MEXICO CITY - Mexico has received non-Mexican deportees from the United States in the past week, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday, reversing her previous opposition to doing so. Read more at straitstimes.

The U.S. government has worked to strengthen border security and enforce deportation policies, while Mexico has sought to balance cooperation with its own national interests. Tensions over immigration policies have repeatedly surfaced,

President Donald Trump's threats to impose punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico may be part of a strategy to gain leverage ahead of new negotiations on a regional trade agreement, experts said.

While much about the threatened tariffs is still unclear, experts predict they would be bad news for all three economies, with few winners.

Trump has shown a willingness to move swiftly on tariffs in recent days without allowing for drawn-out talks. On Sunday, Trump announced—and then backed off—a threat to impose