The defense Minister of Mexico, Luis Sandoval said that Mexico has deployed nearly 15 thousand soldiers and officers of the National guard on the border with the United States.
According to Sandoval, the Mexican military detained migrants to prevent them to cross the border.
«Given that migration is not a crime but rather an administrative violation, we just arrest them and give them to the authorities [of Mexico],» he said.
This step was followed by renewed pressure from the administration of U.S. President Donald trump to slow migration flows to the North. However, Mexico also called on the United Nations and the United States to assist in this task.
Monday, June 24, officials of Mexico also said that the border town of Nuevo Laredo should begin to accept migrants who returned from America this week.
«It is a humanitarian problem which we will solve in the best of their ability, — said the mayor of Nuevo Laredo Enrique Rivas. — The Federal government must take the responsibility to make the decision about the expansion of the program. We will continue to knock on doors to find resources. Local authorities overwhelmed».
According to Rivas, in overcrowded shelters in Nuevo Laredo for about 3,000 migrants.
In may, the Americans detained 144 thousand illegal immigrants at the border is 32% more than in April, and 278% higher than in may 2018.
