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'At the limit,' Mexico buckles under migrant surge to U.S.
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:40am EDT
'At the limit,' Mexico buckles under migrant surge to U.S.
TAPACHULA, MEXICO/WASHINGTON | BY GABRIEL STARGARDTER AND JULIA EDWARDS
Mexico is struggling to stem the flow of Central American migrants traveling to the United States ahead of the U.S. presidential election, causing major concern in Washington, which is weighing sending more agents to help.
In 2014, Mexico moved to strengthen its southern border when a surge in child migrants from Central America sparked a political crisis in the United States.
Last year, Mexico detained over 190,000 migrants, more than double the number in 2012.
But official data examined by Reuters shows that fewer migrants have been captured in Mexico this year even as the number caught on the U.S. border has soared.
The slowdown in detentions on Mexican soil is frustrating U.S. officials who feel that Mexico could be doing more, according to a source familiar with internal briefings on the topic at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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'At the limit,' Mexico buckles under migrant surge to U.S.
TAPACHULA, MEXICO/WASHINGTON | BY GABRIEL STARGARDTER AND JULIA EDWARDS
Mexico is struggling to stem the flow of Central American migrants traveling to the United States ahead of the U.S. presidential election, causing major concern in Washington, which is weighing sending more agents to help.
In 2014, Mexico moved to strengthen its southern border when a surge in child migrants from Central America sparked a political crisis in the United States.
Last year, Mexico detained over 190,000 migrants, more than double the number in 2012.
But official data examined by Reuters shows that fewer migrants have been captured in Mexico this year even as the number caught on the U.S. border has soared.
The slowdown in detentions on Mexican soil is frustrating U.S. officials who feel that Mexico could be doing more, according to a source familiar with internal briefings on the topic at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-idUSKCN0YW1R0
