Mexico Finally Announces Task Force to Tackle Migrant Surge at US Southern Border

Mexico's leaders announced the plan after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Mexico City Wednesday. Mexico's government is agreeing to step up immigration enforcement within their country, help reopen key ports of entry and encourage migrants to stay in Mexico. As part of the agreement, Mexico will regularly meet with officials from other countries in Central and Latin America. The action comes at a time of unprecedented surge of migrants crossing the southern border. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as many as 10,000 migrant arrests are made each day, a caravan of some 6,000 currently heading to the U.S. This Honduran migrant said, because what we are looking to improve ourselves to have a better quality of life, because in our country the situation is getting worse and worse and we are only looking for an opportunity. What we are looking for is to work. We are not criminals. We are not bad people. This migrant making the trek on crutches said, you can imagine how difficult it is to walk so many kilometers in my condition. I had to move forward, move forward, always asking God for help to strengthen me. U.S. cities are struggling to manage the growing problem, as some border states are sending migrants to them by bus and plane. New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticizing the governor of Texas, while calling for the Biden administration to take action. This is a national problem. This has only been exaggerated by Governor Abbott's cruel, inhumane politics. The federal government must take responsibility. Meanwhile, Mexico's president is calling for the U.S. to work more to strengthen its ties with Cuba and Venezuela. Two of the top countries' migrants are fleeing, while Mexico also promises to crack down on drug smugglers. Charlene Aaron, CBN News.