BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Incoming Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will work with the Trump administration to keep asylum-seekers out of the U.S. while their applications are pending in court, according to a Mexican official with knowledge of the talks. The tentative agreement is a departure from current U.S. procedure, which allows those seeking asylum to remain in the U.S. until their case is reviewed by an immigration judge. U.S. and Mexican officials have been secretly negotiating for the past two months, the official said, and are nearing a final deal…The agreement was first reported by The Washington Post. Mexico’s cooperation is a win for Trump, who has a history of clashing with foreign leaders. In recent weeks, Trump has focused intently on stopping migrant caravans from reaching the southern border and has often claimed, without evidence, that Central American refugees fleeing violence in their home countries pose a threat to national security.”
–Ian Kullgren, “Mexico agrees to hold asylum-seekers at border,” Politico, November 23, 2018 7:43 pm