Washington, D.C., July 13, 2018 – While in Mexico, Secretary Nielsen participated in discussions with President Enrique Peña Nieto, Secretary of Foreign Relations Luis Videgaray Caso, Secretary of Governance Alfonso Navarrete Prida, and President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador…. These meetings are part of Secretary Nielsen’s ongoing engagement with Mexican and Central American leaders regarding efforts to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 July, 2018 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Migration, Press Releases
HHS Secretary Alex Azar, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions made the following joint statement regarding reunification efforts for children under age 5: “Dedicated teams at the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Justice have worked tirelessly to ensure the safety of Ms. L class members. As of this ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 July, 2018 | Topics:
Migration, News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
| Tags: children, migrant children, President Donald J. Trump
WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan and a Department of Homeland Security delegation traveled to Mexico City this week to meet with Mexican officials including Chief of Staff to the President of Mexico Carlos Perez Verdia and Secretariat of Foreign Relations Under Secretary for North American Carlos Sada, to discuss border security, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 April, 2017 | Topics:
Government Offices, Migration, Policy, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: readout. Kevin McAleenan
Migrant smuggling is a #DeadlyBusiness, and big income source for criminal organizations. Smugglers take advantage of vulnerable people, but the United States is working together with the Mexican government to combat this type of crime. Last week, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) convened a workshop in Nuevo Leon on Operational Training ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 April, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Events, Human Rights, Migration, Monterrey
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) (INA), the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109‑367) (Secure Fence Act), and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104‑208 Div. C) (IIRIRA), and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 25 January, 2017 | Topics:
Migration, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Mexico
Over the past year, the United States has taken a series of steps to address the ongoing humanitarian challenges in Central America, particularly for the many vulnerable individuals attempting to leave the region and come to the United States, while also promoting safe and orderly migration and border security. As part of this ongoing effort, ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 26 July, 2016 | Topics:
Consulates, Migration, News, Press Releases
As I have said repeatedly, our borders are not open to illegal migration; if you come here illegally, we will send you back consistent with our laws and values. In the spring and summer of 2014 we faced a significant spike in families and unaccompanied children from Central America attempting to cross our southern border ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 5 January, 2016 | Topics:
Migration, News, Press Releases
| Tags: border, migration, security
