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Inside Mexico's border troop deployment following Trump's tariff threats: Can it make a difference?

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is deploying 10,000 troops across Mexico ’s border with the U.S. The White House has touted the troop deployment as a victory.

Critics say the troops will do little to stop illegal immigration or the flow of drugs like fentanyl.

One human smuggler who spoke to NBC News said the troops would not make a difference.

Honduran Frontier Police intercepted a bus with 23 migrants who told them they were abandoning the journey to the U.S. and returning to their home countries.

Marcos said he’s been smuggling migrants for six years and won’t stop — at least in the short term.

But he did concede that his business has plummeted by 80% since Trump took office.