Before Trump Threat, Mexico Agreed on Migrant Detention Target
- U.S., Mexico had set daily target of up to 800 detentions
- Mexico apprehended an average of 763 migrants per day in May
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Before President Donald Trump’s tariff threat, Mexico had agreed with the U.S. to detain a specific number of undocumented migrants, a target that’s now under question as illegal crossings have surged, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Both countries early this year set the target, which the people said was as many as 800 detainees per day.