Claudia Sheinbaum

President Donald Trump has dismissed trade with Mexico as little more than “tamales and tomatoes.” But the economic ties between the two countries are far more significant. The data show Mexico’s role in U.S. trade and the longstanding relationship between both countries also affects Texas businesses, workers and consumers.

Mexico has launched legal action in the U.S. over the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals in ICE custody or during enforcement operations, following President Claudia Sheinbaum's pledge to step up the country's response.

Mexico’s cattle industry is facing a convergence of drought, disease and disrupted trade that has cut northern Mexican ranchers off from the U.S. market that shaped them for more than a century.

The move comes after an ICE agent fatally shot 52-year-old Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an enforcement operation in Houston on July 7.

President Donald Trump is escalating his rhetoric about striking Mexican drug cartels, following Washington’s military action in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Protesters expressed anger over rampant extortion, which reached record highs this year, as well as worsening insecurity, limited job prospects, and the government’s failure to address disappearances.

The countries agreed to work closer together to stop the flow of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, the trafficking of firearms from the U.S. into Mexico, and irregular migration across the shared border.

Firefighters from Mexico, who are highly trained in search and rescue and have participated in missions all over the world, are assisting with recovery efforts in Texas.

She said violence must be avoided, and the rights of all migrants must be respected.

Claudia Sheinbaum called Trump's moves to enact 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada a no-win situation.