Trump hails migration talks with Mexico president

President-elect Donald Trump said that Mexico's leader had agreed to "stop" migration in talks Wednesday, effectively closing the southern U.S. border, in claims that went further than his counterpart's account of a discussion about migration "strategy."

"Mexico will stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately," Trump said on social media, hailing progress in ending what he called an "illegal invasion" which he has promised to tackle when he takes office in January.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum did not immediately respond to Trump's remarks, which appeared to imply a major agreement between the United States and Mexico.

She had earlier shared brief details of the talks alongside a picture of her smiling during a phone call.

"We discussed Mexico's strategy on the migration phenomenon and I shared that caravans are not arriving at the northern border because they are being taken care of in Mexico," Sheinbaum said on X.

They also discussed "strengthening collaboration on security issues" as well as "the campaign we are conducting in the country to prevent the consumption of fentanyl," the president said.

Trump's comments came after he said on social media Monday that he would impose tariffs of 25 percent on Mexican and Canadian imports and 10 percent on goods from China.

"This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social page.

The Republican, who won an election in which illegal migration was a top issue, has vowed to declare a national emergency on border security and use the U.S. military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants.