According to a post on Trump’s social network Truth Social, the president writes that he has conveyed the message to Mexico, the governor of Texas, the US Border Patrol and the US immigration agency ICE.
“Mexico must stop them now,” Trump writes in capital letters in his post.
The Mexican peso falls after the announcement.
It is unclear whether Trump has the authority to impose doubled tariffs on Mexico and, if so, when the increase could legally take effect.
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