The US and Mexico are reportedly close to a deal that would turn Mexico into a ‘waiting room for America’s asylum system’

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• The US is reportedly close to reaching a deal with Mexico that would allow for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed.
• The plan appears to be an attempt to end the practice of “catch and release.” 
• If successfully reached, it will reportedly be implemented in a matter of weeks. 

The White House and Mexican officials from the country’s incoming administration are reportedly close to a deal that would turn Mexico into “a waiting room for America’s asylum system,” according to a report from The Washington Post.

The deal would place migrants seeking asylum in the US in Mexico while they await judgment by US courts, according to Mexcian officials and members of president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s transition team.

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