The deal is potentially significant because the Mexican government has more latitude to carry out deportation flights to Cuba and Nicaragua, nations whose frosty relations with Washington severely limit the United States’ ability to return their citizens.
Newly obtained enforcement data show that the Biden administration remains under major strain along the southern border. Last month, the number of migrants taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection rose to about 234,000, up from 221,000 in March, according to preliminary figures obtained by The Post.
In recent weeks, Mexican authorities have apprehended hundreds of Cubans, many of them hidden in tractor trailers. Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke by phone April 29, ahead of meetings in Washington this week between U.S. officials and Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.Ebrard did not acknowledge any agreement during his public comments following the talks in Washington, but told reporters Tuesday that his country would not give a “free pass” to anyone heading to the U.S. border.
DHS issued a statement Tuesday on the migration talks that said Mayorkas spoke to Mexican officials about U.S. preparations for lifting the Title 42 border restrictions and “emphasized the need for countries throughout the region to manage their respective borders, extend humanitarian relief to qualifying migrants, and repatriate individuals who do not qualify for relief.”U.S.
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