Trump Pauses Tariffs on Mexico and Canada After Border Agreements Reached

Both nations will each send 10,000 personnel to secure their shared borders with the United States in response to President Trump’s 25 percent tariff orders.

(Left) Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Feb. 3, 2025. (Center) U.S President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 31, 2025. (Right) Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb. 1, 2025. Yuri Cortez, Mandel Ngan, Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images

Leaders of Mexico and Canada agreed on Feb. 3 to strengthen border security in exchange for a pause on the trade policies after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on products coming from the two countries.

“Tariffs are very powerful, both economically and in getting everything else you want,” Trump said on Feb. 3 while signing executive orders in the Oval Office.