The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Wednesday that Mexico agreed to stop the arrival of migrants to US territory “with immediate effect”, something of which his team has not offered details.
“Mexico will detain people heading to our southern border, effective immediately. THIS WILL GREATLY HELP STOP THE ILLEGAL INVASION OF THE UNITED STATES. Thank you!” Trump wrote on his social network, Truth Social.
Trump’s statement came after having a telephone conversation with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
“I just had a wonderful conversation with the new president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo,” Trump said, adding that the president agreed to “stop migration through Mexico and into the United States, effectively closing our southern border.”
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“Also, we have talked about what can be done to stop the massive flow of drugs into the United States and the domestic consumption of these substances. “It was a very productive conversation,” Trump added.
However, Trump’s transition team has not provided additional information about a specific agreement with Mexico.
Additionally, any potential compromise faces limitations, as the current president is still Joe Biden, and Trump will not take office until January 20, 2025.
‘Mexico’s position is not about closing borders’: Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum offered his own version of the conversation on social networks and said that at no time did he mention that he had agreed to take measures to stop the arrival of migrants at the southern border of the United States.
“In our conversation with President Trump, I explained to him the comprehensive strategy that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon, respecting human rights. Thanks to this, migrants and caravans are cared for before they arrive at the border. We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples,” he clarified on the X social network.
The president said earlier that she had had an “excellent conversation” with Trump in which they both addressed “the Mexican strategy on the phenomenon of migration” and in which she also shared the fact that “caravans are not arriving at the northern border because they are attended to in Mexico.”
“Also, we 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,” Sheinbaum added.
Trump’s statements about an alleged agreement with Mexico could be a negotiation strategy, an approach he already used during his first term.
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The call took place shortly after Trump announced on Monday his intention to impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada, plus an additional 10% on Chinese products.
The announcement has provoked strong reactions in the three affected countries, which are the United States’ main trading partners.
With information from EFE
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