The Mexican government has sent more troops and National Guard officers to the country ’s northern border to help stop Central American migrants trying to get into the US . Interior Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said they would stop migrants crossing the border and hand them over to Mexican immigration authorities . Mexican officials also said Monday that the border city of Nuevo Laredo was expected to start receiving migrants returned from the United States as early as this week. 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 .
The Mexican government has sent more troops and National Guard officers to the country ’s northern border to help stop Central American migrants trying to get into the US . Interior 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 .