10-02-2025
Mexico has received nearly 11K deportees since Jan. 20
(NewsNation) — Since President Trump's inauguration, Mexico has received nearly 11,000 deportees — 8,425 of which are Mexican nationals, according to data from the Mexican government.
Those numbers are part of the first results from Mexico's 'Operativo Frontera Norte,' or Northern Border Operation, which launched on Feb. 5 following an agreement between Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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Since that agreement, Mexico has made 139 arrests, confiscated 82 firearms (28 were traced back to the U.S.) and seized nearly 1,000 kg of drugs. Roughly $90,775 pesos, or $4,400 USD, has also been seized.
Despite these efforts, Trump made it clear in a pre-taped interview for Fox this weekend that he's not happy with Mexico and Canada's actions so far, saying: 'It's not good enough. Something has to happen. It's not sustainable. And I'm changing it.'
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His 30-day pause on a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports was meant to give both countries time to act on border security and drug trafficking.
Meanwhile, a U.S. official confirmed Friday that the Pentagon will deploy approximately 1,500 more active-duty soldiers to the southern border to support Trump's expanding immigration crackdown.
This would bring the total number of active-duty troops at the border to around 3,600.
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