President Donald Trump has threatened a 5% tariff on Mexican imports if Mexico fails to release at least 200,000 acre-feet of water owed under a 1944 treaty by December 31, 2025.Trump asserts that Mexico owes the U.S. approximately 987 million cubic meters, demanding an immediate release of a quarter of this amount, which he claims is harming Texas crops and livestock.The treaty obligates
Mexico to provide 432 million cubic meters annually from the
Rio Bravo, while the U.S. supplies 1.85 billion cubic meters from the
Colorado River.