evidence: Biden makes first visit to US-Mexico border since taking office [...] United States President Joe Biden has made his first visit to the US-Mexico border since taking office in January of 2022. [...] Following the border visit, Biden was set to continue on to Mexico, where the increase in crossings, as well as efforts to fight the trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs that have fuelled a deadly addiction crisis in the US, were set to top the agenda of the bilateral meeting with Lopez Obrador.