June 7, 2019 We would like to thank Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard for his hard work to negotiate a set of joint obligations that benefit both the United States and Mexico. The United States looks forward to working alongside Mexico to fulfill these commitments so that we can stem the tide of illegal migration ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 June, 2019 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: migration
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson June 7, 2019 The United States and Mexico met this week to address the shared challenges of irregular migration, to include the entry of migrants into the United States in violation of U.S. law. Given the dramatic increase in migrants moving from Central America through Mexico to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 June, 2019 | Topics:
Migration, Press Releases
| Tags: migration
Today the United States Government announced historic action to confront the illegal immigration crisis facing the United States. We notified the Government of Mexico that the United States is invoking Section 235(b)(2)(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. We will begin implementation immediately. Individuals arriving in the United States from Mexico—illegally or without proper documentation—will ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 December, 2018 | Topics:
Migration, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, migration
Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 20, 2018 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Pompeo met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray yesterday in Mexico City. They discussed the caravan of migrants from Central America. The Mexican Government is fully engaged in finding a solution ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 October, 2018 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Migration, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Central America, migration
Washington, DC, October 27, 2016 — The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Mexico and the United States of America on the occasion of the 8th Annual U.S.-Mexico Bilateral High Level Dialogue on Human Rights. Begin text: Today the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the 8th annual Bilateral High Level ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 October, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: discrimination, gender, LGBTI, migration
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
