Mexico agrees to deport migrants after El Paso reaches “breaking point”

Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, gather near the border wall after crossing the Rio Grande with the intention of surrendering to U.S. Border Patrol agents and requesting asylum on Friday. (Credit: REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

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Mexico will deport certain migrants from some of its northern border cities as part of an agreement with U.S. immigration officials who have reported a sharp increase of migrants attempting to cross the border in recent weeks, according to Mexico’s immigration enforcement authority.