Mexico And The US Agree To Keep Border Crossings Open

• Mexican and U.S. officials agreed to keep border crossings open, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday, December 28, following a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that focused on securing Mexico's help to stem record-high migration.
• The United States earlier this month temporarily shuttered several crossings, including two key rail bridges, to redeploy enforcement resources elsewhere across the border amid soaring migrant numbers, a pivotal issue in next year's U.S. elections.
• Lopez Obrador said Wednesday's meetings with the U.S. delegation, which included Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, were "direct," and he praised the Biden administration's relationship with Mexico.
• Lopez Obrador earlier this month said he would help the United States by boosting measures to curb migration without giving details. U.S. and Mexican officials have not released any more information about possible agreements reached during the meeting.

 (Source: Reuters)