Trump threatens to shut down US-Mexico border

By Caitlin Yilek

Published March 29, 2019 4:13pm ET

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Trump threatens to shut down US-Mexico border — President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump is traveling to Michigan to speak at a rally before spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. | (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Trump on Friday reiterated his call for Mexico to end illegal immigration to the U.S., threatening to shut down the border as soon as next week if his demands were not met.

“If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States [through] our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING the border, or large sections of the Border next week,” he announced on Twitter.

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