Mexico agreed to expand a controversial asylum program as part of tariff deal

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published 8 June 2019

President Trump will not levy new tariffs on goods from Mexico after all, he announced on Friday. The two sides reportedly reached a deal, with Mexico agreeing to "take strong measures to stem the tide of migration" at the southern border.

In a joint declaration, both countries said Mexico agreed to expand a "controversial" program commonly known as Remain in Mexico that sends migrants seeking asylum in the United States to Mexico while they wait to hear the results of their cases. As part of the agreement, Mexico will also reportedly begin deploying militarized National Guard troops to its southern border in an attempt to stop illegal migrants from Central America traveling to the United States through Mexico.

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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.

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