Sun Feb 16 15:10:00 UTC 2025: ## Trump Imposes Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; Other News from Mexico

**MEXICO CITY** – President Trump has signed decrees imposing a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum, impacting the global market and likely having repercussions for Mexican businesses. This is among the top headlines today from Al Calor Político, a Mexican news source.

Domestically, Mexican authorities are warning of a scam involving enrollment fees at Technical Secondary School 84 in Orizaba. Separately, the Xalapa chapter of the CMAS (presumably a construction or engineering association) blames a private contractor for a leak in the Arco Sur project.

Finally, activists are demanding justice for the assassination of Benito Aguas, characterizing it as a politically motivated crime that must not go unpunished. Further details regarding the victim and the circumstances surrounding the murder were not immediately available.

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