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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Uriel J. García

Mexico “rejects” Texas’ proposal to allow state police to deport undocumented immigrants

Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena speaks during a press conference after attending a summit of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean in the southern city of Palenque looking to broker accords to curb a recent jump in migrants bound for the U.S. border, in Palenque, México on Oct. 22, 2023.
Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena speaks at a press conference in Palenque, México after attending a summit of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean looking to broker agreements to curb a recent jump in migrants bound for the U.S. border on Oct. 22, 2023. (Credit: Handout via REUTERS)

The Mexican government on Wednesday responded to the Texas Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 4 — which creates a state crime for entering the state illegally from Mexico and allows state and local authorities to deport undocumented immigrants — saying it “categorically rejects” Texas’ latest proposal to arrest and deport immigrants to Mexico.

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