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Mexico Sees Decrease in US-bound Immigration from Central America

Reuters

   WASHINGTON - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said after a White
   House meeting on Tuesday that there has been a "significant decrease"
   in U.S.-bound immigration through Mexico, especially from Central
   America, and he expects the trend to continue.

   Ebrard met with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, and had a briefer
   exchange with President Donald Trump, to review progress in efforts to
   curb a surge in Central American migrants.

   Pence acknowledged Mexico's efforts. He said U.S. officials would work
   with Mexico to expand implementation of the Migrant Protection
   Protocols to speed up processing of asylum claims, according to a White
   House statement.

   Mexico's strategy of putting more than 25,000 National Guard
   militarized police along its borders and stepping up raids on people
   traffickers has been a success, Ebrard told a news conference.

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