The U.S. and Mexico came to an understanding over the weekend in which Mexico agreed to begin deporting unlawful migrants to their home countries before they enter the U.S.
Immigration officials from the two countries and representatives from Mexico’s largest train operator, Ferromex, met in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on Friday to discuss the agreement as border cities in the U.S. continue to experience a major influx of unlawful migrants.
Hundreds of people have made their way to the border unlawfully jumping aboard Ferromex’s freight trains.
Mexico’s National Migration Institute stated that the two sides agreed on 15 different actions to help “depressurize” the Mexican states along the northern border.
Before the country starts deporting these unlawful migrants, the Mexican government will confer with the governments of Venezuela, Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Cuba to confirm they are prepared to accept the arrivals.
Troy A. Miller, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said the agency is “continuing to work closely with our partners in Mexico to increase security and address irregular migration along our shared border.”
“The United States and Mexico remain committed to stemming the flow of irregular migration driven by unscrupulous smugglers, while maintaining access to lawful pathways.”
Earlier this week, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Agents discovered a 2-month-old child who had been abandoned at the border.
Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, to say that “this is a chilling reminder of how children are being exploited by human smugglers & criminal organizations every day.”
Such reports are becoming increasingly more common as a record number of unlawful migrant children make their way to the U.S. border from Latin American countries, as NBC 5 DFW reported. Some U.S. border cities have become overwhelmed by the number of unlawful migrants arriving each day.
Fox News Correspondent Griff Jenkins posted to X on Monday morning that CBP had roughly 11,000 migrant encounters in the 24 hours prior, which would be the “single highest day in recent memory,” as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
Jenkins added that more than 4,000 migrants entered the U.S. through Eagle Pass over the weekend.
In response to the influx of unlawful migrants, Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr. issued an emergency disaster declaration that enabled the city to seek assistance from state and federal governments, as covered by The Dallas Express.
Further north along the border, El Paso has dealt with a growing number of unlawful migrants as well.
The city initially began setting up an overflow migrant shelter “out of an abundance of caution” but was soon forced to open it due to the lack of housing available for the unlawful migrants, as noted in a previous report from The Dallas Express.
While the shelter has the capacity to house approximately 400 people, it’s expected to fill up quickly, as the city has said that roughly 2,000 unlawful migrants arrive daily.