Mexico detains more than 5,200 migrants in single day
Mexican authorities detained more than 5,200 migrants across the country on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday, in a major sweep as the nation is under pressure from the incoming U.S. government to crack down on arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has called on Mexico to ramp up efforts to stop both migrants and synthetic drugs such as fentanyl from coming into the U.S., threatening to slap tariffs on the southern trade partner. From Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, Mexican authorities have apprehended nearly 350,000 migrants, according to the Navy.
Mexico detains more than 5,200 migrants in single day