A large contingent of law enforcement officers intercepted a caravan of roughly 1000 Central American migrants traveling along a highway in southern Mexico Wednesday.

The beefed up patrol comes as President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico, unless the country ramps up their efforts to stop the flow of migrants coming across the US-Mexico border.

The caravan — consisting of many women and children — departed early in the morning from Ciudad Hidalgo at the Mexico-Guatemala border en route Tapachula — but were stopped 11 miles short of the town by authorities.

The standoff turned physical and emotions flared, as some migrants were wrestled to the ground by unarmed agents, and others fled into the nearby forest.

One photo from the scene shows a migrant with an apparent head injury being tended to by a federal police officer.

When the dust settled, 420 of the migrants were willfully taken to a nearby migrant detention.

Wednesday’s standoff also happened as Mexican officials met with Vice President Mike Pence in an attempt to hash out a deal to avoid looming tariffs.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he was optimistic that the talks could end in an agreement.

With Post wires