recalled that Trump previously threatened to double tariffs on Mexico unless the country immediately halted the flow of illegal migrants. In a post on Truth Social, he claimed that “massive caravans” were moving towards the United States through Mexican territory and alleged that the “next invasion” was linked to Republicans losing the midterm elections.

Aysel Matlab