Migrants were streaming across the U.S. southern border in record numbers, international rail bridges were abruptly shut down and official ports of entry closed.
Desperate for help in December, President Biden called President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico, who told him to quickly send a delegation to the Mexican capital, according to several U.S. officials.
The White House rushed to do so.
Illegal border crossings into the United States plummeted by January.
As immigration moves to the forefront of the U.S. presidential campaign, Mexico has emerged as a key player on an issue with the potential to sway the election, and the White House has worked hard to preserve Mr. López Obrador’s cooperation.
Persons:
Biden, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, López
Organizations:
White, U.S
Locations:
U.S, Mexico, United