US Vice President Kamala Harris holds talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during a visit to the region aimed at tackling the"root causes" of spike in migration.
Harris said talks with Lopez Obrador on Tuesday billed as focused on root causes of migration were "candid," covering topics ranging from migration to security, vaccines, the pandemic and the drug fentanyl. Since Biden took office in January, the number of migrants taken into custody per month at the border has risen to the highest levels in 20 years.
Harris said the talks were "very productive," including a significant amount of time one-on-one with Lopez Obrador, a veteran leftist.The economy, security cooperation and development in southern Mexico and Central America were addressed, Ebrard said. Mexico detained 91,000 illegal migrants in the five months of the year, immigration authorities said on Monday, with minors making up a fifth of all detentions. Some members of the Biden administration think Mexico could do more.
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