Mexico is scrambling to prevent a crisis at its border with the US ahead of another Donald Trump presidency during which he has vowed mass deportations.
US authorities estimate that there are around 11 million unauthorized people living in the United States, mostly from Mexico and central America.
Trump, who takes office on January 20, threatened last month to impose steep 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico over the influx of migrants, as well as drug trafficking.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is trying to appease Trump by preventing migrants reaching the border.
She spoke to Trump on November 27 and said she had explained that under her government's strategy, migrant caravans were "attended to" before reaching the border.
Several migrant caravans that left southern Mexico for the US border since November have dispersed, in most cases after receiving permits to stay in the country.
This story is from the December 18, 2024 edition of The Citizen.
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