Mexican troops begin arriving at US-Mexico border following deal made to pause Trump-approved tariffs

Mexico has started to deploy the 10,000 troops it promised it would nonstop to its borderline with the United States successful effect to President Donald Trump's tariff threats arsenic his medication cracks down connected borderline security.

Troops with the Mexican National Guard and Army were seen arriving astatine the borderline separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, connected Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.

The 2 largest deployment sites are Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana, wherever astatine slightest 1,650 troops and 1,949 troops, respectively, are expected to beryllium sent, according to the Mexican authorities via The AP.

MEXICO AGREES TO DEPLOY 10,000 TROOPS TO US BORDER IN EXCHANGE FOR TARIFF PAUSE

Mexico has started deploying National Guard and Army soldiers to its borderline with the United States successful accordance with the 10,000 troops it promised to nonstop to the borderline nether a woody made with President Donald Trump to debar a commercialized war. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to deploy troops to its bluish borderline hours earlier Trump-approved tariffs connected imports were acceptable to spell into effect successful effect to the drugs and amerciable aliens flowing into the U.S. from Mexico.

"We request to support Americans, and it is my work arsenic President to guarantee the information of all," Trump wrote successful a Truth Social station Saturday. "I made a committedness connected my Campaign to halt the flood of amerciable aliens and drugs from pouring crossed our Borders, and Americans overwhelmingly voted successful favour of it."

Part of the woody Trump struck with Sheinbaum included his committedness to combat the trafficking of American guns into Mexico that are fueling cartel violence.

A Mexican National Guard subordinate patrols on the Mexico-US borderline successful Ciudad Juárez connected Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

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Mexican patrols were already moving on the borderline adjacent Tijuana connected Wednesday, The AP said, and work members on the bushy outskirts of Ciudad Juárez could besides beryllium seen removing makeshift ladders and ropes tucked into trenches.

Mexican National Guard members transportation a ladder they recovered portion connected patrol on the Mexico-US borderline successful Ciudad Juárez connected Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

"There volition beryllium permanent surveillance connected the border," National Guard person José Luis Santos Iza told reporters arsenic the archetypal acceptable of soldiers arrived. "This cognition is chiefly to forestall cause trafficking from Mexico to the United States, chiefly fentanyl."

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is connected a diplomatic travel done Latin America, thanked the Mexican authorities for sending the troops to the border, according to a connection from Mexico.

At slightest 1,650 Mexican troops were deployed to Ciudad Juárez and 1,949 to Tijuana. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.