Troops in Nogales, Mexico, have found 150 fentanyl pills, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, U.S. officials across the border have seized more than 400,000.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico took steps sought by President Trump, including sending troops to the border and cracking down on drug cartels. The tariffs went into effect anyway.

Claudia Sheinbaum has twice persuaded Trump to postpone tariffs. The low-key scientist’s success is helping her step out of her predecessor’s shadow.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures during an event to give details on the country's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico, including retaliatory tariffs to U.S., at Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City, Mexico March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told cheering crowds Sunday that she is confident that her country has headed off the threat of US tariffs for now.

After a call with President Sheinbaum, Trump announced that most Mexico imports will not be subject to tariffs until at least early April.

Sunday’s rally represented a show of unity in defense of Mexico’s sovereignty. The popular leftist leader initially planned to use the mass gathering to outline her government

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government made major concessions — and delivered results — to avert President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs. He imposed them anyway.

The taxes proposed by Trump have caused a gaping wound in the decades-old North American trade partnership, and Canada has felt compelled to quickly take aggressive countermeasures.