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Trump warns Mexico and Hinojosa to stop migrant caravan or face doubled tariffs

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Summary

  • A caravan of roughly 1,500 migrants, mostly from Central America, set off on foot from Tapachula in southern Mexico, hoping to reach the US border.
  • President Donald Trump warned Mexico to stop the caravan or face doubled tariffs, saying there would be no leniency.
  • Gina Hinojosa defeated Governor Greg Abbott the week before, becoming Texas's first Latina governor and the first Democrat in the office since 1995.
  • Mexico had not responded to Trump's warning, and President Claudia Sheinbaum was due to hold a press conference that Thursday.
  • Texas shares a 1,254-mile border with Mexico and was a key partner in Trump's immigration crackdown under Abbott's Operation Lone Star, launched in 2021.

Reactions

  • Trump wrote on Truth Social that the 'invasion of our Country is taking place again' after the Republicans' midterm losses, and posted about 'Massive Corruption and Crime' in Democratic-run states.
  • Caravan participant Cesar Sandoval, a Nicaraguan deported from the US, said migrants believed the Democrats would help them.
  • Hinojosa has said she wants a secure border but that the ICE raids are 'making us less secure, not more'.
  • Mexico had not responded to Trump's latest comments.
  • Trump had previously forecast Hinojosa would continue his border approach, but warned he would pursue his own policies if she did not.

Timeline newest first

  1. President Donald Trump warned Mexico to stop the caravan or face doubled tariffs, saying Mexico, Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa, the Border Patrol, and ICE had been informed of his warning.
  2. Trump posted on Truth Social that 'huge caravans' were forming and beginning to march through Mexico after the Republicans' midterm losses, vowing no leniency.
  3. Mexico had not responded to Trump's warning, and President Claudia Sheinbaum was due to hold a press conference that Thursday morning.
  4. It was reported that a caravan of around 1,500 migrants, dubbed 'Dios con Nosotros', set off on foot from Tapachula near the Guatemalan border, aiming to reach Mexico City.
  5. The migrants set off hoping the Democrats' midterm success would soften Trump's border policies; the journey to the US border was likely to take several weeks.
  6. Gina Hinojosa defeated Governor Greg Abbott in the midterm elections the week before, becoming Texas's first Latina governor and the first Democrat since 1995.
  7. Trump complained the Democrats' new majorities in the Senate and House would make it harder for Republicans to pass legislation.

Sources newest first

  • Trump issues warning to Mexico, Gina Hinojosa over border: 'No leniency'newsweek.com· 2d

    Newsweek reports Donald Trump's warning to Mexico and Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa over a migrant caravan of roughly 1,500 people walking north from Tapachula, telling Mexico to stop it or face doubled tariffs and vowing "no leniency." Hinojosa, Texas's first Latina governor, has criticized Trump's ICE raids while backing border security.

Background newest first

  • Texas’s Democratic gov.-elect vows to trade GOP culture wars for moderationwashingtonpost.com· 11h

    The Washington Post reports that Gina Hinojosa, Texas's first Latina governor-elect, won a historic upset amid a blue wave and vows in an interview to skip GOP culture wars for moderation, staking out populist positions on affordability, border security, data centers, and school vouchers. Greg Abbott and conservative lawmakers tried to label her a closet progressive and warn she will turn Texas socialist, while she pledges to work with President Trump on immigration, and commenters are split between optimism and criticism of policies like her proposed $1,500 checks.