Biden admin strikes ‘secret’ deal with Mexico while pushing border deal; sees 50% drop in traffic: report

The Biden administration allegedly struck a secret border deal with Mexico to help the president in the upcoming election as illegal immigration dropped by a whopping 50 percent in January.

Most conservatives see the meeting between Biden’s cabinet members and Mexican officials resulting in a massive drop in illegal immigrants crossing the border as anything but coincidental.

“The number of migrants apprehended along the southwest border with Mexico in January fell by more than 50 percent from the record-shattering report in December. Following dropping approval ratings for President Joe Biden on the topic of immigration and border security and a meeting between the Mexican president and two Biden administration cabinet members, actions taken by the Mexican government led to a drop of more than 125,000 migrant apprehensions in January,” Breitbart reported.

“Border Patrol agents assigned to the nine southwest border sectors apprehended just over 124,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border in January between ports of entry. This is down by more than 50 percent from the record-shattering 249,785 migrant apprehensions in December. So far this fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2023, agents along the southwest border encountered nearly 754,000 migrants,” the conservative media outlet added.

Border crossings are down near Eagle Pass, and speculations are a deal may have been made between the President of Mexico and Joe Biden to assist in Biden’s re-election campaign. pic.twitter.com/cl4xKKC1UX

— Kambree (@KamVTV) February 5, 2024

According to Breitbart Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are stonewalling over what led to the massive drop in migrant apprehensions in January. Their only response when the outlet asked them about it was to refer Breitbart to the “historical trend of decreased apprehensions during January.”

“Consistent with historical trends and enhanced enforcement, the first two weeks of January saw an over 50% decrease in southwest border encounters between ports of entry according to preliminary figures,” Customs and Border Protection noted in a statement.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in December. There was little press on the clandestine meeting.

“The article states that the Mexican president hinted to the U.S. delegation that he would reduce migrant crossings into the U.S. if President Joe Biden provided more aid and support to Latin American dictators. Reports from Mexico indicate AMLO wanted increased support for Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua,” Breitbart wrote referring to previous reporting on the subject.

Following the meeting, the White House issued a statement on the confab, “The two countries reaffirmed their existing commitments on fostering an orderly, humane, and regular migration. This includes reinforcing our partnership to address the root causes of migration, such as poverty, inequality, and violence, and for the two countries’ initiative for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.”

I’m in Piedras Negras, where Mexico has sent more military personnel to seal the border.

The question remains, “What was in the deal between Biden & AMLO that has Northern Mexico shut down for migrants?” pic.twitter.com/NpNbLNm4Vu

— Auden B. Cabello (@CabelloAuden) January 30, 2024

“Ongoing cooperation also includes enhanced efforts to disrupt human smuggling, trafficking, and criminal networks, and continuing the work to promote legal instead of irregular migration pathways. Also, both delegations agreed on the importance of maintaining and facilitating the vital bilateral trade at our shared border,” the deliberately vague statement continued.

“President López Obrador highlighted the commitment of President Biden to pursue regular, orderly, and secure migration. He stressed the need to continue the diplomatic and political engagement with all countries in the region, as well as investing in ambitious development programs throughout the entire hemisphere of the Americas. Both delegations underlined the efforts that the Biden administration is pursuing through development assistance and humanitarian aid, as well as advancing new private investments in the region,” it concluded.

The meeting resulted in an undisclosed purported agreement between the US and Mexico. Not long after it was signed, Mexican immigration and law enforcement officials began rounding up illegal immigrants on Mexico’s northern border, according to Breitbart’s Cartel Chronicles. Migrants on trains in transit from central Mexico headed to the northern border were also removed by Mexican law enforcement.

While the US media has not reported on the meeting much, it’s evidently all over the Mexican media.

Hhmm, wonder what kind of election year ‘deal’ was brokered between Biden and Mexico ? https://t.co/2S1yC9rVDz

— Bad Axe for a girl (@wulfette) January 31, 2024

“AMLO has called for $20 billion dollars to be shared among his country and some others, for starters, according to media reports,” the New York Post reported.

The flood of illegal immigrants has dramatically reduced suddenly, especially in Texas, following the meeting.

“By early February, the flow of migrants from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, to Eagle Pass, Texas, fell from thousands per day to a mere trickle,” Breitbart stated.

“An official operating under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Breitbart Texas that the efforts by Mexico are not a long-term fix to the problem. ‘The migrants are just being delayed from reaching the U.S. border,’ the source stated. ‘The migrants are being moved further south, delaying their efforts to reach their goal of seeking asylum in the U.S.’” the outlet reported.

No one in DC seems to know if the supposed agreement that was struck between the Biden administration and Mexico will ever see the light of day. It’s very doubtful it will.

“Migrant apprehensions in the Del Rio Sector, which includes the hotspot of Eagle Pass, fell from more than 71,000 in December to just under 17,000 in January. Likewise, encounters in the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso Sectors also experienced significant drops,” Breitbart said.

Terresa Monroe-Hamilton is a Constitutional Conservative who researches and writes extensively on politics and current events.

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