President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to “immediately” double tariffs on Mexico unless the Mexican government stops migrant caravans moving north toward the U.S. border, according to a Truth Social post reported by Fox News, the New York Post and Bloomberg.
“MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED,” Trump wrote, according to Fox News. “MEXICO, THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE VERY LIBERAL NEW GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, OUR GREAT BORDER PATROL, & ICE, HAVE BEEN SO INFORMED. There will be no leniency!”
BREAKING: Trump threatens to double tariffs on Mexico if country doesn’t stop migrant caravans from Central America
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 12, 2026
Trump Ties Caravans to Midterm Results
Trump opened the post by linking the caravans to last week’s midterm elections, Fox News reported. “Here we go again!” he wrote, according to the New York Post. “With the perceived loss by the Republicans in the Midterms – I WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT- the INVASION of our Country is taking place again. Huge CARAVANS are forming and beginning their illegal march through Mexico.”
He added that “many of the people in these Caravans are those that various countries don’t want,” and said, “‘Send them to America,’ they say – But they will not be accepted!” according to Fox News.
The warning comes after a caravan of an estimated 1,500 migrants, mostly from Central America, set out Tuesday from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border, Fox News reported. Members of the group are hoping the Democrats’ midterm victory could open pathways for them to live and work in the United States, according to Fox News.
No Timeline Given
Trump did not give a timeline for Mexico to act, Bloomberg reported, and the outlet said it was not immediately clear what legal authority he would use to double the levies on Mexican imports. Bloomberg described the threat as ratcheting up trade tensions with one of America’s major economic partners.
The Mexican government had not issued an immediate statement on the tariff threat, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported Thursday.
Trump’s reference to a “very liberal new governor of Texas” pointed to incoming Democratic Gov. Gina Hinojosa, who defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in last week’s election, according to Anadolu Agency.
Texas Border Law Could Face Changes
The election results could also affect Texas border enforcement in court, Fox News reported. Democratic Texas attorney general-elect Nathan Johnson could drop the state’s defense of SB4, the Republican-backed law that lets state authorities arrest and prosecute people suspected of crossing the border illegally, according to Fox News. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed that law to take effect in April while a legal challenge continues, Fox News reported. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton remains in office until Johnson is sworn in on Jan. 1, 2027, according to Fox News.
Earlier this month, Trump acknowledged that his immigration enforcement may have come across as “too tough” to some voters, Fox News reported. Thursday’s post signaled the White House intends to keep pressure on Mexico over border crossings.
Daily Beltway will update this story as Mexico responds.
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- Original post: Fox News (@FoxNews) on X, Nov 12, 2026
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-threatens-double-tariffs-mexico-migrant-caravans-not-stopped
- https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/trump-threatens-to-double-mexico-tariffs-if-migrant-caravan-reaches-us/
- https://news.bloomberglaw.com/international-trade/trump-threatens-to-double-tariffs-on-mexican-goods-over-migrants
- https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-threatens-to-double-tariffs-on-mexico-over-alleged-migrant-caravans/4122535
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