Trump Says Mexico Agreed to Bar Migration to US Border

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she told Trump about how Mexico’s ongoing efforts to help migrants have alleviated the border situation. 

Former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Kinston Regional Jetport in Kinston, N.C., on Nov. 3, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President-elect Donald Trump said on Nov. 27 that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to prevent illegal immigrants from going to the southern border.

“She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border,” Trump wrote in a pair of posts on Truth Social. “Mexico will stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately.”