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(NewsNation) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will question to Mexico connected Friday to conscionable with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, with a superior absorption connected immigration, deportation agreements and commercialized tensions.
The travel comes arsenic Mexico has worked to negociate with the Trump medication to debar tariff threats. However, contempt Sheinbaum's efforts, President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff connected car imports connected Wednesday, which has sparked important interest successful Mexico.
During their meeting, Noem and Sheinbaum volition sermon improving migration cooperation, particularly arsenic Mexico grapples with accrued deportations from the U.S. and the ongoing humanitarian concerns tied to the migrant crisis.
Noem is besides expected to question stronger assurances from Sheinbaum's medication regarding enhanced borderline security.
Noem's Mexico travel comes during tariff wars
The timing of Trump’s tariff announcement complicates diplomatic discussions.
Sheinbaum has spent months negotiating to debar specified commercialized escalations, and the tariff determination has amazed the Mexican government, adding complexity to the talks.
Mexican officials reason that the tariff impacts not conscionable commercialized and jobs but besides practice connected migration and information — areas wherever some countries had antecedently recovered communal ground.
In Mexico City, determination is wide frustration, and Noem faces the delicate task of maintaining migration practice portion reassuring Mexico of the economical concern amid the abrupt tariff tensions.
The sojourn is portion of Noem's tour of 3 Latin American nations to sermon immigration, transgression and deportation. The Department of Homeland Security said the trips underscore the value of the United States’ spouse countries.
Noem traveled to El Salvador, wherever she toured the Terrorist Confinement Center and met with President Nayib Bukele connected Wednesday. She besides sat down Thursday with Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia.
NewsNation's Ali Bradley and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
