MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president emphasized on Tuesday that she will defend her nation's sovereignty and independence but also pursue dialogue with U.S. President Donald Trump, a day after he began his new term with a flurry of orders including measures to curb migration.
President Claudia Sheinbaum added that her government will act in a "humanitarian" way on migration matters, even as she also pledged to repatriate foreign migrants to their home nations.
Trump is expected to sign more executive orders on his second day in office, following measures issued on Monday to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, in addition to suggesting across-the-board tariffs on Mexican and Canadian exports to the United States could take effect beginning in February.
At her regular morning press conference, Sheinbaum noted that Trump's orders, including one that declares illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency, resemble actions he took during his first term.
She also reiterated that her government would seek coordination on security and other matters with its northern neighbor, and that it was committed to revise trade terms in 2026.
The peso trimmed its losses on Tuesday morning and was trading at 20.6489 per dollar.
(Reporting by Raul Cortes and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez; Writing by Stefanie Eschenbacher; Editing by David Alire Garcia)
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