Mexican President Puts Border Authorities on Alert As Trump's Mass Deportation Loom

From an aerial view the Mexican and American flags fly over the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has urged governors in border states to brace for the possibility of mass deportations as promised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

In a private meeting with Mexico's 32 governors in Acapulco during a meeting of the National Security Council, Sheinbaum warned the northern states to be ready for potential deportations starting in February. "We haven't discussed a specific deportation strategy, but we need to be prepared," said Samuel García, governor of Nuevo León, to El País.