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No migrant caravans headed to US, says Mexico President

Reuters

MEXICO CITY, ‌Nov 13 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on ​Friday ‌no migrant caravans are headed ‌toward the northern border with the United ‌States.

Sheinbaum said there are two migrant caravans in Mexico. "One dissolved while en route, and ⁠most of its members ‌have already ⁠returned to their countries of ​origin, and another caravan is only just forming."

"There ​is no caravan currently ​in ‌transit through our country ​on its way ⁠to the (US) border," Sheinbaum ‌said at ​her daily ​morning press conference.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to double tariffs on ‌Mexico if it does not stop the groups ‌of ​migrants from reaching the US border.

(Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez, Editing by Daina Beth ‌Solomon and Anthony Esposito)