Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and other top American officials met with Mexico’s president on Wednesday for talks on how to slow the surge in illegal migration at the southern U.S. border. President Biden dispatched the officials to Mexico City at a pivotal moment, as border crossings have hit record numbers and there is…
President Biden hosted officials from 11 countries in the Western Hemisphere on Friday for a meeting intended to address the historic flow of migrants in the region by bolstering the economies of Mexico, Ecuador, Panama and other countries. During the two-hour meeting at the White House, Mr. Biden announced new efforts to work with the…
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced almost $1 billion in new pledges by private companies to support communities in Central America, part of the Biden administration’s effort to keep migrants from fleeing toward the U.S. border. Ten companies, including Nestle, Target and Columbia Sportswear, said they would collectively spend $950 million on…