WASHINGTON — President Trump announced a partial rollback of a 25% tariff on Mexican goods Thursday, citing the US neighbor’s border crackdown.
“After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“This Agreement is until April 2nd. I did this as an accommodation, and out of respect for, President Sheinbaum. Our relationship has been a very good one, and we are working hard, together, on the Border, both in terms of stopping Illegal Aliens from entering the United States and, likewise, stopping Fentanyl. Thank you to President Sheinbaum for your hard work and cooperation!”
Trump imposed the sweeping 25% levy on both Mexican and Canadian goods Tuesday citing illegal immigration and fentanyl imports.
Data released this week show that illegal border crossing arrests in February plummeted to the lowest monthly rate in at least 25 years — after Trump retook power pledging a mass deportation campaign and Sheinbaum agreed to beef up Mexican security forces.
