US raids: Sheinbaum warns Landau of economic damage

The immigration situation on the northern border and within the United States has reached a critical point. Massive migrant raids , particularly in California, have sparked a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her disapproval to U.S. Ambassador Christopher Landau , warning that these actions "will harm the U.S. economy."

The Trump administration's immigration policy has once again raised alarm bells on both sides of the border. In recent days, anti-immigrant raids have intensified in states like California, affecting thousands of workers, many of them of Mexican origin. These operations have generated fear, family separations, and growing social tension, with reports that the military has even been authorized to detain civilians during immigration unrest.

In response to this escalation, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum met with the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Christopher Landau. During the meeting, described by the Mexican presidency as a "courtesy visit," Sheinbaum forcefully expressed the Mexican government's disagreement with these massive raids. Beyond humanitarian considerations, the Mexican president put forward an economic argument: these policies, she warned, " are going to harm the United States economy " by affecting a crucial workforce for various U.S. productive sectors.

President Sheinbaum's strategy of emphasizing the negative economic impact of the raids on the United States itself represents an important nuance in Mexico's diplomatic stance. By pointing out that migrant labor is critical to the U.S. economy, Mexico seeks to appeal to the pragmatism and self-interest of its northern neighbor.

This approach complements, but does not replace, traditional concerns about the human rights of migrants. The Foreign Ministry has denied any pressure from the US to extradite politicians linked to drug trafficking in this context, seeking to keep the issues separate. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis is worsening with news such as the death of a Mexican citizen in an immigration detention center in Georgia, reported as a suicide by US authorities.

The Trump administration's raids and anti-immigrant rhetoric have sparked a wave of protests in various US cities, especially Los Angeles. President Trump has defended the troop deployment and the massive raids, even blaming local authorities for "incompetence." Even public figures and celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Demián Bichir have spoken out, demanding an end to the operations.

The situation is so tense that Seattle police reportedly refused to cooperate with the raids, and mayors in more than 30 cities have called for his arrest. The White House, for its part, has defended its actions, with a spokesperson even calling a question about the peaceful marches "stupid."

"Sheinbaum expresses her disagreement with migrant raids to Landau; 'It's going to damage the US economy,' she emphasizes." – Position of the President of Mexico.

The plight of Mexicans in the United States and the ongoing border crisis are generating considerable domestic political pressure on Claudia Sheinbaum's administration. Mexican society demands decisive action to protect its citizens abroad and to manage migration flows in a humane and orderly manner.

Dialogue with U.S. officials like Landau is crucial, but Mexico's room for maneuver is limited in the face of U.S. sovereign domestic policy decisions. Collaboration on other fronts, such as trade, continues, according to statements by Marcelo Ebrard, but migration tensions remain the main point of contention in the bilateral relationship.