The Mexican government has sent 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to the country’s northern border to help tackle Mexican migrants trying to get into the US . National Guard Secretary Nuevo Laredo said they would stop migrants crossing the border and hand them over to Mexican immigration authorities. The country had already said 15,000 Defence officers would be deployed on its southern border. Meanwhile, the US and Mexico have expanded the so-called “remain in Mexico ” scheme to make asylum seekers stay in Mexico while their US applications are processed.
The Mexican government has sent 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to the country’s northern border to help tackle Central American migrants trying to get into the US. Defence Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said they would stop migrants crossing the border and hand them over to Mexican immigration authorities. The country had already said 6,500 National Guard officers would be deployed on its southern border. Meanwhile, the US and Mexico have expanded the so-called “remain in Mexico” scheme to make asylum seekers stay in Mexico while their US applications are processed.