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New York Times
17-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Trump Has Promised More Tariffs on Mexico. What Happens Next?
Days after he threatened to impose a 30 percent tariff on Mexico over what he said was its failure to stop drug cartels, President Trump doubled down on Wednesday, accusing the country's politicians of being controlled by those cartels. The cartels have 'very strong controls over Mexico,' he said while signing an act regarding fentanyl. He added later, 'Can't let that happen. The Mexican authorities are petrified to go to work because the cartels have a tremendous grip on Mexico and the politicians.' Mexican officials have been negotiating for months with the United States in hopes of staving off further damage to their country's export-driven economy. But those efforts — and their work to address Mr. Trump's concerns about cartels and migration — appear to have had limited effect. In a letter to Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, released on Saturday, Mr. Trump claimed that the countries had a 'strong relationship' and that 'Mexico has been helping me secure the border.' Indeed, the number of people crossing the southern border illegally has dropped to levels not seen in decades. But Mr. Trump said that because Mexico 'still has not stopped' drug cartels or the flow of fentanyl into the United States, he would impose a 30 percent tariff starting Aug. 1. Ms. Sheinbaum, who has previously bristled at Mr. Trump's allegations of Mexican officials' ties to cartels, defended Mexico's efforts this week and claimed the authorities were seizing and destroying drug laboratories 'every day.' She added that the United States must also control the flow of weapons from its side of the border that empowers the cartels. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Al Jazeera
19-06-2025
- Climate
- Al Jazeera
Hurricane Erick slams into Mexico's coast as Category 3 storm
Hurricane Erick has made landfall in Mexico's western state of Oaxaca, bringing with it the risk of 'life-threatening flooding and mudslides', the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. The powerful storm reached the coast of Mexico early on Thursday with its centre 30km (20 miles) east of Punta Maldonado, according to the NHC. In its latest bulletin, the NHC reported that Erick's maximum sustained winds as it hit the coast were 205 kilometres per hour (125 miles per hour), meaning it was downgraded from a Category 4 to a Category 3 hurricane. Erick, which is travelling to the northwest at a rate of 15km/h (9mph), is expected to move inland over southern Mexico throughout Thursday before weakening and dissipating by early Friday. Forecasters predicted it would unleash destructive winds, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge. A hurricane warning is in place for the entire coast between Acapulco and Puerto Angel. The NHC warned that Erick could unleash up to 40cm (16 inches) of rain on Oaxaca and Guerrero, which could lead to 'life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain'. The Mexican states of Chiapas, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco could also be hit by up to 15cm (6 inches) of rainfall, the Miami-based centre added. Meanwhile, Mexico's national water commission, Conagua, said waves in coastal areas were up to 10 metres (33ft) high. Mexican authorities have scrambled to prepare residents and tourists before Erick's arrival. In a video message on Wednesday night, President Claudia Sheinbaum urged people to stay at home or move to shelters if they were in low-lying areas. About 2,000 temporary shelters have been set up in the states of Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca to house those who have to leave their homes. Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado said schools in her state would stay closed and fishing and tourism operators had been told to make their boats storm-ready. Residents in the Guerrero resort of Acapulco were among those steeling themselves for Erick's landfall. The city of almost one million people was devastated in October 2023 by Hurricane Otis, which killed at least 52 people and destroyed many homes and businesses. Carlos Ozuna Romero, 51, lost his restaurant at the edge of an Acapulco beach in the 2023 hurricane. On Wednesday, he oversaw workers as they stored tables and chairs in preparation for the new storm. 'Authorities' warnings fill us with fear and obviously make us remember everything we've already been through,' he said. Elsewhere in the city, Veronica Gomez, a 40-year-old shipping company worker, suggested Acapulco was much better prepared this time. 'Now it's not going to catch us by surprise,' she said.
Reuters
30-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Mexican authorities seize more than 3 million liters of stolen fuel
MEXICO CITY, May 30 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said they seized more than 3 million liters (792,516 gallons) of illegally stored fuel at a property in the country's southeast state of Tabasco, the latest in a string of major fuel-related seizures across the country. The seizure on Thursday is part of Mexico's ongoing battle against fuel smuggling, which includes both the theft of fuel from state-run oil firm Pemex's pipelines and imports under false classifications to evade taxes. "Eighteen vehicles, three pieces of machinery, and 3,904 metal-structured containers containing the hydrocarbon, identified as a petroleum derivative, were secured," Mexico's security cabinet said in a joint statement on Thursday. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday the seizures have to do with a recent system of "traceability" of fuel imports from their origin until they reach the point of sale. State-owned Pemex has for years faced rampant theft of crude and refined products through illegal pipeline taps across Mexico, resulting in massive losses. Over the past weeks, authorities have discovered 1.5 million liters of fuels in two raids in the state of Tabasco and 10 million liters in the state of Tamaulipas from a ship from the United States that had arrived weeks before in Mexico.
