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For some migrants in Juárez, Mexico, waiting for their asylum claims to be processed means staying in a hot, crowded hotel basement and embarking on a process marked by confusion and randomness.

The "Remain in Mexico" program is a key part of the Trump administration's plan to turn back a crush of migrants at the southern border, and it's a historic shift in how the asylum system works.

Mexico pledged to ramp up immigration enforcement and let asylum-seekers wait on its side of the border. But on its own southern border, migrant detention centers are already overcrowded.

Mexican officials have "agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration" as part of the agreement, the president tweeted on Friday. The tariffs were to begin on Monday.

The U.S. auto industry opposes President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. It says the taxes would increase the cost of vehicles and play havoc with supply chains.

Shares of automaker stocks fell Friday morning, after President Trump announced tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico. Many carmakers have built facilities in Mexico in recent years.

President Trump is pushing Mexico to stem the flow of migrants and drugs into the United States. After a year, he said, he will consider tariffs on cars or a border shutdown.

President Trump is threatening to close the U.S.-Mexico border in response to a recent surge of people crossing illegally. In speaking to reporters about the proposal this past weekend, he said a shutdown could include “all trade.” Such a move would have a significant impact on Ohio, which has Mexico as its second-largest trading partner after Canada.

The new procedure is designed to prevent applicants from remaining in the U.S. while they await a hearing before an immigration judge.

"This has been a battle, and battles sometimes make great friendships," President Trump said as he signed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement alongside America's closest neighbors.