Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday she expects to reach an agreement with the United States over a water dispute as Mexican officials will meet with their U.S. counterparts later in the day.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday her country intends to send more water to the United States but not immediately despite threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to raise tariffs by 5% on Mexican imports if more water is not delivered as part of a water-sharing agreement.

Interior Minister Rodríguez presented the morning presser in Sheinbaum's absence, touching on Mexico's new water law and the biometric CURP.

Across from Mexico City’s famed Azteca Stadium sits a well that’s at the centre of an ongoing conflict over water rights now threatening to engulf the World Cup’s third visit to the country.

Farmers have driven their tractors to Mexico City to protest a new national farming water distribution proposal.

Ongoing water rights issues in Mexico have led to costly grassroots blockades at El Paso's international ports of entry.