- Sheinbaum said there is currently no migrant caravan in transit to the northern border.
- Mexico has intervened to block several Central American migrant groups since September.
- At least two groups tried the journey recently, one about 1,000 people and another around 100.
- Caravan members said they hoped Democratic midterm victories would lead to less strict US border restrictions.
- Trump threatened to immediately double tariffs on Mexico if authorities failed to block the caravans.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that no migrant caravans were heading for the US border after her American counterpart Donald Trump threatened tariffs if she failed to block people traveling northward.
Sheinbaum’s government has intervened to block several groups arriving from Central America since September, but at least two more groups have attempted the journey in recent days.
“There is currently no caravan in transit to the northern border,” the leftist leader told a daily press conference.
Local authorities had dissuaded a group of people who began the trip last week, she said.
Trump on Thursday said “tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED” if authorities failed to block the caravans.
Members of the caravans, one with about 1,000 people and another with around 100, have told AFP they hoped the Republican midterm-election defeat would lead to less stringent US border restrictions.
Democrats swept both chambers of Congress and won the governorship of Texas for the first time in more than three decades.
Mexico is Washington’s top trading partner, and the pair are currently renegotiating the terms of their free trade deal.
A large portion of the goods the US imports from Mexico are not subject to tariffs, but steel and aluminum are subject to duties ranging from 25 percent to 50 percent.
