President Claudia Sheinbaum also said Mexico will expand its legal action against U.S. gun manufacturers following the decision to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

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The other side of the border has been beefed up too. The US Department of Defence has ordered 1,500 additional active-duty troops there to tackle the national emergency declared by Mr Trump. Airborne surveillance has been ramped up to monitor Mexican gangs.

One human smuggler who spoke to NBC News said the troops wouldn’t make a difference, but conceded stricter border policies had significantly cut into his business.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said about 2,000 Mexican migrants have set foot in government-operated shelters.

Building new or renovating current homes in Mexico is a growing trend for Mexican migrants working in the U.S.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said that every drone flight is at Mexico’s request for “collaboration and information” that is shared with Mexican authorities.

President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. labeling of drug cartels as foreign terrorist groups “cannot be an opportunity for the United States to invade our sovereignty.”

Mexico will send a message to the United States regarding the 25% tariff on steel and aluminum and top officials are scheduled to speak later this week, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday.

The end of CBP One stripped many migrants and asylum seekers of hope. After months of fruitlessly clicking on the app to secure one of the 1,450 slots, their dreams of entering the U.S. legally were shattered.

The covert program, begun during the Biden administration and stepped up by President Trump, is hunting for the location of fentanyl labs.

While the number of deportations has jumped under Trump, Mexican officials say it hasn't surged to the levels they feared.