Mexico bolsters border security with 10,000 troops
Mexico has started deploying 10,000 soldiers and gendarmes at the border with the U.S. to curb fentanyl smuggling and illegal migration, in accordance with an agreement with the U.S.
Mexico began the operation to deploy 10,000 soldiers and gendarmes at the border with the U.S. to combat fentanyl smuggling and illegal migration. Mexico's President, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced this on Tuesday, emphasizing that these actions are part of an agreement with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
As part of this agreement, the U.S. suspended the implementation of 25% tariffs on Mexican goods for a month.
Sheinbaum stated during a press conference that the deployment had already begun, highlighting that the movement of forces would reinforce efforts to combat crime along the northern border.
Mexican media report that on Tuesday morning, 990 National Guard officers were transported by plane from the south to the north of the country. More than 3,700 gendarmes are expected to reach the border towns by land, and 900 soldiers from Mexico City were directed north.
Trump announced the imposition of tariffs, justifying it with the illegal influx of migrants and fentanyl, which is associated with many deaths in the U.S. On Monday, both parties announced a one-month suspension of tariffs to allow negotiations involving U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the heads of the Treasury and Commerce Departments.
