Mexican President Orders 10,000 Troops to Assist in US Border Security Effort

Claudia Sheinbaum noted the troop deployment alongside an agreement for a one-month pause on U.S. tariffs against Mexico.

Members of the National Guard march during the announcement of the new measures by the Mexican government to deter illegal crossings at the southern border with Guatemala, in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico on March 19, 2021. Jacob Garcia/Reuters

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has agreed to send 10,000 Mexican National Guard troops to the U.S.–Mexico border to help prevent cross-border smuggling and the trafficking of illicit drugs into the United States.

Sheinbaum announced the move in a post on social media platform X on Feb. 3. The extra troops are part of an agreement with the United States that also adds a one-month pause to a 25 percent U.S. tariff that was scheduled to go into effect on Feb. 4.