Mexico's economy likely contracted from October to December, marking the first quarterly decrease in more than three years, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.

Mexico’s economy posted the first quarterly contraction since 2021, shrinking much more than expected on weaker domestic demand and uncertainty over tariffs by the US, the country’s top trade partner.

Mexico's economy suffered its first contraction in three years in the fourth quarter of 2024, official figures showed Thursday, as the country braces for US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.

In Mexico City, some migrants have built tent cities and slept on the streets. In a country long sympathetic to migrants, neighbors are protesting.

The Mexican government is rushing to raise tent cities for migrants deported from the U.S. Thousands of non-Mexicans now stranded in the country are overwhelming immigration officials as migrants continue to arrive from Central and South America.

By Alek Buttermann US President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies have left thousands of migrants in limbo on Mexico’s southern border. With mass deportations ramping up and the controversial “Remain in Mexico” programme reinstated,