Deployment of the First Group of the Mexican National Guard at the U.S. Border

Following Mexico's agreement to the immediate deployment of 10,000 soldiers along the shared border with the United States, the first group of the Mexican National Guard was stationed on Wednesday, February 6. After Donald Trump, the President of the United States, announced new tariffs on imported goods from Mexico in response to the influx of fentanyl and illegal immigrants from Mexico into the United States, Mexico agreed to the immediate deployment of 10,000 soldiers along the border. In return, the U.S. announced it would postpone the imposition of tariffs on imported goods from Mexico for at least one month and would also prevent the trafficking of arms to Mexico, which exacerbates violence among Mexican cartels. A number of soldiers from the Mexican National Guard were dispatched to border cities by government planes on Tuesday, February 5. According to the Mexican government, more than 3,500 army personnel are set to be deployed to the two cities of Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana to control the border. Reports indicate that masked members of the Mexican National Guard, after arriving in the suburbs of Ciudad Juárez in northern Mexico, began collecting ladders and ropes that illegal immigrants used to enter the U.S. illegally. One commander of the Mexican National Guard stated that the primary goal of the current operation is to prevent drug trafficking, especially fentanyl, from Mexico to the U.S. As human trafficking has become a lucrative industry in Mexico, criminal groups are fighting among themselves for control over it. Trump: 'As much as Canada and Mexico want to play games, we will continue.' Trump: 'The emerging trade war may be 'painful,' but it's worth the cost.' Heavy tariffs on U.S. imports from China, Canada, and Mexico were announced. Mexico and Canada protested against the new U.S. tariffs on imported goods. The imposition of new tariffs by the U.S. on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China.