The US thanks Mexico for cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration

The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, thanked the cooperation of the Mexican government In the fight against illegal immigration, one of the most important points in the agenda of President Donald Trump.

In a telephone call with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Rubio expressed gratitude to Mexico for «coordinating efforts to reduce illegal immigration, continue receiving deportation flights and repatriate undocumented immigrants to their countries of origin,» said Tammy Bruce, spokesman for the US Foreign Ministry.

In communication with his Mexican counterpart, the Cuban American approached the measures to strengthen the border, dismantle the cartels and stop the flow of illicit drugs, firearms and undocumented immigrants.

«The Rubio Secretary celebrated the commitment demonstrated by Mexico to achieve results, including the deployment of 10,000 national guard personnel on our common border,» Bruce added.

The spokeswoman for the US Foreign Ministry also mentioned other actions such as important seizures of Fentanilo, the transfer of 29 high-value objectives, including important cartels, American custody to be tried for their crimes, and the recent capture in Mexico and extradition to the United States of the leader of the MS-13, Francisco Javier Román-Bardal.

Last week the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, received the United States National Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the National Palace to address «advances in binational cooperation in migration and security.»

A statement from the US border authorities held on Tuesday that the records on the border with Mexico went from the average of 155 thousand to only 7180.