Trump drops Mexico tariff threat after deal on migrantsBY TAL AXELROD - 06/07/19
President Trump announced Friday evening that the White House would indefinitely postpone tariffs against Mexico after he said Mexico City agreed to take more stringent steps to curb illegal border crossings.
“I am pleased to inform you that The United States of America has reached a signed agreement with Mexico. The Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended,” Trump tweeted.
“Mexico, in turn, has agreed to take strong measures to…stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our Southern Border. This is being done to greatly reduce, or eliminate, Illegal Immigration coming from Mexico and into the United States.”
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed on Twitter that a deal had been reached to avert tariffs that were scheduled to take effect on Monday.
Mexican officials have been in Washington this week seeking to persuade the administration to hold off on tariffs after Trump threatened to impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods imported from Mexico unless the country worked to stem the flow of migrants to the U.S.
Trump had said earlier Friday that there was a "good chance" the U.S. and Mexico could reach an agreement to avert the tariffs, but warned that they would go into effect as planned on Monday if both sides could not reach a deal.
“If we are able to make the deal with Mexico, & there is a good chance that we will, they will begin purchasing Farm & Agricultural products at very high levels, starting immediately. If we are unable to make the deal, Mexico will begin paying Tariffs at the 5% level on Monday!” he tweeted earlier in the day.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447552-trump-says-tariffs-on-mexico-indefinitely-suspended