US Wants Mexico to Ramp up Security Targeting Central American Migrants teleSUR
go to original May 4, 2017

Southern Border Plan: Mexico's Own Fight Against Illegal Immigration (France 24 English)

Donald Trump’s administration is attempting to leverage its southern neighbor Mexico to cut the flow of migrants fleeing north from Central America, one of the world's most violent and insecure parts of the world, according to Mexican and U.S. officials.

John Kelly, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is reportedly pressuring Mexico to take on greater responsibility in the region over security and governance by reworking the Obama-era Alliance for Prosperity, as well as pumping private investment into the region.

The Alliance for Prosperity is a four-way agreement between the U.S. and the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. In 2016, U.S. Congress approved US$750 in “development assistance” which has been used to bolster security, anti-gang and economic support in the region in a bid to stem the flow of migrants fleeing violence and economic desperation.

The Migrant flow fleeing the Northern Triangle and commonly ending up in the U.S. and Mexico has been deemed a refugee crisis, with the fear that Trump’s tough border policies will only worsen the problem.

According to Reuters the meeting will take place in Miami in June between U.S., Mexican and Central America officials, where Mexico’s role in a rebranded alliance will be discussed.

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