Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard has said the country might need to involve other central American countries if 6,000 troops it has deployed to its southern border did not stem the flow of US-bound migrants within last Friday. Ebrard also said Mexico had agreed, as part of a deal with the US, to expand a scheme that brings back asylum seekers that have reached the US while their applications are being processed. Ebrard said nothing had been included in the deal about purchasing US agricultural products or creating a safe third country, contrary to tweets from President Trump.
Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard has said the country might need to involve other central American countries if 6,000 troops it has deployed to its southern border did not stem the flow of US-bound migrants within 45 days. Ebrard also said Mexico had agreed, as part of a deal with the US, to expand a scheme that brings back asylum seekers that have reached the US while their applications are being processed. Ebrard said nothing had been included in the deal about purchasing US agricultural products or creating a safe third country, contrary to tweets from President Trump.