IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Mexican foreign minister said Monday [6-10-19] that no secret immigration deal existed between his country and the United States, directly contradicting President Trump’s claim on Twitter that a ‘fully signed and documented’ agreement would soon be revealed. Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s top diplomat, said at a news conference in Mexico City that there was an understanding that both sides would evaluate the flow of migrants in the coming months. If the number of migrants crossing the United States border is not significantly reduced, he said, both sides have agreed to renew discussions about more aggressive changes to regional asylum rules that could have a bigger effect…The public statement served as an official response to several days of tweeting by Mr. Trump, who has reacted angrily to the suggestion that he withdrew his threat of tariffs on all Mexican goods in exchange for a weak deal on immigration.”
–Michael D. Shear and Maggie Haberman, “No Secret Immigration Deal Exists With U.S., Mexico’s Foreign Minister Says,” The New York Times online, June 10, 2019