U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other officials will meet with Mexican leaders to discuss the recent surge in migration and border closures. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador AMLO acknowledge the need for more enforcement. A key topic is the flow of fentanyl from Mexico, linked to the U.S. […]
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