Mexican troops begin arriving at US-Mexico border following deal made to pause Trump-approved tariffs

Mexico has started deploying National Guard and Army soldiers to its border with the U.S. in accordance with the 10,000 troops it promised to send under a deal made with Trump to avoid a trade war.

The two largest deployment sites are Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana, where at least 1,650 troops and 1,949 troops, respectively, are expected to be sent, according to the Mexican government via The AP.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to deploy troops to its northern border hours before Trump-approved tariffs on imports were set to go into effect in response to the drugs and illegal aliens flowing into the U.S. from Mexico.