Mexico rejects Biden's request to build migrant processing centers for now

Mexico's president has rejected the U.S. request to build migrant processing centers in Mexico, saying it will have to wait until he can speak with other leaders.

He was referring to the leaders of 11 countries along the migration routes in the Hemisphere — including Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti and Cuba. They will meet later this month. He did not rule out building the centers in the future, but reportedly said that he would prefer to have centers in countries that are the sources of migration. However, Mexico is a key source of migration to the U.S. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

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The Biden administration announced earlier this year the establishment of migrant processing centers as part of its efforts to expand "lawful migration pathways." It marks a key plank of the administration’s plan to tackle the ongoing border crisis, which the administration has noted is Hemisphere-wide.