WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday he will not put tariffs on Mexico after all, saying it has agreed to take new measures to stop the…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday he will not put tariffs on Mexico after all, saying it has agreed to take new measures to stop the illegal flow of migrants into the United States.
„The Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U. S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended,“ the president tweeted.
He added: „Mexico, in turn, has agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our Southern Border.“
Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard in a tweet confirmed the agreement. In a separate tweet, he thanked all who supported Mexico through its negotiations with the United States.
Mexican Ambassador Martha Bárcena also wrote in a tweet translated into English: After several days of negotiations and 12 hours today in the State Department, we reached an agreement with the United States to address the humanitarian crisis stemming from the recent migratory flows that have affected our two countries.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement said the joint obligations that the U. S. and Mexico negotiated will benefit both countries.
„The United States looks forward to working alongside Mexico to fulfill these commitments so that we can stem the tide of illegal migration across our southern border and to make our border strong and secure,“ Pompeo said.
The State Department Friday evening released broad guidelines of the agreement between Mexico and the United States.
Mexico has agreed to deploy its national guard throughout Mexico, in particular to its Southern border, which borders Guatemala, according to details of the agreement released by the State Department. In addition, Mexico has agreed to take „decisive action to dismantle human smuggling and trafficking organizations as well as their illicit financial and transportation networks.“
According to the State Department, the United States will „immediately expand“ the implementation of an existing protocol „across its entire Southern Border“ and, as a result, migrants seeking asylum at the U. S.-Mexico border „will be rapidly returned to Mexico where they may await the adjudication of their asylum claims.“ Mexican officials have agreed to offer jobs, health care and education to those awaiting the adjudication of asylum claims.
