Washington DC - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to double tariffs on Mexico if the country doesn't do more to stop migrant caravans from reaching the border.

"Here we go again!" Trump exclaimed on his Truth Social platform on Thursday. "With the perceived loss by the Republicans in the Midterms – I WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT – the INVASION of our Country is taking place again."

"Huge CARAVANS are forming and beginning their illegal march through Mexico. Many of the people in these Caravans are those that various countries don't want – 'Send them to America,' they say – But they will not be accepted!" he continued.

Trump's ramblings come as a response to a group of around 100 Central American migrants who attempted to cross into the US from Mexico on Tuesday.

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Footage showed Mexican National Guard officers, police, and immigration authorities blocking a road close to the border with Guatemala, where a further 1000 migrants had entered Mexico on their way north.

Authorities in Mexico have also sought to stop the group of 100 Central American migrants from reaching the US, a journey they attempted to make two times in three days.

Since September, numerous attempts have been made by Mexico City to stop migrants from traveling up from Central America on their way to the US. Trump did not acknowledge these efforts, instead turning his ire towards the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum.

"MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED!" he declared on social media.

"MEXICO, THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE VERY LIBERAL NEW GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, OUR GREAT BORDER PATROL, & ICE, HAVE BEEN SO INFORMED. There will be no leniency!"