Mexico Closes Border Crossings: Current Information on the Effects on Trade and Travel

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum

The dynamics along the U.S.-Mexico border have changed significantly in recent weeks due to changes in policy, diplomatic initiatives, and security protocols. Discussions over commerce, migration, and bilateral ties between the two countries have been spurred by these developments. Mexico’s Stance on Border Closure U.S. President-elect Donald Trump declared on November 27, 2024, that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo had consented to stop migration through Mexico, so sealing the U.S. southern border. President Sheinbaum, however, provided a more complex viewpoint. She underlined that Mexico’s strategy is to efficiently manage migration…

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