VIDEO: Mexico’s Largest Border Deployment in Years Begins After Trump’s Tariff Threats

In response to U.S. strain and tariff threats, Mexico has deployed 10,000 troops to its northern border, with patrols now lively in Ciudad Juárez, Tijuana, and different key crossing factors. The transfer follows negotiations between President Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump, who demanded Mexico take stronger motion in opposition to fentanyl smuggling and unlawful migration. The Mexican Nationwide Guard and Military have arrange 24/7 patrols, concentrating on drug traffickers and smuggling routes. Ciudad Juárez alone will obtain 1,650 troops, whereas Tijuana will get 1,949, the most important reinforcement. Mexican officers insist their focus is totally on stopping fentanyl exports, whereas the U.S. has agreed to curb weapons trafficking into Mexico. Whereas U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed the transfer, skepticism stays about Mexico’s skill to curb the fentanyl disaster. Critics argue that militarizing the border is a short-term repair that gained’t handle the cartel-driven drug commerce. For Sheinbaum, this represents an early diplomatic take a look at as she navigates Trump’s aggressive calls for. If outcomes don’t meet U.S. expectations, Trump has warned that tariffs stay a looming menace, holding Mexico’s economic system in a fragile place.