Mexico Says It Will Not Accept Deportees If Texas Law Goes Into Effect Allowing State Officials To Expel Illegal Border Crossers

In a conversation with Mexico’s Milenio magazine, the Mexican foreign affairs secretary, Alicia Bárcena, elaborated on President Lopez Obrador’s remarks, saying that Mexico would not accept any migrants deported under the Texas law, including Mexican citizens.

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President Biden and President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the National Palace at Mexico City, January 9, 2023. AP/Andrew Harnik

The Mexican government says that it will not accept migrants who are deported by Texas if the state’s embattled immigration bill, SB4, is allowed to take effect.

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