Mexico's Sheinbaum says migrant caravan not moving toward US as Trump threatens tariffs
SPY•Claudia Sheinbaum said a migrant caravan was forming in southern Mexico but was not moving toward the US border. Mexico’s migration agency counted about 870 people in Huixtla, while local sources estimated 1,500 to 2,000; Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs if migrants reach the border.
1. Caravan gathered in south
Mexico’s National Migration Institute said about 870 people were gathered in Huixtla, roughly 60 km west of the Guatemalan border. Two local sources and a non-governmental organization estimated the group at 1,500 to 2,000, which would make it the largest migrant caravan so far this year.
2. Tariff threat and trade
Sheinbaum said no caravan was currently moving north toward the US border, about 2,900 km from Huixtla. Trump threatened to double tariffs on Mexico if it did not stop migrant groups from reaching the border. The countries exchanged about $779 billion in goods in the first nine months of the year, and Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the group was not affecting ongoing trade negotiations as of Friday.
