Washington, November 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
US President Donald Trump has threatened to double tariffs on Mexico unless its government stops migrant caravans travelling north towards the United States, linking trade penalties to his demand for tougher immigration enforcement.
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump said groups of migrants were forming and moving through Mexico. He warned that they would not be allowed into the United States and claimed Mexican authorities and US immigration agencies had been informed.
“Mexico must stop them, now, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be immediately doubled,” Trump wrote.
He did not specify which existing tariffs would be increased, which products would be affected or the legal authority for imposing the additional duties. Nor did he announce a definite implementation date.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum disputed the suggestion of a large-scale migrant movement reaching the US border. According to Mexican newspaper Diario de Yucatan, she said no migrant caravan had reached the border since Trump returned to office in January 2025.
Sheinbaum reportedly said a group in Arriaga, in the southern state of Chiapas, had declined from around 500-600 people to fewer than 100. Mexican authorities were informing migrants about the difficulties of entering the United States and offering alternatives, including returning to their home countries or remaining in Mexico under certain conditions.
She also said another group arriving from Honduras was receiving humanitarian assistance and information about its options.
Trump linked his tariff warning to the US midterm elections, claiming that the perceived prospect of Republican losses had encouraged renewed migration. However, he provided no evidence to support that connection.
“Here we go again! With the perceived loss by the Republicans in the Midterms – I was not on the ballot- the invasion of our Country is taking place again,” he wrote.
Trump said the Texas governor, the incoming Texas governor, Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement had also been informed, adding that there would be “no leniency”.
The threat comes as Washington and Mexico are negotiating reductions in US tariffs on steel, aluminium and automobiles, according to the Financial Times. The discussions concern existing trade measures, while Trump’s latest warning introduces migration enforcement as a condition for avoiding further tariff increases.
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