Trump Deportation Plan Dominates Mexico Trip by Kelly, Tillerson
- Kelly says no ‘military operation’ needed to enforce plan
- Tillerson, Kelly to meet President Pena Nieto later Thursday
Tillerson Calls Mexico Visit 'Forward-Looking'
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A pair of Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials vowed a cooperative approach with Mexico toward expelling potentially millions of undocumented migrants, hours after the U.S. president said a “military operation” was needed to enforce his immigration policies.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly wanted to focus on a range of bilateral issues, including trade, in a meeting with their Mexican counterparts. But immigration concerns dominated their public remarks Thursday, with Kelly appearing to directly rebut Trump’s description of his deportation policy.