WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government plans in the next 90 days to “go after” smuggling and trafficking organizations that Washington accuses of manipulating migrants to head for the U.S.-Mexico border, a senior Biden administration official said on Thursday.
The official, who briefed reporters on meetings by U.S. envoys in Mexico City earlier this week, forecast a continuing surge of migrants on the way in “spring caravans.”
The U.S. and Mexican officials discussed ways to improve U.S.-Mexico border enforcement as well as making sure Central American governments have the resources to help secure Mexico’s southern border, the official said on condition of anonymity. “We see a convergence of interests,” the official said.
(Reporting By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland; Editing by Leslie Adler)
